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author: Vessela Krasteva

Scent of Linden - a story about the Bulgarian emigration

Exactly two years ago, Radio Bulgaria wrote about the start of filming of the first Bulgarian feature film shot entirely in the USA with a mainly American crew. From the end of October, Scent of Linden be seen in cinemas in Bulgaria, and as of this..

15.11.23 11:17 |
The signing of the Peace Treaty of Neuilly, 1919.

November 8 is a reminder of the pain from the past for the Bulgarians in Serbia

In times of war, torn families, broken homes and an uncertain future, today we look back to the past to remember. Exactly 104 years ago, after the end of the First World War, under the Neuilly Peace Treaty of 1919, Bulgaria lost without a fight 1,545 sq...

08.11.23 06:05 |

Art in wartime ‎

War brings destruction and devastation in its wake. It breaks roads, destroys ‎bridges, loves, divides the united. Literally and figuratively. "The war is a ‎traumatic epidemic," says the genius of human medicine, the Russian Nikolai ‎Pirogov. A time that..

19.10.23 09:11 |

Bulgarian “mermaids” participate in fabulous show off the Italian coast

There is nothing better than fairy tales and the magic of imagination. ‎A little over a year ago, we told you about Petya Petkova and the first Bulgarian school for mermaids, founded by her. Today, Petya is again a guest on Radio Bulgaria to continue..

10.10.23 16:09 |

The first rakia museum has opened doors in Sofia

Rakia (fruit brandy) is the queen of the drinks on the Balkans. “We can say that it originates from the Arab world, from the drink Arak. But Bulgarian rakia is unique and we are very proud of our rakia, especially the grape variety,"..

09.10.23 13:45 |

3rd International Choir Festival "The Boys Are Singing" will start in Sofia

Choral singing is one of the most ancient forms of musical expression, which analysts say can be traced even to ancient pagan rituals. In the early Middle Ages, it gained great popularity in Europe as an accompanying element of Christian services. A few..

04.10.23 06:55 |

Miroslav Petkov – principal trumpet of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam

He has performed on some of the world's biggest stages. He says that he is not one of the most bashful musicians, but when he stands in front of his home audience, from Varna, things are different. The whole "weight" of fame and pride of playing in front..

27.09.23 14:20 |

Bulgarian films screened in the heart of the Eternal City

This year, the traditions are not what they used to be and for the first time the Festival of Bulgarian Cinema in Rome is taking place not at the beginning, but at the end of summer. The reason is that the venue for all the screenings..

21.09.23 14:35 |

Snezhina Mecheva is the first holder of the new Ministry of Education award “Awakening”

“You are latter-day enlighteners – far from home you keep the Bulgarian spirit alive and pass it down the years.” With these words Minister of Education Prof. Galin Tsokov addressed the annual conference of the Association of Bulgarian Schools Abroad...

04.08.23 13:02 |

The Bulgarian El Camino, the pilgrimage route from Veliko Tarnovo to Rila Monastery, starts on July 1

To go on a pilgrimage to yourself with the help of faith. This adventure – a symbiosis between the spiritual and physical world, human endurance and faith, past and present is not something unknown, especially to us Europeans.  One of the most..

01.07.23 13:25 |