History of Bulgaria part 24
At the time of Emperor Theodosius III, in 716, Kan Tervel concluded a beneficial contract, according to which Bulgarians and Byzantines were compelled to...
St. John`s Eve part 4
My grandfather`s aunt, who kept at that time a tavern, in which Basavriuk (as they called this devil-man) often caroused, said that no consideration...
History of Bulgaria part 9
That is confirmed in the modem world where the coexistence of different minorities in Bulgaria follows the old tradition of mutual respect. The Bulgarian...
History of Bulgaria part 25
The constitution of Independent Bulgaria, known as Tamovo Constitution (16 April 1879), is one of the most democratic in the world at that time....
St. John`s Eve part 5
She said that his father had been in Zaporozhe, and had been taken prisoner by the Turks, amongst whom he underwent God only knows...
History of Bulgaria part 10
Linguistic material collected in recent decades undermines the thesis that the ancient Bulgarians belong to the Turkic Altaic language group. The vocabulary and grammatical...
History of Bulgaria part 26
There are events when all Bulgarians stand up in defence of their state. On 22 September 1908, the independence of Bulgaria was announced on...
St. John`s Eve part 6
Recovering himself, he took his grandfather`s hunting whip from the wall, and was about to belabor Peter`s back with it, when Pidorka`s little six-year-old...
History of Bulgaria part 11
Yet, in the second half of the 11th century, one can see clearly the differences between the “old” Bulgarians and the “new” ones, who...
History of Bulgaria part 27
That caused two problems, which are significant from the point of view of the analysis of a civilization. The first one is related to...