History of Bulgaria part 23
Statehood is obviously one of the historical passions of the Bulgarians. Except the Chinese, Persians and Italians, few others can pride themselves on the ability to create more than one-two states. But even then...
History of Bulgaria part 22
One of the main questions concerning the early history of Volga Bulgaria, which is still to be answered by the historians, is why did the state operated as a historically powerful and active subject...
History of Bulgaria part 21
The Euro-Asian map from Hindu Kush in the east to the Italian Peninsula in the west shows at least 8 state organisations of the Bulgarians established from the second half of the 1st millennium...
History of Bulgaria part 20
The sentence above is the sacred meaning of the civilization of the Bulgarians. Values, which have been established in the Bulgarians` spiritual history and have finally asserted their historical behavior, can complement its poignancy....
History of Bulgaria part 19
Something else also amazed Ibn Fadlan during his Volga mission: the fact that the Bulgarian ruler rode alone on horseback without guards around the marketplaces of the capital and that the citizens showed their...
History of Bulgaria part 18
Emerging from the tyranny of the Ottoman Empire, the Bulgarians rejoiced in their new freedom and protected it in battles and wars. They lived through the turmoil of their new history and knew that...
History of Bulgaria part 17
“Those same Bulgarians completely destroyed the Avars. Krum asked the Avar prisoners of war, “What do you think your leader and your whole people died from?” In addition, they replied, “Because the mutual cursing...
History of Bulgaria part 16
On a mission to explain the principles of the Muslim religion and jurisprudence to the new Bulgarian Muslims on the Volga. Here are some of the legal practices of the Volga Bulgarians, which the...
History of Bulgaria part 15
An intensive process of borrowing from other languages into the common Bulgarian`s vocabulary is observed during the Ottoman rule. Some of the borrowings are the logical consequence of the social economic conditions and the...
History of Bulgaria part 14
Until the adoption of Islam and the implementation of the Arab alphabet in Volga Bulgaria, the people used the runic script. The existence of such a script among the Bulgarians in the 8-9 centuries...
