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The Three Hadzhienovs – about a Bulgarian National Revival family from Kazanlak

Ivan Hadzhienov

1. Stefan Ivanov Hadzhienov / Hadji Enyo (1809 – 1894) The founder Persistent, skillful, enterprising, the Bulgarian emigrant in Bucharest managed to gain an enviable position as a large merchant and landowner. He was a prominent Russophile and an active participant in the activities of the “Virtuous Company” in all its cultural, educational and political affairs. He provided significant …

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10.10 - The National High School for Ancient Languages and Cultures was founded.

The National High School for Ancient Languages and Cultures

On October 10, 1977, the National High School for Ancient Languages and Cultures (NGDEK) "Constantine-Cyril the Philosopher" was opened by the Committee for Culture in Sofia. The high school was opened mainly thanks to the then advocacy of Professor Alexander Fol and Lyudmila Zhivkova. The founding of NGDEK practically marked the revival of classical education in modern …

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Why didn't the Seven Kingdoms in Game of Thrones undergo an industrial revolution?

Adam Ozimek, Forbes.com Note: This article is about the TV show Game of Thrones and contains spoilers. Westeros’ technological and economic development seems to have been frozen for a very long time. Bran the Builder built Winterfell and the Wall about 8,000 years ago, suggesting that the same medieval building technologies were in place back then. …

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Is UNESCO needed to preserve cultural heritage around the world?

cultural heritage

Individual freedom is an important topic in every aspect of our lives, and through the prism of libertarianism, the protection of this freedom is a guarantee of prosperity in the relevant sphere. Topics such as the creation of works of art or the preservation of cultural heritage are no exception. In a series of articles we will try to …

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Guest Comment: To Die for the State

I read Evgeniy Dainov's article "Will you fight for your homeland?", in which he is outraged that most of his students have no desire to fight against foreign invaders. Leaving the "Left" and the "Right" aside, I recall what a Macedonian told me about a year ago: - "There is a difference between homeland ...

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