Today marks 165 years since the founding of the first chitalishte (community culture club) in Bulgaria.
The first Bulgarian chitalishte was founded on this day in 1865 in Svishtov. The idea belongs to Emanuil Vaskidovich, Georgi Vladikin, Hristaki Filchov and Dimitar Nachovic.
The first Bulgarian museum, the first public library to which 800 books in different languages were donated, and the fist Bulgarian part-singing choir were set up In this first chitalishte in the country.
The Bulgarian film "Tarika" , directed by Milko Lazarov, won the Best Film award in the international competition category at the 30th Kolkata International Film Festival held in India. "Tarika" won the Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award, accompanied..
The 51 st Sofia International Book Fair opens today at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia. The forum, which will be on until 15 December, is organized by the Bulgarian Book association. 160 publishing houses are taking part in the forum..
"Through his plays, Jean-Pierre Martinez strives to restore the prestige of comedy as a mirror held out to society" - the playwright's website states. Martinez is the author of 101 comedies performed all over the world, which are studied in French schools..
All necessary measures have been taken to protect the exhibits of the "Ancient Thrace and the Classical World: Treasures from Bulgaria, Romania and..
Bulgaria's Consul General in New York Angel Angelov has taken part in an online discussion organized by an educational platform on Holocaust issues and..
The latest Bulgarian film "Before I Forget" can be seen in cinemas from today. It depicts the sad reality of one of the most common modern diseases -..
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