How many Times were Diplomatic Relations between Russia and Bulgaria Severed
If we look at history, there are not many cases in which relations between Bulgaria and Russia at the state level were as bad as they are at the moment.
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By Petya Sabinova
One look at a map of the Balkans, with the list of Eurovision finalists in one hand, shows a big void right where Bulgaria is. For the second year in a row the country fails to reach the longed finals and this time we're the only "losers" on the peninsula. It's even worse, because Armenia made it with their first ever entry in the contest. All aspiring stars in Bulgaria should have watched the show on Thursday and taken notes if they want a chance next year. For it is evident that a wailing ballad only does it for countries that have established a name for themselves - like Ireland. Not that our song was bad, not at all, it just wasn't right. What we need is something like Lithuania (maybe with sexier guys), or Finland, well, perhaps not so scary, but you get the point. We need to either go mainstream like Armenia and Ukraine did, or surprise everyone with one hell of an original show. So far our vision of the contest has been blurred by either the local scandals marring it, or the tears of pain that Azis' bawling brings. And unless someone in Bulgaria can produce an upbeat, interesting song that teenagers would love to listen to over and over again in the disco, then the third time won't be good luck.
One look at a map of the Balkans, with the list of Eurovision finalists in one hand, shows a big void right where Bulgaria is. For the second year in a row the country fails to reach the longed finals and this time we're the only "losers" on the peninsula. It's even worse, because Armenia made it with their first ever entry in the contest. All aspiring stars in Bulgaria should have watched the show on Thursday and taken notes if they want a chance next year. For it is evident that a wailing ballad only does it for countries that have established a name for themselves - like Ireland. Not that our song was bad, not at all, it just wasn't right. What we need is something like Lithuania (maybe with sexier guys), or Finland, well, perhaps not so scary, but you get the point. We need to either go mainstream like Armenia and Ukraine did, or surprise everyone with one hell of an original show. So far our vision of the contest has been blurred by either the local scandals marring it, or the tears of pain that Azis' bawling brings. And unless someone in Bulgaria can produce an upbeat, interesting song that teenagers would love to listen to over and over again in the disco, then the third time won't be good luck.
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