Six years ago today, on July 18th, 2012, the summer season at Bulgaria's Black Sea coast was approaching its peak. At Burgas Airport, located some 380 kilometers east of the capital Sofia, many planes touched down.
All of them carried tourists from the United Kingdom, Germany, Russia and other countries. The countless tourists expected to find!-->!-->!-->…
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Anna Avidan: The Struggle for the ‘Great…
Lithuania is one of those three smaller northeastern European countries people who have not been there tend to mix up. Estonia is the northernmost of those!-->…
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Alejandro Ilukewitsch: The Venezuelan who Shoots Bucharest
There are expatriates all over the place in Eastern Europe, including in Romania. Usually they come from other European countries, but there are exotics too.!-->…
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Fifty-Two and Like New: A Sexy BMW 2000
Recently, I was looking for a good car story. I left a place where I did an interview about minorities and discrimination for a different publication, close to the center of Sofia, the Bulgarian capital. And what did I see? This beautiful BMW 2000, which looks almost like new, even though it is several decades old. Somebody put a lot of effort and!-->…
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Marcel Moos: The Swiss who Keeps Austrian Goats in Bulgaria
There are thousands of expatriates in Bulgaria. Some are infants, others study. There are expats who work in call centers, there are expat teachers, doctors,!-->…
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Roger Odell: Shakatak’s Rhythm Master for 38 Years
In 1980, a gifted young drummer by the name of Roger Odell did what gifted young drummers usually do. He joined a band, which was "Easier Said Than Done".!-->…
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Bulgaria: Nazis Roam Sofia Streets for “Lukov March”
Some 1,500 Nazis marched the streets of Sofia today, on February 17th, 2018, in order to honor Hristo Lukov, a notorious antisemite and ardent worshipper of Nazi Germany, who was shot in 1943.
Next to Sofia's famous Aleksandar Nevski Cathedral, the most recognizable building in the Bulgarian capital, they lit torches. One drum was dictating the!-->!-->!-->…
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Robert Singer: “The Battle Against Antisemitism Will…
Robert Singer, the Executive Vice president World Jewish Congress, has a mission. The 61-year-old's job is "to serve 102 Jewish communities around the world".!-->…
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