Bulgarian Head of State Rumen Radev presented the Presidential Badge of Honor to prominent figures with significant achievements in the fields of culture, education and science. Among those awarded are:

Vasil Vassilev - journalist and chairman of the All-Bulgarian Committee "Vasil Levski"; famous Bulgarian musician and composer Vasil Petrov on the occasion of his 60th anniversary; Viktor Lilov - one of our most successful olympiad competitors in natural sciences; Vladislav Katsarski - founder, producer and general director of the "Braille FM" radio, which helps the integration of people with visual impairments in Bulgaria; Kiril Petsev - publicist and public figure; folk singer Ruska Stoimenova with a significant contribution to the preservation of the singing tradition and folk songs from the Macedonian folklore region; Dr. Hajar Fiyuzi – lecturer in Persian language with academic merits to the development of Iranian studies in Bulgaria, on the occasion of her 90th anniversary.

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• Close-up of Pirin ensemble - an interview with Ruska Stoimenova