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Welcome Note Welcome Note Уважаеми пътници, Dear passengers, Благодарим ви, че избрахте да пътувате с нас. Thank you for choosing to fly with us. Сезонът на дългите ваканции и екзотичните екскурзии The season of long vacations and exotic excursions is over, yet отмина, но за нас в България Ер това не означава почивка. we at Bulgaria Air are not taking time off. In order to meet the За да отговорим на изискванията на клиентите и пазара, market demands, as well of those of our clients, the airline has ние отново актуализираме цените си по някои от най- once again revised its rates for the most popular destinations. търсените дестинации. Нашата цел е всеки желаещ да Our goal is to ensure all those looking to travel enjoy a има възможност да се наслади на комфортно пътуване на comfortable flight at a reasonable price. разумни цени. Have a pleasant and relaxing flight! Приятен и спокоен полет! Dimitar Pavlov, Димитър Павлов, Chief Executive Officer of Bulgaria Air Главен изпълнителен директор на България Ер 1 Cover Story интервю Пламен Петров, фотография личен архив by Plamen Petrov, photography personal archives Изкуството The Art да чакаш of Waiting Симеон Сакскобургготски – Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, leader лидер на НДСВ* и бивш цар на of the National Movement Simeon II* България – за половинвековното си and ex-tsar of Bulgaria, on his half- изгнание, излъчването на Мадрид, century in exile, Madrid, Bulgarian българското черногледство и pessimism and his fascination влечението си към авиацията with aviation имеон Сакскобургготски е роден на 16 imeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was born on 16 June Сюни 1937 г. в София. На 28 август 1943 г. след S1937 in Sofia. On 28 August 1943, following the внезапната смърт на sudden demise of his баща му цар Борис ІІІ той father, Tsar Boris III, се възкачва на престола the six-year-old was едва 6-годишен и crowned Simeon II and управлява чрез регенти. ruled via a regency Изгонен е от България council. He and his със семейството family were banished си през 1946 г. от from Bulgaria by комунистическото the Communist правителство и се government in 1946, завръща в родината and he only returned през 1996 г. След to his homeland победата на основаното in 1996. After the от него Национално election victory of the движение Симеон National Movement Втори (НДСВ) на Simeon II (NMSII) he изборите през 2001 г. е became the 62nd министър-председател Prime Minister of на България (до 2005 Bulgaria (2001-2005). г.). Негова съпруга е He is married to the испанската аристократка Spanish aristocrat доня Маргарита Гомес- Doña Margarita Асебо и Сехуела. Gómez-Acebo y Двамата имат четирима Cejuela. They have сина и една дъщеря. four sons and one daughter. Тази година България отбеляза 65-ата This year, Bulgaria годишнина от celebrated the 65th спасяването на anniversary of the 50 000 свои граждани Княз Симеон Търновски с подарения му от Въздушните войски модел salvation of 50,000 на самолет, 1942 г. от еврейски произход Simeon, Prince of Tarnovo, with the model airplane presented to him by Bulgarian citizens of от нацистките лагери the Bulgarian Air Forces, 1942 Jewish origin from на смъртта. Европа deportation to Nazi обаче знае малко за death camps. Europe, този изключително хуманитарен акт. Как вашият however, knows little of this extraordinary humanitarian баща цар Борис ІІІ устоя на натиска за депортиране на act. How did your father Tsar Boris III withstand the * На четвъртия си редовен конгрес (18 октомври 2008 г. ) движението *The movement was renamed to National Movement for Stability and Progress бе преименувано на Национално движение за стабилност и възход. at its fourth regular congress (18 October 2008) . 2 Cover Story българските евреи? pressure put on him to deport Bulgarian Jews? Това е факт, който не е много познат, но смятам, че всеки This fact is relatively unknown, yet I believe that every българин може и трябва да се гордее с него. Вече съм Bulgarian can and should be proud of it. I have already said, in го казвал, отговаряйки на подобен въпрос, че нашият response to a similar question, the Bulgarian people never had народ не е имал нищо против българите с еврейско anything against the Jewish persuasion. That is why both the вероизповедание. Затова и хората, и една част от people and members of parliament, as well as the Bulgarian депутатите в Народното събрание, както и Българската Orthodox Church and even the then very small Bulgarian православна църква и дори съвсем малката тогава Communist Party, opposed any measures against our Jews. Българска комунистическа партия са били против всякакви Undoubtedly, Tsar Boris had the final say, and he was always мерки срещу нашите евреи. Няма съмнение, че цар Борис kindly-disposed towards Jews. е имал последната дума, а той е изпитвал винаги добри чувства към евреите. What did you feel when your childhood came to an abrupt end after just six years and you had to ascend the throne? Какво изпитахте, когато детството ви внезапно свърши It is difficult to anticipate the reaction of a young child in such на 6-годишна възраст и трябваше да се качите на a situation, no matter how prepared he may be. What truly престола? shocked me was the fact that within a single day, everyone Трудно е да се определи как може да реагира в такъв around started addressing me as 'Your Majesty' rather than момент едно дете на тази възраст, колкото и да е 'Your Highness'. подготвено. Фактът, който ме стресна, беше, че само в рамките на един ден хората около мен започнаха да Allow me to take you back to those tragic days when the се обръщат към мен с Ваше Величество, а не както до Communists sentenced your regents to death, and you, to предишния ден с Ваше Височество. a 50-year exile. Did all seem lost forever? Those were indeed frightful ordeals, mostly for my mother Позволете ми да ви върна към онези трагични дни, of course, with two underage children on her hands. It was когато комунистите осъдиха вашите регенти на смърт, particularly painful after the regents' execution. There was one а вас – на 50-годишно изгнание. Не изглеждаше ли detail that impressed me strongly. The senior regent, Professor всичко изгубено завинаги? Todor Pavlov, came to Varna to express his condolences for Това бяха действително страшни изпитания, естествено those – I would call them 'murders'. All seemed lost forever, най-вече за майка ми, с две малолетни деца на ръцете. yet life has surprises in store for us all the time, and I have Особено тежко беше след екзекуцията на регентите. Една lived to see the return to my homeland after a half-century подробност ме впечатли силно. Старшият регент проф. exile. Цар Борис с Княз Симеон, Петдесетница, 1943 г. Tsar Boris III and Prince Simeon, Pentecost 1943. 3 Cover Story Тодор Павлов One cannot help дойде във noticing your slightly Врана да изкаже old-fashioned but съболезнованията excellent Bulgarian. си за тези, аз How did you keep it бих ги нарекъл, up during your long убийства. Разбира absence? се, че всичко This was due to the изглеждаше fact that we had изгубено a small circle of завинаги, но Bulgarians with us. в живота има Communicating with изненади, така the émigrés, cultural че доживях и figures in exile – and момента да the Bulgarian colonies се завърна в around the world, as родината след we used to call them половинвековно back then – all helped. изгнание. Of course, reading Прави Bulgarian literature впечатление assisted me greatly, леко too. Симеон преди полет със свръхзвуков самолет в американската военна база Торехон, Испания, 1968 г. старомодният, но Simeon before his supersonic aircraft flight at the US Military Base in Torrejon, Spain, 1968 What did you get отличен български from your training at език, който не сте забравили през дългото си отсъствие the US Valley Forge Military Academy in 1958 and 1959? от страната. Как го поддържахте? That was an interesting stage of my life. My mother, the Tsarina Това се дължи на факта, че имаше един ограничен кръг от Giovanna, deemed it healthy for every young man to 'do his българи, които напуснаха родината с нас. Помагаше ми и soldiering'. Since I was not able to accomplish my military общуването с емиграцията, с културните дейци в изгнание, training in Bulgaria, we looked around for other options, с българските колонии по света, както ги наричахме finally deciding on the US. It features a number of military тогава. Разбира се, много ми помогна и четенето на наша colleges distinct from the official academies such as West литература. Point and Denver (nowadays Colorado Springs – Ed. note) for Какво ви даде подготовката в американската военна the Air Force or Annapolis for the Navy. Valley Forge provided академия „Вали me with a learning фордж” през experience, particularly 1958–1959 г.? in discipline, but also Това беше with an opportunity интересен етап от to observe the моя живот. Майка American way of ми царица Йоанна life. On weekends, I намираше, че е used to babysit along здравословно за with other cadets, всеки младеж „да си and we were able отбие войниклъка”. to see the lives of Тъй като не можех ordinary Americans. да сторя това Furthermore, I в България, се established a fair поогледахме за number of contacts други възможности within military circles. и най-сетне се I visited the Bulgarian спряхме на САЩ. diaspora as well. Там съществуват In 2001, you stated и спомагателни that the National академии, различни Movement Simeon от официалните II that you founded военни академии was going to strive като „Уест Пойнт”, С Негово Светейшество папа Йоан Павел ІІ, София, 23.05.2005 г. for a new ethics in „Денвър” за With His Holiness Pope John Paul II, Sofia, 23 May 2005 politics and integrity 4 Cover Story военновъздушните или „Анаполис” за военноморските everywhere.
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