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Photo: BGNES A statement by Acting Minister of Economy Kiril Petkov at the Sofia Arsenal Gallery stirred up the spirits in the cultural sphere a few days ago. It was presented as shocking news in a headline by clickbait media that almost from tomorrow all money for culture will be stopped and which orchestra or museum will not …

From a historical and political point of view, there is no way to dispute the Liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire after the Russo-Turkish War in 1877-78. This was the beginning of the new Bulgarian state with a relatively independent policy in all spheres of life, which gave many freedoms to Bulgarian citizens – or at least those who were lucky enough to have them …

In this episode: - What is it like to grow up in the 90s? - Who is Spas and what is his relationship with God? - What does it take to study art and be successful in the industry? - How do superheroes change under the pressure of political activism? Links: Just Spas - tinyurl.com/y3z3szoj Book …

“Pushing ideology into every second scene doesn’t help a single film” – the quote is from Stoyan Panchev’s article about the film “The Queen of Scots”. A film full of politically correct positive discrimination roles – anachronistic for the period characters of all races needed to be represented, according to the standards of this year. Agreeing …

Anyone who has been interested in the history of Bulgarian art knows that the years of the totalitarian communist regime are those in which art was most centralized, controlled and limited artists within certain limits. The period from 1944 to 1989 (very roughly, since things are a little more complicated) are years in which …

On October 26, 1954, the State Academy of Music was transformed into an independent educational institution. At the same time, it was renamed the Bulgarian State Conservatory. It changed its name several times - in 1995 it was renamed the State Academy of Music "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov" after the famous Bulgarian composer Pancho Vladigerov, and since 2006 ...

On October 25, 1881, Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain - the most expensive and most stolen artist of the last 100 years. His full name is Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Clito Ruiz y Picasso. Picasso is an artist in every …

Adam Ozimek The second film in Disney's Star Wars series isn't perfect, but it succeeds on many levels that George Lucas' second trilogy (Episodes I, II, and III) didn't. For the second time, Star Wars gives us a reason to celebrate the profit motive of a greedy corporation, …