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author: Ioan Kolev

Nedko Solakov or how to tell stories with language of art

People from Bulgaria and abroad often ask Bulgarian artist Nedko Solakov what is his main occupation-sculpture, painting, or art installations. He usually answers that he tells stories. Most of the works of art created by Nedko Solakov tell honest..

16.10.16 09:35 |

Bulgaria’s tourism marks successful year. What about 2017?

Over 6 million foreign tourists have visited Bulgaria in 2016, which is 16% more as compared to 2015. Their total number, including Bulgarian tourists, exceeds 8 million. We have been making this statistics since 1991 and our data shows that 2016 has..

14.10.16 12:04 |
A scene from the show “Mir Vam”

Documentary theater-crossroad of human destinies

Do we need theatre and does it keep abreast with the time we now live in? Those questions always come to my mind when I start looking at the posters. I quickly found the answer to the questions, because some of the topics in today’s theatre plays have..

30.07.16 09:30 |

2006: Stefan Gruev. La otra Bulgaria

La otra Bulgaria. Son los miles de búlgaros, expulsados al extranjero después del golpe de estado pro soviético del 9 de septiembre de 1944. Esparcidos por el mundo entero ellos viven con la imagen de la patria, con su pasado discutible,..

25.10.15 10:00 |

2003: Blaga Dimitrova - integrity in times of political disgrace

„I have heard Blaga Dimitrova being described as a misunderstanding – a woman, and a poetess at that and so very rational. Critics who often reproach her of being ‘notional’ also blame her for a knack ‘to invent’.” These are words of celebrated..

03.10.15 10:25 |

Serdica’s secrets unveiled at presentation during European Researchers’ Night

This year again Bulgaria joined the European Researchers’ Night. Apart from Sofia it was held in Plovdiv, Varna, Burgas, Rousse and Stara Zagora and in further 300 European cities. In Bulgaria the program of events was organized by the British Council...

30.09.15 13:01 |

1993: Lyuben Berov – The Straw Man

On December 30, 1992, President Zhelyu Zhelev’s economic advisor Professor Lyuben Berov became Bulgaria’ s new Prime Minister right after the fall of the cabinet headed by Premier Philip Dimitrov. Lyuben Berov was in charge of the country for two whole..

18.07.15 10:25 |

1990: The Time is Ours!

The beginning of the 1990’s was a time of faith, hope and love. However, there was a lack of wisdom, Petko Kovachev, who was back then a member of the Independent Students’ Association and Ecoglastnost, said. 1990 was marked by a series of significant..

24.06.15 12:31 |

1976: Η Μονή της Ρίλα κηρύσσεται εθνικό ιστορικό μνημείο

Ένα από τα σύμβολα της Βουλγαρίας είναι η Μονή του Αγίου Ιωάννη της Ρίλα, γνωστή απλώς και ως Μοναστήρι της Ρίλα. Κηρύχθηκε εθνικό ιστορικό μνημείο το 1976, ενώ το 1983 εντάχθηκε στον Κατάλογο Παγκόσμιας Πολιτιστικής Κληρονομιάς της ΟΥΝΕΣΚΟ. Το εμβαδόν..

19.03.15 14:20 |

En los años 30 del siglo XX, la radio se convirtió en podio para los compositores e intérpretes búlgaros

Hoy en día concebimos la radio como algo usual, pero para la gente en las primeras decenas del siglo pasado fue un verdadero fenómeno.   Al principio la radio reunía a las personas en las plazas, en las cantinas, en los salones de los ciudadanos más..

29.06.14 09:00 |