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 villages of the Bulgarians from the historical geographic region of Golo Brdo lie 160 kms. East of the Albanian capital Tirana, and some 10 kms. Southwest of the town of Debar in North Macedonia. The villages fall within the bounds of the Albanian..
During this school year, the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Culture is providing support to 42 Bulgarian Sunday schools in Great Britain, and a total of over 5,000 students are enrolled in them . This became clear during the visit of the Minister of..
The Bulgarian Consulate General in New York congratulated grandmothers on Babinden (Maternity Care Day). “The role of Bulgarian grannies is particularly prominent in raising the Bulgarian children, even in the US. Besides the..
“I don’t know whether I chose fairytales or fairytales chose me,” says Svetlozara Kabaktchieva whose first book is having its international premiere at the Bulgarian embassy in Brussels today, 19 January. But there is one thing she says she..
She was one of the most filmed Bulgarian actresses in the 1990s. She was part of the troupe of the National Theater in Sofia with a vivid stage presence. Elzhana Popova is a legend for an entire generation of Bulgarians. We remember her mostly as "the..
Prof. Dr. Ivan Ivanov is known as Father Ivan or Padre Giovanni among the Bulgarians in Rome. The professor divides his time between Rome and Sofia. He is a lecturer at the Theological Faculty of the Sofia University and he also leads the services in the..
The construction of the first Bulgarian Orthodox church in London named after Saint Ivan Rilski is progressing . To date, only the Bulgarian Orthodox community does not have its own church in the United Kingdom. Construction begins of a new..
With a festive mood and a lot of excitement, the fabulous theatre workshop "Dwarves in Drawers" kicked off in the USA during the New Year's holidays. This is the first Bulgarian children's theater troupe in Las Vegas and a long-standing dream of..
Talented choreographers and dancers created dozens of folklore ensembles in Bulgaria in the middle of the 20th century. Due to the idea of having a representative group in every city to promote local folklore and revive traditions, the Pazardzhik..
According to official statistics, there are 50,000 Bulgarian citizens living on the territory of Italy, but unofficially their number is around 90,000, Nelly Simeonova, head of the consular section at the Bulgarian embassy in Rome said in an interview..
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