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Comment on a Parliamentary Notice (The Graphic)

By admin on 7 July 2009 in Documents, History

An excerpt from The Graphic, a British illustrated weekly, issue dated February 17, 1877.

Relieving the Distress in Bulgaria

By admin on 6 July 2009 in History

One of the most wise and energetic distributors of the fund so liberally subscribed for the relief of the Bulgarians by the people of England is Mr. Long.

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The Eastern Question (The Graphic)

By admin on 6 July 2009 in Documents, History

An article from The Graphic, a British illustrated newsweekly, published February 17, 1877. Concerning the Eastern Question, or problems in the Ottoman Empire.

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Book Review: The Fracture Zone

By admin on 6 May 2009 in Books, Culture, History

In The Fracture Zone: A Return to the Balkans, Simon Winchester frames a personal memoir against the backdrop of ethnic strife erupting in Kosovo in 1999.

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A Concise History of Bulgaria

By admin on 15 April 2009 in Books, History

R.J. Crampton’s A Concise History of Bulgaria has been widely acclaimed as the best short treatment of the subject available today.

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Koprivshtitsa

By admin on 9 April 2009 in City and Town, History, Parks and Reserves, Top 100

Koprivshtitsa is a living monument to the life, history and architecture of the National Revival period.

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Bulgaria and Byzantium

By admin on 8 April 2009 in Books, Culture, History, Parks and Reserves, Trails

Book review of an investigation into the relationship between Bulgaria and Byzantium in the ninth and tenth centuries, a critical period in Balkan history.

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What’s On Around Bulgaria (April 2009)

By admin on 7 April 2009 in Culture, Events, Food, News, Sights

Useful news about current events happening around Bulgaria.

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Book Review: Bulgaria Past and Present

By admin on 6 April 2009 in Books, Culture, History

Bulgaria Past and Present, by George C. Logio, is a sympathetic review and analysis of the Bulgarian economic and political landscape in the mid-1930s.

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