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BULGARIANS ABROAD

BULGARIANS ABROADOur 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

Bulgaria participates for the first time in the Festival of Christmas Trees in Indiana

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..

published on 11/21/23 1:24 PM

Bulgarian cuisine presented at festival in New York

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..

published on 11/17/23 4:34 PM

Bulgarian film director and producer in LA screens film to members of US film academy

The members of the US film academy watched the film Límite  by Bulgarian film director George Nicholas. The screening took place as part of the film’s campaign for the academy awards, the Consulate General of Bulgaria in Los Angeles announced on..

published on 11/16/23 11:12 AM

90-year old Ted Popoff celebrated in New York with a concert

At the Bulgarian Consulate General in New York, Ted Popoff met with Bulgarians living in the city and told them the story of his life spanning 9 decades – his immigration to the US in the 1970s, his work on the foundations of the World Trade Centre..

published on 11/16/23 9:07 AM
Milena Selimi

Milena Selimi: Bulgarians in Albania need teachers and attention

Since 2017, the Bulgarian national minority has been officially recognized by ‎the Albanian state, and since June 2023, its representative in the Committee of ‎National Minorities in Albania is Milena Selimi - writer, translator, journalist, ‎with..

published on 11/13/23 12:08 PM
Marin Grigorov

20 bridges, 3 rivers, 47 km - a Bulgarian swims around New York's Manhattan Island

In the first days of October, the Bulgarian Marin Grigorov swam around the New York island of Manhattan. The water route is 47 km long and is known as the "20 bridges". It is the world's longest regulated one-day open water swim. Similar swimming tours..

published on 11/9/23 6:05 AM
The signing of the Peace Treaty of Neuilly, 1919.

November 8 is a reminder of the pain from the past for the Bulgarians in Serbia

In times of war, torn families, broken homes and an uncertain future, today we look back to the past to remember. Exactly 104 years ago, after the end of the First World War, under the Neuilly Peace Treaty of 1919, Bulgaria lost without a fight 1,545 sq...

published on 11/8/23 6:05 AM

Bessarabian Bulgarians from “Rodolubets”: What Bulgaria needs is a declaration of love

The “Rodolubets” (Patriot) almanac is a collection of texts by compatriots of ours – Bulgarians in other countries, living in the regions of Bessarabia, Tavria and Crimea. But it is so much more than just a green-coloured book because it gives..

updated on 11/7/23 12:45 PM
Jon Voight and Mariya Gabriel at the award ceremony

Jon Voight receives the Bulgarian Consul's Special Award in Los Angeles

Hollywood actor Jon Voight has been bestowed with the Special Award of ‎the Consul of Bulgaria in the USA during the ceremony where the ‎awards for education, science, art and culture of the BgFACE ‎Foundation were handed out. As the awards are..

published on 11/2/23 9:30 PM
Tanya Dimitrova with her husband Dimitar Dimitrov and their 2-year old son

Tanya Dimitrova from USA: The bond with Bulgaria is extremely important – to us, and to our children

Tanya Dimitrova has made her childhood dream come true – in the US, and has built upon what she has achieved, yet she has never forgotten her Bulgarian roots. She is a professional dancer and a dedicated choreographer with a love of Bulgarian..

updated on 11/2/23 1:55 PM