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MEDIA SOUND & PUBLIC FURY IN BOYKO BORISOV'S BULGARIA
During the past several weeks Boyko Borisov's Bulgaria has been shaken by a major scandal. No, it is not the constantly being stopped and restarted multibillion-euro Belene Nuclear Power Plant project, it has nothing to do with Bulgaria's continuing dependency on Russian gas and oil, nor with the state of…Be the first to comment! Read more...
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CATHOLIC BULGARIA
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WHAT'S MAKING THE ROUND THESE DAYS?
In the wake of Apartment-gate, the fire at Notre-Dame in Paris and the sacks of pure Latin American cocaine getting washed up at the northern Bulgarian Black Sea shores, Bulgarians have manifested no lack of their inimitable, often bitter-sweet sense of humour. Here are some recent samples:Be the first to comment! Read more...
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QUOTE-UNQUOTE
"The apartment scandal started as a Kompromat attack against Mr Tsvetanov and mutated into a hysterical mudfight." Krasen Kralev, Minister of Youth and SportBe the first to comment! Read more...
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RHODOPE IN FULL BLOSSOM
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Bulgaria's most enchanting mountain range warrants drive-thru in right season -
BULGARIA'S MONTHLY QUIZ
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WHO WAS LYUDMILA ZHIVKOVA?
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Long-dead daughter of Communist dictator still stirs controversy -
NORTH MACEDONIA
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One of Europe's most ancient lands becomes its newest state -
WHERE IN BULGARIA ARE YOU?
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Aficionados of ancient Bulgarian history are probably well-familiar with the Thracians, the pre-Christian tribes that inhabited these lands and that went on to become a constituent ethnicity of the first Bulgarian state. -
BLIND ORACLE OF MECTAN*, a short story
This current issue presents a text by the 2018 Sozopol Fiction Seminars fellow and CapitaLiterature participant Nathan GoBe the first to comment! Read more...
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NZ KILLER 'INSPIRED' BY BULGARIAN HISTORY
Christchurch mass shooting spawns issues government fails to addressBe the first to comment! Read more...
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BULGARIAN EASTER
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How to celebrate like locals without getting lost in complex traditions -
BIZARRE BULGARIA
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Beauty may be in eye of beholder, but oddness is easier to define -
KARLOVO: SMALL TOWN GAVE BULGARIANS GREATEST NATIONAL HERO, AND MUCH MORE
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Karlovo is one of those places where size does not equal importance. Tucked between the Stara Planina and the Sredna Gora mountain ranges looks fairly unimpressive now, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries it produced a disproportionate number of men and women who influenced this nation's history. -
SILENCE OF SHARDS
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Roman pottery museum near nondescript town is one of Bulgaria's hidden gems -
FRONTIERS: THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST
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"This is the most beautiful place on earth," writes Edward Abbey in the opening of his iconic book Desert Solitaire (1968), which chronicles the six months he spent working as a seasonal ranger at Arches National Park in southeast Utah. -
BULGARIA'S TOP 10 SMALL TOWNS
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Stunning landscapes, traditional architecture, strange museums, hidden stories outside Sofia, Plovdiv and Varna -
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BULGARIA'S 'RIGHT WING'?
Plethora of disunited small groupings swear they are 'genuine' alternative to GERB, former CommunistsBe the first to comment! Read more...
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WHAT TO DO WITH BULGARIA'S FLYING SAUCER?
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Rightwing groups reject international calls for preservation of Communist-era heritage -
BULGARIA'S CAVED-IN DEMOCRACY
Government uses its agencies to settle accounts rather than fight crimeBe the first to comment! Read more...
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SEEING DEVIL IN DEVIL'S BRIDGE
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Bulgaria's best known old bridge commands infamous name, reputation -
URBEX BG: ABANDONED RUINS INCREASINGLY ATTRACT URBAN EXPLORERS
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Not all ruins are created equal. Regarded as pinnacles of human imagination and dexterity, ancient sites such as the Parthenon, the Great Wall and Stonehenge get scores of tourists and are a source of pride for their home countries. Abandoned modern housing projects, hospitals and factories, however, are perceived as… -
HOW TO SURVIVE BULGARIA'S ROADS
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Driving becomes major write-home-about experience
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MEDIA SOUND & PUBLIC FURY IN BOYKO BORISOV'S BULGARIA
During the past several weeks Boyko Borisov's Bulgaria has been shaken by a major scandal. No, it is not the constantly being stopped and restarted multibillion-euro Belene Nuclear Power Plant project, it has nothing to do with Bulgaria's continuing dependency on Russian gas and oil, nor with the state of…Be the first to comment! Read more...
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CATHOLIC BULGARIA
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Overview of Catholic life as Pope Francis visits
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WHAT'S MAKING THE ROUND THESE DAYS?
In the wake of Apartment-gate, the fire at Notre-Dame in Paris and the sacks of pure Latin American cocaine getting washed up at the northern Bulgarian Black Sea shores, Bulgarians have manifested no lack of their inimitable, often bitter-sweet sense of humour. Here are some recent samples:Be the first to comment! Read more...
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WHO WAS LYUDMILA ZHIVKOVA?
Be the first to comment! Read more...
Long-dead daughter of Communist dictator still stirs controversy
-
RHODOPE IN FULL BLOSSOM
Be the first to comment! Read more...
Bulgaria's most enchanting mountain range warrants drive-thru in right season
-
BULGARIA'S MONTHLY QUIZ
Be the first to comment! Read more...
Think you know Bulgaria and the Bulgarians? Take our test to doublecheck
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WHERE IN BULGARIA ARE YOU?
Be the first to comment! Read more...
Aficionados of ancient Bulgarian history are probably well-familiar with the Thracians, the pre-Christian tribes that inhabited these lands and that went on to become a constituent ethnicity of the first Bulgarian state.
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NORTH MACEDONIA
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One of Europe's most ancient lands becomes its newest state
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QUOTE-UNQUOTE
"The apartment scandal started as a Kompromat attack against Mr Tsvetanov and mutated into a hysterical mudfight." Krasen Kralev, Minister of Youth and SportBe the first to comment! Read more...
-
BLIND ORACLE OF MECTAN*, a short story
This current issue presents a text by the 2018 Sozopol Fiction Seminars fellow and CapitaLiterature participant Nathan GoBe the first to comment! Read more...
