culture

Дубай – допаминът на примитивния български "елит" „Душата ти се нуждае от средновековно средиземноморско селце, не от Дубай“. „Трябва ти пълнокръвно приключение, вместо инфлуенсърска имитация на преживяване в модерното и „текущо“ място...“ Подобни послания се прокрадват из социалните мрежи като опит за отговор на нарастващата гравитация на най-големия и важен …

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 …

Often in more specialized circles, there is talk of the “Overton Window” – the conditional shift of the political “center” to the left over time, as ideas once considered quite ordinary are today presented in society as “extreme”. Here we will go back 100 years, to the time of the Bulgarian National Union of Socialists and Alexander Stamboliyski. The government …

Where are the people of culture? Why aren't directors of museums, galleries and theaters protesting too? The obvious and logical question with a clear – but ungiven – answer has been circulating on social networks in recent days. Here we will give this answer. There are people of culture who support the government. This should not be …

Stoyan Panchev talks to Vasil Makarinov from the Architectural Modernism Foundation. You will be able to hear about the history of Sofia, how its appearance came about, what lies behind the past of some interesting buildings from all over the country, how history is preserved, what work the guys from Architectural Modernism do to …

Guests in the second episode of the new edition of "60 Minutes of Freedom!" are the stars of the debate "The Scythe: Left or Right" organized by the Bulgarian Libertarian Society in December - Georgi Vuldjev and Lachezar Tomov! Lache is a mathematician and a lecturer at the National High School for Ancient Languages and Cultures (NGDEK) and NBU, and Georgi …

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 …

A favorite weekend activity for the Sofia burgher is visiting one of the dozen cinemas in the city. As a (semi)member of this electorally self-marginalized group, I also indulge in the pleasure of lying covered in popcorn, staring at a giant screen. The last Hollywood work I consumed in this way is called “The Queen of …

The problem in the field of culture is related to the spending of funds, not their quantity. This was stated in Investbook with Dimitar Vuchev by Kapana.bg editor-in-chief Teodor Karakolev. According to the interlocutor in the program, the top priority should be to resolve the problem related to what exactly cultural funds are spent on. “It is hardly …

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 …