“Life was better under Todor Zhivkov,” says an older man whom I meet in the street; many share his nostalgia for the former Communist dictator. “We didn’t have rights back then, but we had work. Now we have rights, but you can’t feed..
A book dedicated to the origin of Bulgarians reveals new facts from the country‘s ancient history. It is authored by historian Todor Chobanov. The book addresses the debate about the origin of the modern Bulgarians, their roots and what do..
The MEPs from GERB/SDS have warned European leaders there exist potential black lists of books in Serbia, as well as that a Serbian citizen with Bulgarian national identity was not allowed to bring a book by a Bulgarian poet into the country,..
Diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and the Islamic Republic of Iran have a history going back 125 years, and Bulgarian diplomat Angel Orbetsov has endeavoured to research and describe the first 8 decades of the period in his book “Bulgarian-Iranian..
Recently, in the National Library "Sts. Cyril and Methodius" the book of Associate Professor Dr. Spas Tashev - "The Struggle of Macedonian Bulgarians for Rights and Independence - 68 Cases from the Period 1944 - 1994" has been..
A special exhibition "Bulgarians in Romania. Cultural heritage from the collection of the National Ethnographic Museum", which continues until 26 February, presents folk costumes, traditional items from Romania, as well as fascinating old photographs...
A coloring book with the saints who have spread Christianity in Bulgaria with words and pious deeds has been translated into Ukrainian and distributed to refugee children in Orthodox churches in Bulgaria. "They will feel better when they see..
Writer Georgi Gospodinov presented in Burgas one of his less known works entitled “The Cracks of the Canon”. It is divided into two parts. The first one renders an analysis of some of the less popular works of renowned Bulgarian writers Hristo Botev,..
From today until June 6, the space in front of the National Palace of Culture will become a hospitable place for lovers of literature. The opening of the Spring Book Bazaar will go under the motto " Nine percent VAT on books for a more literate and..
On April 23, the world celebrates Book and Copyright Day. It was designated by a UNESCO decision in 1995. About 10,000 books are published annually in Bulgaria, according to NSI data. It is interesting to note that the first printed book by a..
