March 2008 Blog Posts (5)

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Boris Christoff (Bulgarian: Борис Христов) (Born: May 18, 1914, Plovdiv, Bulgaria; died June 28, 1993, Rome, Italy) was a Bulgarian opera singer, one of the greatest basses of the 20th century. Christoff demonstrated early his singing talent and sang as a boy at the choir of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia. In the late 1930s he graduated in law and started on a career as a magistrate. He, however, continued singing in his spare time in the Gusla Chorus in Sofia, achiev… Continue

Bulgarians and Turks have different perceptions and points of view regarding history. Recently, the Internet has been converted into a kind of battlefield for these two nations, while in the same time there are circles, which encourage the escalation of the tension. Translator’s note: The clips in question could be seen in the author’s blog HER E „We would like to know what the Turkish “civilizators” mean by the word “civilization” and what is the meaning they gave to the wo… Continue

Bulgad's post in Youtube - HERE See also previous blog "Bulgarian and Turks in on-line war" Journalist MacGahan's coverage of Bulgaria About the book "American Witness" - a publication of Januarius MacGahan's coverage of the crushing of the April Uprising of the Bulgarians by the Ottoman Empire in 1876. St. Nedelya church in Batak The name of the small southern town of Batak will forever be associated with the April… Continue

If you walk along the streets in Bulgaria on the 1st March your eyes will be captured by martenitzas. Everyone has their clothes decorated, moreover, you can also see dogs and cats decorated with them. In the countryside people decorate their livestock so wherever you look you will see lambs, kids and young fouls also wearing martenitzas. Buildings don’t escape as they have their own martenitzas. This tradition is associated with optimism and anticipation of warmer weather, fertility and well-be… Continue