Bulgarians

To create a majestic work of art in 1985, the Bulgarian born artist Christo wrapped Paris’s oldest bridge, the Pont Neof, in a fancy fabric. The Catholic Church has been the bastion of Parisian society through lots of time. Many of the city’s churches are worth visiting. Architectural styles may vary…

Sophie normally drove straight past Granger. The horse's pasture was a quarter mile from the house, and she'd speed by, the car throwing gravel up from the dirt road, not seeing him even as she looked right at him. But today she rounded the corner and caught Granger in the act. She put the Suburban in park, rolled down her window, and watched. There was something familiar in the rhythm of his actions, something she couldn't place. The horse pulled back his suede lips, exposing teeth and pale…

In 1888, Otto von Bismarck remarked that “the next great European war will probably come out of some damn foolish thing in the Balkans.” (Massie, p. 82) At the time, he was referring to the aftermath of the Serbo-Bulgarian war, which managed, in a series of resonating blows, to shatter the Ottoman Empire’s tenuous grasp on the Balkans and splinter the League of Three Empires. Over the next forty years, the ever-fluid situation in the Balkans ebbed and flowed, but never strayed far from a point…

Empire sought to expand their boundaries and diplomatic alliances were failing at an alarming rate between the European powers, shifting military alliances between two sects. The Central Powers, primarily the German, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman, and Bulgarian Empires, were in an all-out war against various Allied Powers, in which the bulk of the offensive was made by the French, British, and Russian Empires,…

For a high-school student, the best time is the three-month summer vacation. It is so awaited that once it comes, children completely forget the word “school” and enjoy the free time as much as they can. Unfortunately, the consequences after this three month vacation strongly affects the student test achievements in a negative way. The problem is being discusses for years and there are not any permanent solutions yet, but there are many proven facts, which indicate that when children are outside…

confidence going into the war the KKE was shocked to see the power of the Greece Government. The KKE received help from The Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and Albania. The KKE was able to use this help to set up camps and strongholds along the Bulgarian and Albanian borders. From these borders, the KKE would use guerilla tactics to attack and weaken the Greek Army. They would run out of their territory and attack greek soldiers and officials and then retreat to their camps. The guerrilla…

Cults In the past there have been clubs, religions, and social groups, but there is a different kind of organization that doesn’t fit in within these groups. This organization is known as Cults. Cults are worship groups following “godly” things of their religious beliefs regarded by others as weird or sinister. Throughout history there have been different types of cults, some with good intention and some with bad intentions. Although the cults with “good intentions” followed or used part of the…

extant chronicle written by the Hungarians, Anonymus (as he is referred to in Hungarian historiography) writes in the Gesta Hungarorum, “Then, with victory won, Lelu, Bolsuu and Botond encamped a little lower beside the Danube, and all the captured Bulgarians and Greeks were led before them, whom they sent bound with iron to Duke Árpád in Hungary.” It is important to note, however, that Anonymus’ work is filled with numerous errors, and clearly takes on a pro-Hungarian bias, which is…

Mark Biondich is a professor of the Balkans at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. His book, The Balkans, looks at the region following the decline of the Ottoman Empire. More specifically, he discusses how the contrasting forces of nationalism and foreign intervention have caused the mass violence which are unfortunately synonymous with Balkan history. Balkan nationalist movements followed a similar path beginning with cultural revival and ending with political agitation for national…

While typing this out I am sitting on a beautiful beach somewhere in Greece along the Aegean Sea. It 's easy to imagine scenes from the Odyssey or the Apostle Paul sailing up to bring the Good News. The view is one people would spend thousands of dollars to see but I get it for free. I am stranded in Greece - oh, woe is me . How did I end up camping on the beach in Greece? Let me tell you about the goodness of God during the last three months: Three months ago I was given the opportunity…