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Ancient Serdica Revived in Sofia's City Centre ISSUE APRIL/FREE The official magazine of Radio Bulgaria UKRAINE CRISIS “laNDS” IN BULGARIA IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE EGG SOFIA DESERVES TO BE EUROPEAN CapiTAL OF CULTURE Interview with Sofia Mayor Mrs. Yordanka Fandakova ANCIENT SERDICA REVIVED IN SOFIA’S CITY CENTRE ZOOM/content Ukraine crisis “lands” 4 Sofia deserves to be in Bulgaria 14 European Capital of Culture Krassen Stanchev: Migration debate in The Ludogorets phenomenon 6 Europe was created – from third division to round artificially of 16 in Europa League 28 Bulgarians help tackle 7 space junk problem 12 girls present 24 12 churches in Kyustendil Lazarus Saturday 12 and Palm Sunday Bulgarian Style Welcome to 16 underground Serdica Cover photo: Arena di Serdica Publisher: Radio Bulgaria/ website: bnr.bg email: [email protected], tel: 00359 2 9336 661 Advertising: [email protected], Christiane Karam: I tel: 00359 2 9336 633 try to find a common 26 Photos: BGNES, BTA, BNR, Infotourism.net, Veneta Nikolova language between different cultures Design/ prepress: Dimitar Petrin Issue April/ ZOOM Bulgaria magazine 3 ZOOM/news UKRAINE CRISIS “LANDS” IN BULGARIA AS WELL he crisis in Ukraine has not stopped Union, however, has decided not to sovereignty and territorial integrity of Teliciting a controversial response impose trade and economic sanctions Ukraine. The referendum held on 16 from across the world. In Sofia, positions on Russia. EU and Kiev have signed a March in the Autonomous Republic of on the conflict were not unanymous, political agreement on accession. Crimea violates international law and either. the Constitution of Ukraine and the On 16 March, the Autonomous Republic What about the Bulgarian position? Republic of Bulgaria does not recognize of Crimea voted in a referendum During his visit to the United Kingdom, its results.” with a clear outcome and dangerous Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev consequences. Close to 95.5% of voters called for a tougher EU policy towards Economic impact of the crisis for there backed accession to the Russian Russia in the wake of Crimea’s Bulgaria Federation. annexation. At the European Council Besides energy dependence on natural Russia and Crimea signed an inter- in Brussels however, Prime Minister gas supplies, worries in Bulgaria have to state agreement for the accession of Plamen Oresharski stated that Bulgaria do with a feared decline in the number the republic to the Russian Federation. would not support large-scale sanctions of organized tourists from Russia and In an exclusive address to the Russian on Russia without a clear picture of what Ukraine. Against the backdrop of close parliament, President Vladimir Putin their impact could be. In the meantime, to a 14% growth in the number of said that Crimea had been and would he did not rule out the option of Bulgaria Ukrainian holiday-makers last year, continue to be a Russian territory. vetoing severe economic EU sanctions the sector is worried about the summer Ukraine and the West termed the on Russia. season. More than 200,000 Ukrainians referendum, held amid the Russian The Advisory Council on National visit Bulgaria annually. Ukraine is a occupation, anti-constitutional and Security with President Rossen transit country for many Russians, illegitimate. Plevneliev convened for an extraordinary and tensions have come as a threat to The European Union has not recognized meeting and ruled that „Bulgaria both individual trips and organized bus and shall not recognize Crimea and acts in its capacity of EU and NATO transfers. Furthermore, the sector has Sevastopol’s annexation by the Russian member; accounting for its national fears over possible anti-Russia sanctions Federation, the presidents of the European interest and working to the benefit of by the EU linked to the visa regime that Commission and the European Council a single EU position on Ukraine. The could restrict Russian tourists’ access to said in a joint statement. The European Republic of Bulgaria supports the Bulgaria. 4 ZOOM Bulgaria magazine/Issue April ZOOM/news Crimea used to be part of Old Great Bulgaria by Tanya Harizanova testify to this and they are identical to the ones discovered in the capitals of the First Bulgarian Kingdom – Pliska and Preslav. Identical ceramic utensils have been found, too. This is the Saltovo- Mayaki culture from the 7th to the 9th century AD, which carried the traditions of Old Great Bulgaria.” Some sources say the town of Phanagoria near Crimea used to be the capital of Old Great Bulgaria in the period 632 – 668 AD. In the 10th century, the town was conquered by Kievan Rus’ and was never restored again. As far as the grave of Khan Kubrat is concerned, it was discovered by accident by two young shepherds from the village of he Bulgarian Mecca – the most scholars from Crimea talk about Malaya Pereshchepina in 1912. The two Tsacred place for all Bulgarians is some 300 Bulgarian settlements that stumbled upon a treasure of gold and to be found in Ukraine. It is the grave existed in the same period. The second silver, weighing 70 kg. Today it can be of Khan Kubrat – the only grave of Bulgarian connectio comes later, during seen at the Hermitage. Christian symbols a Bulgarian ruler that has been fully the 19th century, when there were quite can be seen on the rings, the sword proven and is undisputed. More than serious migrations of Bulgarians to the and the sceptre of Kubrat. The gold 1,350 years ago, the Khan realized that Crimean Peninsula. Later those people buckle shows that Kubrat used to have Unity Makes Strength. This has been met an unhappy fate after the October a patrician title, as engraved on the ring. engraved on the black marble slab on Revolution, as they were mostly well- Kubrat had been baptized during his his mound. And further down: Kubrat to-do, which was the reason they were studies in Constantinople. the Great, placed by God, ruler of Old deported to Siberia.” Great Bulgaria. The capital of the ancient Under Stalin, Bulgarians were deported state can be found next to Crimea – to Siberia and Central Asia. In 1944, Phanagoria. So, in fact Crimea is part of following an order by Beria, the Russian the Bulgarian historical homeland. authorities deported about 13,000 out More than 300 proto-Bulgarian of Crimea over just a few hours. The settlements blossomed on the peninsula reason was that, officially, Bulgaria was in the period from the 7th to 10th century an ally of Germany during WWII. The AD. There were many Bulgarian Bulgarian community was scattered over migrations over the centuries. Nowadays, six locations, including Kazakhstan, three Crimean regions use primarily the Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. Thus Bulgarian language. whole Bulgarian villages ceased to exist. “The place used to be part of Khan Nowadays Bulgarians live mainly in the Kubrat’s Old Great Bulgaria as early cities Simferopol, Sudak and Koktebel. as the 7th century,” says Prof. Nikolay One of the old Bulgarian fortresses Ovcharov. “When the country fell apart can be found in Sudak. Prof. Ovcharov under the raids of the Khazars, one of explains that the first Bulgarian fortresses the sons – Khan Asparukh, established were built as early as the 7th century by Danube Bulgaria; the second son – Khan the proto-Bulgarians. Kotrag established Volga Bulgaria, “According to Ukrainian archaeologists, while the rest of the lands were ruled there was a proto-Bulgarian settlement by the first son – Batbayan. Ukrainian on this very spot. Signs cut in stone Issue April/ ZOOM Bulgaria magazine 5 ZOOM/life Krassen Stanchev: Migration debate in Europe was created artificially by Tanya Harizanova Freedom of movement is campaigns trigger negative attitudes towards the fundamental right of Bulgarians, who are actually integrated quite EU citizens. However, with well”, Minister Bobeva contends. “I hope the upcoming European that communications and statistics will show elections in May 2014, the the truth. We see that recipient countries are debate on the poor migrants interested in attracting experts. Still, each EU from Eastern Europe was citizen has the right to move freely and work restarted. The issue has in the union. Balance is needed as every citizen resurfaced in Bulgaria has equal rights. Our German colleagues pointed too with the refugee wave out that the Roma issue was not a problem for from Syria. The issue was a particular region or a country. It is a problem discussed in Sofia at a for the whole of Europe that must be solved with Bulgarian-German forum joint efforts.” entitled “Migration models Associate Professor Krasen Stanchev who is the in the EU – challenges founder of the Institute for Market Economy in facing Bulgaria and Germany”. Bulgarian Bulgaria also says migration is not harmful to Minister of Economy and Deputy PM Daniela Europe.“I don’t think emigration is a problem. Bobeva, as well as Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, The whole debate was created artificially. Member of the European Parliament with the Migration is good for donor countries as well as Free Democratic Party of Germany, part of the for recipient countries. There are no economic Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, data that show this is a problem. High poverty took part in the discussion. Both agreed that levels do not mean emigration. The highest migration actually helped EU Member States. level of emigration from Bulgaria to EU The big problem with the integration of the Roma Member States coincided with a period of a community should be solved with the efforts of swift reduction of poverty after 2001. When we all EU Members. talk about brain drain, we should know that this According to statistics, 90% of the Bulgarians is a matter of free choice of people who look who go to work in Germany are young people for better prospects.
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