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author: Vesela Krusteva

Andromahi Bardi - the girl who turned her Bulgarian otherness into strength

"My name is Andromahi Bardi (Andromaxh Mpardh). I am 22 years old, a former student of the Bulgarian Sunday School "Sts. Cyril and Methodius" in Athens and now also a teacher there. I live in Athens, I was born here, but my mother is from Bulgaria and it..

04.06.24 12:23 |

A Bridge to Kindness: Inspiring lessons from a Bulgarian kindergarten

The town of Breznik, birthplace of the king of irony, Stoyan Milenkov , troubadour and satirist, is located in western Bulgaria and is the third largest town in the Pernik municipality.  There were 3,762 people living there in March 2024, according to..

01.06.24 08:35 |

Maria Bakalova at the Cannes Film Festival in a dress painted by a Bulgarian woman

Actress Maria Bakalova caused a stir when she appeared at this year's Cannes Film Festival. The Bulgarian actress attended the premiere of her latest film, The Apprentice, which was hailed by the Western media as one of the most anticipated events..

21.05.24 17:13 |

Publishers, authors and illustrators from 90 countries participate in the International Children's Book Fair in Bologna

"Once upon a time in Bologna they built a palace made of ice cream right in the Grand Piazza and children came from far and wide to have a taste" - with these words begins the story  "The Palace of Ice Cream" from the book "Telephone Tales" by Gianni..

02.04.24 08:10 |
Denitsa Todorova (L) and gallery owner Vesselina Sarieva.

Belgian based artist Denitsa Todorova has her firts exhibition in Bulgaria

Art is often the universal language that unites us, bringing together the past, the present and the future in a moment of contemplation. Such is the art of Denitsa Todorova, who, after 20 years of living and working abroad and numerous solo exhibitions in..

25.03.24 13:40 |

Veso Portarsky - a Bulgarian Santa in Berlin who brings us stories for Christmas

"The evening went well. Just as it should be. It was Christmas Eve after all.... That day I was given an important role. Perhaps the most important of all: that of Santa Claus" - so begins the story "The Wish Santa Claus Could Not Fulfil" by the..

13.12.23 13:59 |

Vara cu cântec pop bulgăresc

La treizeci și trei de ani de la căderea regimului socialist în Bulgaria, conștientizarea, regândirea și reconcilierea cu istoria noastră par să fie încă în curs de desfășurare. Moștenirea de atunci, pe care o regăsim și astăzi în lumea de azi, este..

17.07.23 16:30 |

Ce pictori bulgari ar trebui să urmărim în 2023?

Este greu de stabilit cu exactitate când apare o criză. O mică eroare în algoritm duce adesea la căderi de sistem. În ultimii ani, am învățat să trăim într-o criză politică, socială, ecologică, individuală sau de orice fel. Este ca și cum mesajul de..

14.06.23 14:15 |

Who are the young Bulgarian artists to follow in 2023?

It is difficult to pinpoint the exact moment when a crisis starts. Often a small error in the algorithm causes an entire system to crash. In recent years, we have learned to live in state of a permanent crisis - political, social,..

13.06.23 14:15 |

Jurnaliști bulgari din 33 de țări discută la Kazanlak despre "Mass-media și libertatea"

"Dacă libertatea înseamnă ceva, este dreptul de a putea spune oamenilor ceea ce nu vor să audă". Acest citat este inscripționat lângă statuia lui George Orwell din fața clădirii BBC din Londra. Ca și cum le-ar reaminti artiștilor din cea de-a patra..

01.06.23 16:15 |