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“Grandpa” Nikola Filipovski

“Grandpa” Nikola Filipovski

By on 14 August 2009 in Events, History

In 1856, a band of armed rebels under the command of Captain “Grandpa” Nikola Filipovski mounted a short-lived rebellion against the Ottoman Turks.

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Koprivshtitsa

By 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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National Ethnographic Museum

By on 7 April 2009 in Culture

The Bulgarian National Ethographic Museum is charged with the duty to collect, preserve, and exhibit items of national cultural and historical significance.

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Book Review: The Orient Within

Book Review: The Orient Within

By on 6 April 2009 in Books

Mary Neuberger’s The Orient Within: Muslim Minorities and the Negotiation of Nationhood in Modern Bulgaria is a detailed study of the policies, actions and attitudes of the Bulgarian state towards its Muslim minorities during the period 1930 to 1989. The total span of the book is somewhat broader, beginning with observations as far back as [...]

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