Podcast in English

Denitza Gruber and her life dedicated to illustration in Germany

Almost every child has the desire - and the ability - to draw or paint. As for talent - sometimes it takes years to be noticed and to receive recognition. Especially if you happen to be growing up in Bulgaria at the dawn of democracy. This is the story..

published on 6/18/24 7:50 AM
Tervel Leubomir Boyanov

How Tervel Leubomir is following his boldest dreams as scientist in Bulgaria

Tervel Leubomir Boyanov is just 22 but he is one of the young hopefuls of Bulgarian science. He has been nominated for the prestigious TOYP (The Outstanding Young Persons) of Bulgaria. He graduated school long before other people his age, and went..

published on 6/6/24 7:15 AM

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..

published on 6/4/24 12:23 PM

Teodor Borisov – Il Grande Lupo Bulgaro of puppets

He breathes life into puppets made of wood, yet, just like in real puppet theatre, they seem to guide his own destiny. And together, they create a magical atmosphere in which out of poetry, philosophy and matter a new and better world emerges...

published on 5/27/24 1:40 PM
Professor Vladimir Kefalov

Prof. Kefalov ranks among top 10 specialists in human vision studies in the USA

Professor Vladimir Kefalov is among the scientists who have been awarded the prestigious Bresler Prize in Vision Science. Professor Kefalov earned the award in 2019 for his groundbreaking work on photoreceptor cells in the retina . His research is a..

published on 5/1/24 8:10 AM
Darena Gesheva with her husband Krikor, also an anesthesiologist.

Darena Gesheva and her adventure novel life

Knezha-Sofia-South Africa-Botswana and ... Asenovgrad. These are the stations in the life journey of our compatriot Darena Gesheva, which will surely provide her with countless memories to tell friends and visitors to her café in the small town of..

published on 4/26/24 3:15 PM

Pianist Dilyana Hristova - always in love with life

A cup of black coffee, a bowl of raspberries and chocolate, combined with a view that takes your breath away. Sounds soothing and dreamy, doesn't it? For years, pianist Dilyana Hristova has been looking for and finding similar places at home and abroad..

published on 4/13/24 8:10 AM

Krasimir Karailiev from Bratislava: We must protect Bulgaria and show it to the world

Krasimir Karailiev was born in Slovakia, but his ancestry is from Bulgaria. He is a descendant of Bulgarian gardeners, whose fame spread to a number of European countries towards the end of the 19th and in the first half of the 20th century. The memory..

published on 4/11/24 6:00 AM

Tsvetan Naydenov – a Bulgarian in Shaolin

Born at the end of 1989 in Sofia, he is a child of the transition period in Bulgaria. He grew up with kung fu movies and the mysticism of the Shaolin Monastery in China. His path passed through aikido training, The National Academy of..

published on 4/2/24 4:10 PM

Dimitar, who breeds colourful explosions at his peacock farm in the village of Susam

Dimitar Dimitrov breeds goats, fruit trees, California worms and, until recently, horses. But now his greatest love is peacocks.  In the village of Susam in the Haskovo region, he looks after 300 large and 200 small colourful birds of 26 varieties,..

published on 3/19/24 9:20 AM