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BULGARIANS ABROAD

BULGARIANS ABROADOur new column “Bulgarians Abroad” is aimed at bringing you the stories of Bulgarians living near and far outside Bulgarian borders. Today, there are more than two million Bulgarians living in different corners of the globe –studying, working, raising their families and building “their own” Bulgaria far from its geographical boundaries. Their stories and the conversation with them and about them awaken a host of patriotic feelings and emotions, give rise to nostalgia and yearning for one’s homeland…

Bearing in our hearts the thought of Bulgarians and all things Bulgarian existing out there, far from our native land, the team of Radio Bulgaria is committed to go deeper into the joys and sorrows, the choices, achievements and important decisions in the lives of our compatriots all around the world.

We will be really excited if you get in touch us with, completing the stories of those people we talk about!

You can write to us at: radiobulgaria@bnr.bg

“To Chicago and Back” is now available in English

The first bilingual edition (Bulgarian-English) of Aleko Konstantinov’s travelogue “To Chicago and Back” has been printed, Consul General of Bulgaria in Chicago, USA, Svetoslav Stankov, announced on his Facebook profile. The work has..

published on 11/27/25 12:06 PM

Stockholm Christmas concert to showcase traditional Bulgarian music

Bulgarian artists will take part in the festive Christmas concert in Stockholm , organised with the European Commission's representation and embassies , the Bulgarian embassy in the Swedish capital announced on Facebook. The event is scheduled for 8..

published on 11/26/25 3:20 PM

"Life with an Idiot" by Theodore Ushev wins best film award at a festival in Beijing

The short animated film "Life with an Idiot" by Theodore Ushev won the best film award at the Beijing International Short Film Festival. The animator announced the news on his Facebook profile. "I am very happy because it is..

published on 11/25/25 2:10 PM

Bulgarian scientist leads NASA team searching for planets beyond Solar System

Bulgarian-born scientist Dr Ellie Hadjhiyska Schmelzer is leading a team working on NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission, a space project dedicated to identifying planets outside the Solar System, BTA reported. Hadjhiyska..

published on 11/24/25 5:12 PM

Bulgarian Vladigerov brothers to perform live score for silent film at Vienna’s Metro Kino

The Vladigerov brothers will provide a live musical accompaniment to a silent film at Vienna’s Metro Kulturhaus cinema , marking their second time taking on the challenge. The historic Metro Kino has been run by the Austrian Film Archive since 2002,..

published on 11/24/25 4:38 PM

From palkenski dialect to standard speech – a Bulgarian language lectureship starts in Timișoara

Timișoara, a large multicultural city in western Romania, is the center of the historical community of the Banat Bulgarians . The members of this community are descendants of settlers from the Bulgarian lands nearly three centuries ago, who have..

published on 11/24/25 3:55 PM

Stela Nedkova and her Bulgarian corner in Brussels – a restaurant with traditional Bulgarian dishes

For 15 years, Stela Nedkova has been living in Brussels . After completing her education in Bulgaria, she decided to test herself in a different reality to see whether she could handle life’s challenges on her own, without her parents’ help. Stela faced..

published on 11/23/25 11:15 AM

Online catalogue of Bulgarian folk songs and dances "sets off" on a European tour

On 22 November, the Association of Bulgarian Folk Ensembles Abroad (ABFEA) will present its project, 'Online Catalogue of Bulgarian Horo and Other Dances', in three European cities: Lyon, Munich and Copenhagen. 'Our goal is to preserve Bulgarian..

published on 11/22/25 10:40 AM
Photo: Bulgarian Sunday School

Children from a Bulgarian school in Norwich made 3D folk costumes and learned about embroidery

Over the past two weeks, during the history classes of the Bulgarian Sunday School "Rodolyubie" in Norwich, England, first and second grade students had the opportunity to immerse themselves in the magic of Bulgarian folk costumes..

published on 11/21/25 4:50 PM

The Club of Bulgarian Women and Families in Hamburg celebrates its 20th anniversary

The Day of the Christian Family is an annual event that brings Bulgarians in Hamburg together. 2025 is no exception, with invitations having been circulating on social media for some time, as this year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of..

published on 11/21/25 1:49 PM