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Bulgarians Favor Cinema over Museums - Survey

The average Bulgarian hardly ever visits museums and libraries, favoring the cinema and the theater, according to data from statistical surveys conducted by the National Statistical Institute, NSI.

Society » Culture | May 21, 2011, Saturday // 15:15 | Viewed: 2889

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Honors St. St. Konstantin and Elena

Bulgarian Christian Orthodox mark Saturday the feast day of St. St. Konstantin and Elena (Constantine and Helena).

Society » Culture | May 21, 2011, Saturday // 10:11 | Viewed: 10805

PR Guru, Actress to Attend Cannes Festival as Bulgarian Ambassadors

Bulgarian PR expert Maxim Behar and actress Teodora Duhovnikova have been selected by the whiskey brand Chivas Regal to be included in the program of Cannes Film Festival.

Society » Culture | May 20, 2011, Friday // 21:01 | Viewed: 4063

Bulgarians Ashamed of 'Nationalists', Set to Apologize to Assaulted Muslims

Hundreds of Bulgarians have rallied on Facebook, ashamed of Friday's incident in which nationalists from the Ataka party assaulting praying Muslims in the Banya Bashi mosques.

Society | May 20, 2011, Friday // 20:37 | Viewed: 2836

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Alarms It's Doomed

The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) is doomed to be shut down, its members alarmed Friday.

Society | May 20, 2011, Friday // 14:41 | Viewed: 1853

Bulgarian Nationalists Assault Muslims in Front of Mosque

Supporters of the Bulgarian far right Ataka (Attack) party started a brawl in downtown Sofia, assaulting Muslims during their Friday prayer.

Society | May 20, 2011, Friday // 13:58 | Viewed: 7027

Quake Kills 4 in Western Tukrey, Tremors Felt in Bulgaria

An earthquake struck Western Turkey Thursday night, taking the lives of four and injuring over 80 people.

Society » Environment | May 20, 2011, Friday // 09:23 | Viewed: 2982

Sofia Aims at World Record on Bike to Work Day

A bicycle march will take place in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia Friday to mark the international Bike to Work Day.

Society | May 20, 2011, Friday // 08:41 | Viewed: 3278

Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk: Bulgaria, Turkey Very Much Alike

Bulgaria and Turkey have much in common according to Turkish Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk, who is on a visit to Sofia.

Society » Culture | May 19, 2011, Thursday // 17:29 | Viewed: 4342

Varna Awards Posthumously 19th Century Bulgarian Freedom Fighter

One of the most revered 19th century Bulgarian revolutionary, Petko Kiryakov, also known as Kapitan (Captain) Petko Voyvoda (1844-1900), has been made posthumously an honorary citizen of the Black Sea city of Varna.

Society | May 19, 2011, Thursday // 16:40 | Viewed: 3447

Bulgaria Awards Nobel Prize Winner Orhan Pamuk

Renown Turkish novelist and Nobel Prize-laureate Orhan Pamuk received the Golden Age Award, the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture's highest prize, on Wednesday.

Society » Culture | May 18, 2011, Wednesday // 17:58 | Viewed: 6702

Deutsche Welle Silences Bulgarian Program from July

Starting July 1, Deutsche Welle closes programs in Bulgarian, Greek, Croatian, Macedonian, Polish and Romanian, the media corporation said in a statement.

Society | May 18, 2011, Wednesday // 17:08 | Viewed: 3581

Bulgarian Govt Inflates University Admission Numbers

Bulgaria's government has decided to swell the number of university students to be admitted in the fall of 2011 by 5 309.

Society » Education | May 18, 2011, Wednesday // 15:05 | Viewed: 3553

Nobel Prize Winner Orhan Pamuk Arrives in Bulgaria

Turkish novelist and Nobel Prize-winner Orhan Pamuk will make his first visit to Bulgaria on May 18-19 at the invitation of the Elizabeth Kostova Foundation.

Society » Culture | May 18, 2011, Wednesday // 07:59 | Viewed: 7547

Bulgarian Archaeologists Uncover Sanctuary of Greek Goddess Demeter

A temple of Ancient Greek goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone has been discovered by a team of Bulgarian archaeologists near the town of Sozopol on the Black Sea.

Society » Archaeology | May 17, 2011, Tuesday // 18:06 | Viewed: 15717

200 000 Locals 'Do Not Want to Live in Bulgaria' - Poll

At the time of Bulgaria's joining of the European Union, most potential emigrants listed as the main motives for relocation abroad professional and family reasons, but now half respond they simply "do not wish to live in Bulgaria.

Society | May 17, 2011, Tuesday // 13:55 | Viewed: 2785

Bulgaria Holds Solemn Mass for Batak Martyrs

Plovdiv metropolitan bishop Nikolay is holding a solemn mass Tuesday morning in veneration of the newly cannonized victims of the Batak Massacre in 1876.

Society | May 17, 2011, Tuesday // 09:20 | Viewed: 2055

Struggling Bulgarian Science Academy Boasts 1000 Innovation Projects in 2010

The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, which barely survived an attempt by the Borisov Cabinet to shut it down in 2010, has announced it had over 1000 innovations projects last year.

Society » Education | May 16, 2011, Monday // 17:56 | Viewed: 2740

Bulgarian Song Almost Made it to Eurovision Final - Full Results

Polly Genova, the Bulgarian Eurovision contestant in 2011, finished 12th out of 19 contestants in her semifinal, just 6 points behind Moldova, the last nation which qualified for last Saturday's final.

Society » Culture | May 16, 2011, Monday // 13:27 | Viewed: 5703

Victim of Fatal Sofia Balcony Incident Remains Critical

The life of19-year-old girl, M.P., who was listed in a critical condition after falling from a balcony early Saturday morning, is still in danger.

Society | May 16, 2011, Monday // 10:08 | Viewed: 2443

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Honors Batak Martyrs for 1st Time

The holy relics of the Bulgarian Batak martyrs will be taken out of the Sveta Nedeliya church in the town for the first time Monday for people to pay homage to them.

Society | May 16, 2011, Monday // 08:29 | Viewed: 3555