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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

Sofia from Sofia - the Marbella-based influencer of good manners 

A beautiful, slender woman with an exquisite appearance shows how to wear a lady's coat with finesse, or the correct etiquette for sitting at a table for two in a restaurant.  These video tutorials, presented with a smile and a gentle tone, can..

published on 3/13/24 4:10 PM
Dr. Evgneiy Kara

Evgeniy Kara - The doctor who offers relief from physical pain as well as mental anguish

The people from the village of Nikola Kozlevo near Shumen count themselves lucky because there is one door they can knock on, day and night, to seek relief from their pain. With a smile and a kind word, they are welcomed by the doctor who endeavours..

updated on 2/19/24 2:52 PM

How Julia from Varna became the best comedy producer in Chicago

At the beginning of January this year, a Bulgarian lady was “crowned” Best Chicago Producer of 2023 at The 2023 Gazellies: Annual Comedy Awards Show – the annual stand-up comedy awards of the Chicago magazine The Comedy Gazelle . And before..

published on 2/5/24 11:54 AM

Oxana and Ivan Jeleapov: A father-daughter duo on a mission to aid Bessarabian Bulgarians in Moldova

The Bessarabian Bulgarians stand as one of the largest Bulgarian communities abroad. Notably, the only issue of the newspaper "Bulgarian Bessarabia" in 1938 declares them "an inseparable part of the Bulgarian nation, belonging to the Bulgarian spiritual..

published on 1/24/24 2:53 PM
Boris Slavchev

Boris Slavchev from Rome: We Bulgarians don't know how to promote ourselves abroad

He came to Italy 6 years ago, driven by his love of cinema and his dream of becoming a good director. After graduating in Theatre and Cinema from Rome's La Sapienza University, Boris Slavchev started working as a photographer. Today, the..

published on 1/19/24 8:20 AM
San Paolo alla Regola

Priest Ivan from Rome: Bulgarians abroad need to feel the church as a family

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..

published on 1/9/24 7:45 AM

Anna Maleshkova explores the history of Bessarabian settlers from Bulgaria 

Writer Anna Maleshkova celebrated her 80th birthday at the end of 2023 - at a heartwarming meeting with like-minded friends at the State Archives in the capital. "I'm still looking forward, I still want to live, I love life, I..

published on 1/8/24 6:32 PM