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Bulgarian Culture Under Communism
One of the most striking features of Bulgarian culture during the Communist period was its dependent and imposed character. Cultural life was no longer...
Modern Bulgarian Visual Artists
Among the most important modern Bulgarian painters are Anton Mitov and Ivan Angelov. Anton Mitov played a major role not only as an artist...
The Rise of the Bulgarian Novel
One of the most important Bulgarian novelists of the nineteenth century was Lyuben Karavelov (1835–1879). He played a major role in shaping modern Bulgarian...
Corinth from Ancient Ruins to Christian History
Ancient Artifacts and Excavations
In the village that now stands on the site of old Corinth, small shops sell fragments from the ongoing excavations. These...
Corinth and St. Timothy
Timothy in Charge of the Church
After Paul’s missionary work in Corinth, he left his trusted companion, Timothy, in charge of the church there. Paul...
Modern Athens
Marble, Beauty, and Urban Life
Streets and Dust
Modern Athens has a neat and beautiful appearance thanks to the widespread use of marble and white stucco....
Colosseum afterward
The third grandee, Festus, we have seen already, the most senior of the ex-consuls in all these years, having given the year his name...
Norman West part 24
I know that no sooner hadst thou taken up the reins of government, than thou wast involved in many wars, and that now when...
Population Growth and Religious Diversity
During the centuries of Turkish rule, the population of Bosnia was never officially counted. However, after Austria took control in 1878, a proper census...
The Transformation of Bosnia
From Chaos to Prosperity
Today, anyone visiting Bosnia would have a hard time believing the terrible conditions that existed there only a few decades ago....
