Bulgaria’s most famous illusionist Astor has passed away, producer Igor Markovski announced on his Facebook page. "Unfortunately this is not an illusion", Igor Markovski wrote. Recently, the Bulgarian artist has had health problems.
Antranik Shavarsh Arabadjian, known as Mr. Astor, was born in 1943 in the town of Shumen. He is the only European to be honored with Oscar award for Magic Art by the International Brotherhood of Magicians in 1981.
He is the owner of the only Magic Theater in Bulgaria. He has had more than 16,000 performances in his career. In 2008, Astor received the Icarus Award of the Union of Bulgarian Artists for his magic illusion “Ali Baba”.
The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Solid State Physics is officially celebrating 50 years since the invention of the copper bromide vapor laser today. This laser is a Bulgarian invention, launched for the first time by Academician..
The caretaker cabinet of Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev has an approval rating of 20% and a disapproval rating of 39%. Only 11% of respondents view positively the constitutional amendments regarding the caretaker government, indicate data of a..
Caretaker Premier Dimitar Glavchev, Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance Lyudmila Petkova and Agriculture Minister Georgi Tahov will meet today with representatives of agricultural organisations in Bulgaria . Solutions to the most pressing..
On Tuesday the minimum temperatures in Bulgaria will be between 6 and 11°C, in Sofia - about 7°C. During the day it will be cloudy and rainy. In western..
For the early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria and the elections for European Parliament, which will be held on June 9, at this stage it is planned to..
After 4 years of investigation, the Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office has submitted to court the indictment against former gambling mogul Vassil Bozhkov,..
sunshine, cloud, rain and thunder
Partly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Partly cloudy, chance of rain
Overcast, rain