Our new column “Bulgarians Abroad” is aimed at bringing you the stories of Bulgarians living near and far outside Bulgarian borders. Today, there are more than two million Bulgarians living in different corners of the globe –studying, working, raising their families and building “their own” Bulgaria far from its geographical boundaries. Their stories and the conversation with them and about them awaken a host of patriotic feelings and emotions, give rise to nostalgia and yearning for one’s homeland…
Bearing in our hearts the thought of Bulgarians and all things Bulgarian existing out there, far from our native land, the team of Radio Bulgaria is committed to go deeper into the joys and sorrows, the choices, achievements and important decisions in the lives of our compatriots all around the world.
We will be really excited if you get in touch us with, completing the stories of those people we talk about!
You can write to us at: radiobulgaria@bnr.bg
The Bulgarian cultural association in Cyprus is named after a renowned Bulgarian revolutionary, one of the organizers of the April Uprising of 1876 – Atanas Shabanov from Koprivshitsa. “We wanted the association to bear the name of a Bulgarian..
Few people know that the legendary Bulgarian wrestler Dan Koloff, before his world title, started out in Hungary. Before leaving for the US in 1909, the future champion worked, since the age of 13 and for 4 whole years, in an orchard in Budapest. The..
The Governor of Arizona, Katie Hobbs, has announced with a proclamation the month of December, 2023, as the Month of Bulgarian-American Friendship in the US state. The proclamation, issued at the initiative of Bulgaria's Consul General in Los Angeles..
The collection is an annual publication of the League of Bulgarian Writers in the US and the World. It is called Luboslov , after the title of the first Bulgarian cultural almanac abroad, published by Konstantin Fotinov in 1844 in Smyrna. This..
Norway is not a country known to attract large numbers of immigrants from Bulgaria. Nevertheless, there are around 6,000 Bulgarian citizens registered at the Bulgarian embassy in the Norwegian capital Oslo. Most Bulgarians in Norway work in..
December comes with the anticipation of holiday season and spending time with family and friends. At the beginning of December, the Bulgarians living in Dusseldorf, Germany, around 5,000 in number and growing, are looking forward to a special holiday..
Meet the rising star of percussion music - Vivi Vassileva . Thus begins Deutsche Welle's short video story about the 29-year-old Bulgarian woman who, at the beginning of the year, became the first percussionist to be awarded the prestigious award named..
In recognition of the significant long-term role in the promotion of the Bulgarian language and culture in Slovakia and the maintenance of good bilateral relations, Bulgaria's Vice President Iliana Iotova awarded the honorary plaque of the vice president..
The 2023 Festival of Trees in Indiana , USA, is displaying 78 Christmas trees decorated by some of the largest and most famous local associations, companies and organizations in the halls of the Historical Society Museum in the city. The funds collected..
Bulgaria was presented at the international food festival, organized by the Society of Foreign Consuls in New York, the Bulgarian Consulate General in New York has announced on Facebook. The Bulgarian table presented wines, home-made rakia..
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