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Nina Nankova: There will always be scientists in the world because scientists are formed in the family

As the search for a cure for coronavirus has been progressing in the past two years, a plant known as “ghost plant” ( graptopetalum paraguayense ) got the attention of scientists because of its antimicrobial properties. At first glance..

published on 12/12/21 11:35 AM

First Afghan female pilot speaking to BNR after escape from the Taliban: "I will fly again!"

23-year-old Mohadese Mirzaee is the first female pilot in Afghanistan's civil aviation. In February this year she became part of the first all-female flight crew in the Asian country. That day was one of the happiest in her life. She had no idea..

published on 12/7/21 1:20 PM

How Jonathan Middendorf develops organic farming in Bulgaria

He is a German from Hanover, but he lives in the village of Nikolovo near Bulgaria’s Ruse. It is here that he started a family and a business growing herbs and walnut saplings, while his over 20 types of essential oils enjoy great interest..

published on 12/5/21 9:10 AM
At the Bulgarian Theoretical School V. Levski in Kishnew

Iliana Iotova: We must make purposeful efforts to regain the influence of Bulgarian culture abroad

The lack of dialogue with the other two important institutions in the country – the National Assembly and the Council of Ministers, has prevented the implementation of many of the ideas of the Bulgarian President and Vice President..

published on 11/29/21 9:50 AM

Renowned Bulgarian diplomat Ivan Stanchov has passed away

Ivan Stanchov, a prominent Bulgarian diplomat and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria (1994-1995), passed away in Britain at the age of 92. Following the example of his grandfather, Dimitar Stanchov, who was Ambassador to..

published on 11/25/21 10:26 AM
Panayot Burnev

Panayot Burnev’s photo archive takes us back to old Sofia and city life of the past

Some time ago Radio Bulgaria told you about the virtual platform "Bulgarian Visual Archive", which aims to show in an impartial and documentary way the photos of places, events and people in Bulgaria from the XX century. Head of the..

published on 11/25/21 10:00 AM

Rumen Radev: Bulgaria’s incoming-outgoing president

Rumen Radev won the runoff presidential election and will continue as President of Bulgaria during the next 5 years. He is the second head of state, after Georgi Parvanov (2002-2012) , to have earned the trust of the Bulgarian voters for a..

published on 11/21/21 10:13 PM

Ukrainian Natalia Ellis and her paradise of cacti in the Bulgarian village of Markovo

Bulgaria became a new home for Ukrainian Natalia Ellis five years ago. She arrives from the seaside city of Odessa to the picturesque village of Markovo near Bulgaria’s second-biggest city Plovdiv with her husband, a dog, three cats and..

published on 11/13/21 10:30 AM

Alzek Misheff "flew" over the Iron Curtain to win a place among the world avant-garde

Overcoming vast spaces of air and water through their materialization in art - the painter and visual artist Alzek Misheff puts the freedom of self-knowledge and self-disclosure on the altar because it was denied to him in his homeland. For his..

published on 11/6/21 8:20 AM

Leo Kadeli – an Albanian with Bulgarian soul

"Good always prevails and being able to change a person for the better means you have managed to change the whole world." This is the motivation that drives one of the nominees in BNR’s "Enlightener of the Year" campaign . People..

published on 11/1/21 4:23 PM