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A CENTURY OF EXCELLENCE
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BULGARIA'S CAVED-IN DEMOCRACY
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VILLAGE WHOSE CHURCH STAYS OPEN
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SEEING DEVIL IN DEVIL'S BRIDGE
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GHOSTS OF VILLA ARMIRA
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URBEX BG, PART 2
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Ruins of Bulgaria's recent past are around every corner, inviting exploration. Contunues from issue 146 -
BULGARIA'S MONTHLY QUIZ
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WHERE IN BULGARIA ARE YOU?
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Situated on the northern slopes of the Stara Planina, or Balkan Mountains, this small town was a major Revival period centre where the arts and crafts flourished. A number of important Bulgarian poets, revolutionaries and entrepreneurs were born there, and now Bulgarian children are regularly taken to see it in… -
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THESSALONIKI WINTER BLISS
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FOR A COUPLE OF SALAMI MERMAIDS
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A scandal in GERB's Bulgaria usually lasts for a couple of days as it is superseded by the next scandal to keep the public busy and thinking about things other than the politics and the problems of the day. One scandal in November, however, lasted well over a week. Interestingly,… -
BULGARIA UNDER COMMUNISM: NEW BOOK IN ENGLISH EXPLORES RECENT PAST
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Books about Bulgarian history in foreign languages are few and far between. This is particularly true for this nation's recent past as a Communist country. While some international researchers with an interest in 20th century history are aware that Bulgaria was a loyal Soviet ally between 1944 and 1989, just… -
SOFIA, AN EXCERPT FROM A NOVEL
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ALEKSANDAR HANGIMANA: THE ART OF FINDING TALENTS
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The Managing Director of ManpowerGroup Bulgaria on the smart ways to make the best of the current labour market -
MY FREEDOM VS YOUR FREEDOM
Hypocrisy tarnishes Bulgarian freedom-of-speech debatesBe the first to comment! Read more...
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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… -
RETURNING 'BULGARIANS'?
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The ongoing "patriotic" craze that has gripped Bulgaria since Boyko Borisov's GERB allied itself with the extreme nationalists of the National Salvation Front, the VMRO and Ataka, all of them currently in government, sometimes assumes odd, even surreal proportions. Forget the run-of-the-mill calls for Bulgaria to expand towards three seas… -
SVESHTARI TOMB: UNESCO-LISTED THRACIAN SITE PRESERVES RARE ARTWORKS
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The heritage of the ancient Thracians, a people that inhabited what is now Bulgaria between the 2nd millennium BC and the 7th century AD, includes lavishly decorated tombs, gold treasures, and mysterious rock shrines. -
TRIPPING EASTERN SERBIA
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KAPKA KASSABOVA'S BORDER WINS BRITISH ACADEMY'S PRIZE
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We are pleased and happy to announce that Vagabond's long-standing contributor, Kapka Kassabova, has just won the 2018 British Academy’s Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize for Global Cultural Understanding worth £25,000. -
THE CASE OF VIKTORIA MARINOVA
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HOW TO SURVIVE BULGARIA'S ROADS
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BULGARIA'S STRANGE ROCKS
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STARA PLANINA'S FLYING SAUCER
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BULGARIA'S ROMANTIC VILLAGES
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WHO WAS STEFAN STAMBOLOV?
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BULGARIA'S TOWERS
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MONASTERIES OF VELIKO TARNOVO
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In the most glorious years of its past, when it was the capital of mediaeval Bulgaria, from 1185-1393, Veliko Tarnovo was a centre of military power and political intrigue, of busy commerce and even busier administrators. It was also the seat of the patriarch, the head of the Bulgarian Church.… -
WAS JULIA KRISTEVA A COMMUNIST 'AGENT'?
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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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A CENTURY OF EXCELLENCE
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As AIG celebrates its 100 birthday, Christina Lucas, General Manager for Bulgaria, shares more on the company's achievements and future
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SEEING DEVIL IN DEVIL'S BRIDGE
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Bulgaria's best known old bridge commands infamous name, reputation
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WHERE IN BULGARIA ARE YOU?
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Situated on the northern slopes of the Stara Planina, or Balkan Mountains, this small town was a major Revival period centre where the arts and crafts flourished. A number of important Bulgarian poets, revolutionaries and entrepreneurs were born there, and now Bulgarian children are regularly taken to see it in…
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URBEX BG, PART 2
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Ruins of Bulgaria's recent past are around every corner, inviting exploration. Contunues from issue 146
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FOR A COUPLE OF SALAMI MERMAIDS
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A scandal in GERB's Bulgaria usually lasts for a couple of days as it is superseded by the next scandal to keep the public busy and thinking about things other than the politics and the problems of the day. One scandal in November, however, lasted well over a week. Interestingly,…
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VILLAGE WHOSE CHURCH STAYS OPEN
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Dlagnya, in Stara Planina, is rare example of rural community revived
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BULGARIA UNDER COMMUNISM: NEW BOOK IN ENGLISH EXPLORES RECENT PAST
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Books about Bulgarian history in foreign languages are few and far between. This is particularly true for this nation's recent past as a Communist country. While some international researchers with an interest in 20th century history are aware that Bulgaria was a loyal Soviet ally between 1944 and 1989, just…
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QUOTE-UNQUOTE
"Give me the Interior Ministry for 24 hours and then there will be no street protests at all." Valeri Simeonov, leader of the National Front for Salvation for BulgariaBe the first to comment! Read more...
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GHOSTS OF VILLA ARMIRA
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Ancient mosaics allow you to face long-gone Roman family
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BULGARIA'S MONTHLY QUIZ
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Think you know Bulgaria and the Bulgarians? Take our test to doublecheck
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THESSALONIKI WINTER BLISS
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Your best escape from the coldest months
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SOFIA, AN EXCERPT FROM A NOVEL
This current issue presents a text by the 2018 Sozopol Fiction Seminars fellow and CapitaLiterature participant Albena TodorovaBe the first to comment! Read more...
Society
TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND DANCE
An excerpt from Shadow Journey: A Guide to Elizabeth Kostova's Bulgaria and Eastern Europe
WHEN A ROSE IS NOT EXACTLY A ROSE
Grim reality of Bulg…
DECIPHERING BISHOP'S BASILICA OF PH…
Even the most fascin…
VERY SUPERSTITIOUS
Clairvoyants and red…
Vagabond Interviews
A CENTURY OF EXCELLENCE
As AIG celebrates its 100 birthday, Christina Lucas, General Manager for Bulgaria, shares more on the company's achievements and future
ALEKSANDAR HANGIMANA: THE ART OF FINDING TALENTS
The Managing Directo…
BORISLAV GEORGIEV, D-LINK: SMART SOLUTIONS
Borislav Georgiev, G…
DIGITAL FUTURE
Andon Simeonov, Coun…