Mon, Sep 06 2010
Photo: Nadezhda Chipeva
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For one minute, in honour of one of Bulgaria's most beloved heroes and revolutionaries, Hristo Botev, traffic in Sofia came to a standstill.
A poem by the Bulgarian poet and revolutionary was read by the Bulgarian ambassador to the United States in the fifth annual Small Nations Poetry Reading.
Cannons made of cherry tree wood and the chill spectacle of a cluster of skulls and bones in a church may be the most prominent symbols of Bulgaria's 1876 April Uprising. While the uprising itself failed because of poor co-ordination by the rebels and a relentless and ruthless backlash by the Ottoman authorities, then in their fifth century of rule over Bulgaria, the very brutality of the suppression of the revolt got international attention and was a contributing factor to the Russo-Turkish War in 1877/78 that opened the way for Bulgaria's liberation.
Seaside may be best bet as some forecasters predict grey and wet weather for Sofia
Against a background of numerous complaints about exorbitant fares charged by some taxi firms, Bulgaria’s Cabinet has asked Parliament to approve legislation that would empower local authorities to set limits on taxi tariffs – a move that already has come in for criticism from the competition watchdog.
Between 160 and 180 people will be employed as 'EU funds management associates' and will be paid up to 2500 leva a month out of the technical assistance budget of the respective programme.
Interest among tourists who come to venerate the relics cited as justification for the spending.
First-graders will spend all day at school, in a 7.5 million leva programme approved on September 1 2010 by the Cabinet.