The Danubian Fleet
The Danubian Fleet is the predecessor of the contemporary naval forces of Bulgaria. Currently, the Bulgarian Naval Forces have their headquarters in Varna and are one out of the three …
Ivan Vedar and Freemasonry in Bulgaria
Unfortunately for us all, in Bulgaria the word Freemasonry has a negative connotation because of the national features of the so-called Transition Period – the period after the façade fall …
Midhat Pasha
Mishat pasha is one of the most controversial personalities from the new history of Bulgaria and, in particular, Rousse. An economic and administrative reformer, an influential representative of the Ottoman …
Kiril Startzev
One of the most prominent public figures in the new history of Rousse after the Liberation, Engineer Kiril Startzev, played an important role in the development of the city in …
Mihail Arnaudov
“When you love what you do and are aware of what can honour Bulgaria in the eyes of the world in any way, you are so enthused that neither time, …
Dobri Nemirov
Today we are writing about Mr. Dobri Nemirov – Bulgarian writer and public figure, one of the founders of the short psychological narrative and the psychological novel in the Bulgarian …
Nigos Bedrosian
In collaboration with Lyuben Karavelov Regional Library After the Liberation from Turkish rule Rousse became the biggest and most dynamically developing city with a population of over 25,000 people in …
Holy Trinity Cathedral
For centuries Rousse has been a cozy home for representatives of different ethnic and religious communities, including Armenians, Turks, Jews, and Bulgarians. Yet, Orthodox Christianity remains the official religion in …
Baba Tonka
One of the most prominent supporters of the the Bulgarian Renaissance, a patriotic, courageous, and devoted to the National Revolutionary Movement woman, an associate and confidant of Vasil Levski and …
City of First Things in Bulgaria
Rousse owes one of the informal names by which it is known to its role of an economic and cultural center it played for Bulgaria during the second half of …
Profit-Yielding Building
One of the most familiar and iconic buildings in Rousse, the Profit-Yielding Building houses Sava Ognianov Rousse Theatre and is an architectural and a cultural monument of national importance. After …
Michael Arlen
An extremely talented and internationally distinguished writer from the beginnign of 20the century, Michael Arlen is was born in Rousse as Dikran Kouyoumdjian in November 1885 to an Armenian merchant …
First Civil Protests
In collaboration with Jennifer Atanassova In 1981 the Romanian chemical plant in Giugiu, Verachim, starts to operate. Poor installation and excessive load causes the systematic release of chlorine compounds in …
Kyuntu Kapu
To the immediate left of the Church of St Petka-Paraskeva is the fortress gate called Kyuntu Kapu—a cultural monument of local importance. Kyuntu Kapu literally means “the gate with a …