A forum for the presentation of the National Program "The Untold Stories of Bulgarians" was held at the Bulgarian Embassy in Bucharest. "There was no more natural place for this magnificent idea to begin. The life, fate and deeds of all the greatest personalities of Bulgarian history in the 19th century are connected with Bucharest", the Bulgarian Ambassador in Bucharest Radko Vlaykov told the participants.
"The Untold Stories of Bulgarians" will be part of our extremely rich national capital", stressed Education Minister Galin Tsokov. He added that the goal is to preserve the Bulgarian language through the creation of a common digital archive and to instill in young people patriotism towards Bulgaria, regardless of where they are in the world.
The program aims to change the model of education, students become the active party so they can tell their local stories, explained Tsokov.
"Folklore is a need for humans and this need will not disappear just like that, " says Assoc. Prof. Dr. Natalia Rashkova - ethnologist and folklorist, university lecturer and researcher with a strong contribution to the study of..
Researchers from Bulgaria and abroad are gathering in Sofia for a scientific conference. The forum will be held on October 16 and 17 in the building of the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum at the..
The Sofia Zoo has a new resident – an 11-year-old male snow leopard, BNT has reported. He comes from Nordens Ark Zoo, located in Bohuslän, Sweden and is named Araatan. Some time ago, a female leopard arrived from the Helsinki Zoo,..
At 04:00 Bulgarian time on October 26, 2025, we must turn our clocks back one hour. This means one more hour of sleep, but it..
The cool autumn evenings give us a reason to immerse ourselves in the cosy atmosphere of restaurants in Sofia and try new flavours..
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