Saint Cyprian the Bulgarian - from a monk in Kilifarevo to a metropolitan of all Russia
Cyprian, unknown today, is among the most influential Bulgarians in world history. Leaving his homeland, this compatriot of ours settled in another country, where he began to rule millions of human destinies. Nearly thirty years (from 1375 to 1406), with short ...
Konstantin Fotinov - founder of the Bulgarian periodical press
Now we will tell more about the founder of our periodical press - the great educator Konstantin Fotinov. He is the person who lays the foundations of national literacy with the help of mass media. Photo: Historical Museum, Samokov Portrait of ...
Bat Organa - the ancestor of Old Great Bulgaria
Recently, the scientific community has come to believe that the Proto-Bulgarians are mainly of Iranian (Sarmatian) origin, and only the ruling Dulo dynasty has Turkic roots. BECOME A VIRTUE ♥ Recently, the scientific community has come to believe that the Proto-Bulgarians are ...
The cult complex near Malko Tarnovo - the main sanctuary of the supreme Thracian deity
The Thracian religion is entirely organized around the veneration of the Sun.photo: Plamen Petkov / BulgarianBECAME A VIRTUE ♥ The Thracian religion is entirely organized around the veneration of the Sun. The main source for the worship of the Thracians is the ancient Roman writer ...
The Kavkhan in Medieval Bulgaria - from a high military leader to a shadow ruler
There are three classes that make up the proto-Bulgarian pagan society. BECOME A VIRTUE ♥ There are three classes that make up the proto-Bulgarian pagan society. The boyars are a kind of high aristocracy. After them with dignity come the bagains. And finally it is ...
The Prince's Monastery near the village of Ravna - the "stone library" of the Bulgarians
The monastery near the village of Ravna, Provadia region, functions as the main seat of the Preslav Literary School photo: muzei-provadia.com BECOME A VIRTUE ♥ The monastery near the village of Ravna, Provadia region, functions as the main seat of the Preslav Literary School and ...
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The nobles of the First Bulgarian Kingdom
Medieval Bulgarian history is marked by extremes. After the incredible rise there is a lightning fall. BECOME A VIRTUE ♥ Medieval Bulgarian history is marked by extremes. The incredible rise is followed by a lightning fall. Caesar Tervel ...
Trebelius - the Bulgarian Christian ruler in a French tragedy from the XVII century.
It is amazing how the name of Trebelius (Tervel) was imprinted in the minds of the representatives of the Catholic circles. It has become a nickname for a worthy Christian ruler BECOME A VIRTUE ♥ For the basis of the story, this is not very popular ...
The Bulgarian kingdom during the Tatar hegemony
Before the fall under Ottoman rule, the Bulgarian kingdom experienced another period of great decline. artist: Vasil Goranov Before the fall under Ottoman rule, the Bulgarian kingdom experienced another period of great decline. This happened during the Tatar hegemony ...
Whose writers are they? Vladislav Gramatik
Involuntarily, I allowed myself to be involved in an argument. The reason was a historical figure to whom I have a special attitude - Sofroniy Vrachanski. A kind lady, with whom I do not have the honor to know personally, shared on Facebook the opinion that historians should not ...
Balkan traditions in women's tattoos
Today it is not strange to see a man or a woman with tattoos. They are a kind of rebellion against the norms of society or are considered a symbol against evil forces. But although most young people consider tattooing a fashion sign and a symbol of masculinity, it has deep roots ....
Holy Mountain - the center of medieval Bulgarian education
The Golden Age of Bulgarian writing from the time of Simeon the Great finds its worthy continuation in the reign of his son, Tsar Peter of Bulgaria. The centers of the Preslav literary school flourish in both of them - the princely monastery near the village of Ravna, Provadia region, ...
Dionysus Zagreus, the Divine Prince of the Thracians
Today we do not have first-person descriptions of Thracian religious practices. Dionysus and Ariadne Today we do not have first-hand descriptions of Thracian religious practices. During the classical (XNUMXth - XNUMXth century BC) and especially during the Hellenistic period (XNUMXth - ...
The Low Rise - a heroic episode of the Bulgarians' struggle for freedom
After the Great French Revolution, Europe is not the same. In the bloody quarrel, the "third class" (people without noble origins) managed to put an end once and for all to the centuries-old domination of the "first" (clergy) and the "second" (aristocracy). The common people -...
Great women of Bulgaria
For everyone in the world Bulgaria is known for its beautiful nature, with its herbs and rose oil, with the archeological monuments standing next to those of Italy and Greece, with the brave men who left their bones on Shipka, in the struggle for freedom of the country and the people. us. But besides ...
Neophyte Bozveli - a rebel before the revolutionaries
The Bulgarian Revival differs from the European Renaissance in one essential feature. While the Renaissance personalities in Europe are people outside the Church, in Bulgaria the first bearers of spiritual renewal are still churchmen. The most prominent among them are Paisius ...
Chiprovtsi Monastery "St. Ivan Rilski" - center of patriotism and literature
Throughout northwestern Bulgaria, the main center of Bulgarianness and intolerance of slave conditions was the Chiprovtsi Monastery. photo: Spiritia, www.commons.wikimedia.org During the dark centuries of slavery, there are few places left in our country where the spirit can still burn ...
The intrepid Tsar Michael III Shishman and his plans for Greater Bulgaria in the Balkans
The fourteenth century ends with the sunset of the medieval Bulgarian kingdom. Turkish rule in the Bulgarian lands began and our country faced the most difficult historical test so far. It is in the last decades of free ...
Old Greater Bulgaria - the birthplace of the Bulgarians
The testament of the ruler of Old Great Bulgaria Khan Kubrat to his sons is well known. Here is what is written in the historical sources: a painting by Dimitar Gudzhenov The Testament of Khan Kubrat The testament of the ruler of Old Great Bulgaria Khan Kubrat to his sons is well known. Here ...
Proto-Bulgarian chapels - the "temples of fire" in pagan Bulgaria
In the past, it was believed that the proto-Bulgarians did not have a strict system of religious ideas. Therefore, their beliefs are like those of the primitive tribes living in the tribal system. Given the cultural and especially political kinship of the proto-Bulgarians with Huns and Turks, ...
Preslav Artistic Painted Ceramics - a Peak in Bulgarian Early Christian Art
Bulgaria adopted Christianity from its military rival Byzantium, which is interpreted ambiguously in historical science. photo: archaelogyinbulgaria Bulgaria adopts Christianity from its military rival Byzantium, which is interpreted in historical science ...
The Black Thorn of the Bulgarian Throne
Bulgarian and All-Slavic educators in the Middle Ages belonged to the social group of the clergy. The holy brothers Cyril and Methodius, Kliment Ohridski, Naum, Konstantin Preslavski, Chernorizets Hrabar and Ivan Rilski are from the First Bulgarian Kingdom. From the period ...
The father of aircraft manufacturing in Bulgaria
Although the First Balkan War was a success for the country, very soon the territorial ambitions of its former allies united them in a war called by many historians the Second Balkan War. As the only bright ray, in those troubled times, is the name of Assen ...
"Bulgarians are obliged to erect monuments everywhere" - Meet Yuri Venelin
If we are interested in History, which foreigner has done what is good for Bulgaria and what he has given for the well-being of Bulgarians - we will understand that at the top of the list is the exclusive Yuri Venelin photo: Historical Museum - Haskovo If we are interested .. .
Bulgaria between East and West - creation of an independent Bulgarian church
Civilized European nations embraced Christianity in the Middle Ages. The conversion of large communities is accompanied by their church inclusion. Civilized European nations embraced Christianity in the Middle Ages. The christening of large communities is ...
The ossuary of the Bachkovo Monastery is the pearl of medieval architecture in Bulgaria
The construction of the Bachkovo Monastery dates back to the time of the Byzantine rule - a real jewel of the medieval temple architecture in our country. For the period between the Christianization and the fall of Bulgaria under Ottoman rule (865 - 1396) to this day are ...
Kresna-Razlog Uprising: "No blood from Krum and Simeon has stopped flowing in our veins"
This injustice led to the first uprising in modern Bulgarian history - Kresna-Razlog Detachment of Grandfather Ilio Maleshevski and Dimitar PopGeorgiev In the magazine "Bulgarka" we have repeatedly focused on the merits of the Macedonian Bulgarians for the Bulgarian ...
God Zelsurd - the mysterious deity of the Thracians
The god Zbelsurd is even more interesting in that he is considered the highest among the other Thracian gods, and at the same time he is almost unknown among the lovers of our ancient history. God Zbelsurd Among the Hellenic supreme gods are Zeus the Thunderer and his wife Hera ....
Neophyte Rilski - the first grammarian of Bulgarian Revival
Nikola pop Petrov Benin was born in 1793 in Bansko (or in the village of Banya). His monastic name is Neophyte, and he signed himself with "Neophyte PP Rilets" or "Neophyte Pop Petrov Rilski". Children at school have great difficulty understanding even Vazov's language from Under the Yoke. And what ...
About the great sadness in the enslaved Balkans and the personality of the writer Dimitar Kantakuzin
Dimitar Kantakuzin is the last old Bulgarian writer who is directly connected with the flourishing of the Bulgarian writing and culture. Novo Bardo Dimitar Kantakuzin is the last old Bulgarian writer who is directly connected with the flourishing of the Bulgarian writing and culture ....
The Cumans - the founders of the glorious ruling families of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom
The glorious ruling dynasties of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom: Asenevtsi (with representatives Asen, Petar, Kaloyan, Ivan Asen II, etc.), Shishmanovtsi (Mikhail Shishman, Ivan Alexander, Ivan Shishman, etc.) and Terterovtsi (Georgi I Terter, Teodor Svetoslav) - come from baptized ...
Saint King Peter the Great - peace-maker and enlightener
What is unusual about Tsar Peter I? It is often puzzled that the first Bulgarian rulers who rebelled against Byzantine rule sought recognition and legitimacy by adopting the name "Peter". The first three rebel kings are called just that ....
From the High School to the Twin Towers in New York - the family of Dimitar Agura
Many personalities of Bulgarian origin from Bessarabia leave lasting traces in the cultural and historical development of Bulgaria. Observations about them Many personalities of Bulgarian origin from Bessarabia leave lasting traces in the cultural and historical development of Bulgaria. For them...
Alexander Exarch could become prince of the Bulgarians
Years ago, I had a friend, a Serb, who was not particularly interested in history or politics. That is why I was once very surprised, Alexander the Exarch. Years ago I had a friend - a Serb, who was not particularly interested in history or politics. That's why once I ...
Bulgaria under the power-loving Boril - between greatness and shame
The importance of the rulers of medieval Bulgaria is often discussed. Great Bulgarian kings are those in which our country not only stands firmly on the European map, but imposes dominance in the European Southeast. The great rulers succeed ...
The reign of Theodore Svetoslav - a true celebration of order against disorder
It was said that the last powerful Bulgarian ruler was Tsar Ivan Asen II. He was appreciated with dignity by his contemporaries, who wrote: "The great and pious Tsar Ivan Assen, son of the old Tsar Assen, who, having a great love for God, glorified and ...
The feat - the sacrifice of Hadji Dimitar and Stefan Karadja
"Tell me, sister, where is Karadzha?" Where is my faithful company? Tell me, take my soul, - I want, sister, to die here! ”In the history of Bulgaria are written in golden letters the names of the greatest voivodes, brave leaders of detachments and troublemakers ...
The goddess Bendida - the almighty mistress of the Thracians
The great mother goddess, known as Bendida, is one of the most important Thracian deities. Experts translate the name "Bendida" both as "white, radiant, beautiful" and as "shining woman", but mostly as a derivative of the verb "connect, combine". The name of...
Boris Sarafov - The Prince of Macedonia
When we read or listen to the opinions of historians about the prominent historical figures of our time, we sometimes feel that we are witnessing the words of praise typical of the Middle Ages. Modern words of praise abound in superlatives and what not ...
King Ivaylo - the brave pig who changed history
If you check which of the typically Bulgarian royal names is the most popular in our country today - it is easy to establish that this is Ivaylo. Ivaylo is the 18th most common male name in Bulgaria according to data from the National Statistical Institute as of January 2017 ....
Simeon I - the greatest ruler in our entire history
Simeon the Great is the only Bulgarian ruler who is spoken of abroad with true reverence and undisguised admiration. He was probably born in 864 and is therefore called the "child of peace". painting by Dimitar Gudzhenov "Simeon, King of Bulgaria wrote many books and ...
Partenii Pavlovich - the first New Bulgarian writer
The Revivalist Parthenius Pavlovich is a person who was rediscovered relatively soon in the Bulgarian historical memory. For a long time, Parthenius was forgotten and ignorant. Namely, he is the direct predecessor of the great revivalists Paisii Hilendarski and Sofronii ...