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Vanya Yordanova and the worlds she depicts in her books

Vanya Yordanova is young, talented and loves to depict worlds. A small part of them are included in her first collection of poems “ Risuvam mechti” (“I Draw Dreams”), which was published in 2021. Recently, her first collection of..

published on 6/20/23 1:55 PM

Dimi Comanducci explores vocal emotions, inspired by the Bulgarian children in Rome 

Our voice is our own ally on in achieving our personal goals. It is our emotional DNA, unique as the pupil of our eye, explains Dimitrinka Jordanova-Comanducci, the first voice coach in Bulgaria. She told Radio Bulgaria about the colours of emotions..

published on 6/15/23 5:04 PM

Bulgarian embroideries and the comfort of near and dear brought Jasmina Atanasova back to Bulgaria

Many Bulgarians returned to their homeland during the Covid-19 pandemic. Their number or how many of them have decided to stay in the country after the crisis remains unknown as there are no statistics. Either way, we have reason to believe that a..

published on 6/12/23 7:05 AM

A globetrotter at heart: Blogger Elena Koleva

A globetrotter at heart, since she was a little girl Elena Koleva has dreamt of exotic lands and little-known places of beauty in Bulgaria. She was only 4 when she learnt to read. That was when she found, in her granddad’s library, a book called..

updated on 5/26/23 3:09 PM
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Petya Ilieva - an ambassador of Bulgarian culture to the world

Petya Ilieva's paintings have been shown in so many countries around the world that it is easier to count the places where her works have not been exhibited yet. The talented artist has already presented the beauty of Bulgaria in..

published on 5/24/23 5:30 AM

Many Bulgarians in the Republic of South Africa choose to return to their home country

There are Bulgarians in the Republic of South Africa (RSA) with different political views. Unfortunately, this divides people even here, the President of the Association of Bulgarians in the Republic of South Africa Yordan Radkev said for BTA. Many..

published on 5/14/23 11:12 AM

Nenka Rashkova about living abroad and her hobby that lends colour to her life

She holds two jobs, has a husband, a child and a dog – that is what life is like for Nenka Rashkova in Germany. Like most Bulgarians living abroad, the young family decided to leave Bulgaria for very prosaic reasons: “We left four years ago..

updated on 3/29/23 11:06 AM

Remy and Paul, who sculpt stories from sand, draw inspiration from life in Bulgaria

They met 20 years ago in a Belgian sand sculpture park. He was sculpting a 19-meter deity and she was creating a goddess from sand. They quickly found out they are soulmates and have been inseparable ever since. Remy and Paul Hoggard..

published on 3/20/23 12:45 PM

Life can be tasty, life can be fun with Alya Markova, between Bulgaria and Spain

Life can be tasty, life can be fun! That is the underlying idea of “Cookbook for grown children” which came out this month. In it you will find 28 sweet and salty recipes… in the form of comic strips. The unorthodox book is the brainchild of Alya..

updated on 3/16/23 11:23 AM

Why it is so important to invest in the Bulgarian communities abroad

Born in Plovdiv at the dawn of the transition to democracy in Bulgaria, 1994, Alexander Detev grew up in Sofia, where, in 2013 he graduated from the German language school, and then left for Vienna. There, he graduated “Journalism and communications”,..

published on 3/14/23 10:53 AM