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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
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
Albena Roshkova in the ancient city of Bosra

The true face of Syria - a Bulgarian woman travels alone in country recovering from war

She is an engineer who lives in the city of Kozloduy and likes traveling. But when she told her husband she planned to visit Syria, he refused to accompany her or let their daughter go on such a trip. However, this did not stop her..

published on 10/25/23 1:00 PM

Prof. Budin Mihov and his world-renowned books on biochemistry and medicine

Molecular medicine, medicinal chemistry, biochemistry, molecular pathology, molecular pharmacology - these are some of the topics on which prof. Budin Mihov has been working for 30 years. He humbly describes himself as a world-class scientist, and..

published on 10/18/23 3:48 PM

Antonio Panarello – an Italian in the Bulgarian village of Slanotran on ‎the Danube

Located about 16 kilometers from Vidin, on the banks of the Danube River, ‎the village of Slanotran has a population of about 500 people. The winters ‎here are very severe and the summers are scorching hot. It is this village, ‎unknown even to many..

published on 10/10/23 2:43 PM

Presenting Dr. Marin Bukov, holder of the 2023 John Atanasoff Grand Prix

“The biggest demonstration of courage is not in outer space but in thought” – these words belong to John Atanasoff, an inventor of Bulgarian descent, the man who created the first electronic computer with regenerative capacity memory. Dr. Marin..

published on 10/10/23 1:50 PM

Bulgarian scientist from Harvard wins prestigious international award

Stéfanie Stantcheva, professor of political economy at Harvard University, is one of two scientists who won this year's prestigious international Bright Mind Award . It will be presented to her at a ceremony in Berlin on November 14, reports The..

published on 10/2/23 10:51 AM

Miroslav Petkov – principal trumpet of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam

He has performed on some of the world's biggest stages. He says that he is not one of the most bashful musicians, but when he stands in front of his home audience, from Varna, things are different. The whole "weight" of fame and pride of playing in front..

published on 9/27/23 2:20 PM

Eva Velikova is the first Bulgarian woman to descend the world’s tallest waterfall

Eva Velikova is the first Bulgarian woman to descend the world’s tallest waterfall – Angel  Falls (Salto Ángel). The whole adventure took neraly 2 weeks in November 2022. Angel Falls is the world’s tallest uninterrupted waterfall, with a total eight..

published on 9/3/23 5:05 AM

Megi Angelova – the Bulgarian voice in foreign movies

You can hear Megi Angelova’s gripping voice in the trailer to the film The Woman King, 2022, in an Indian film, and in many TV Korean and Chinese TV series.  And though she cannot imagine life without music, the talented singer only recorded her first..

published on 8/19/23 8:50 AM