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The Fall of Communism in Bulgaria

By The World ⋅ December 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript
Book cover of "Lost in Transition"

A new book by Kristen Ghodsee tells the stories of ordinary lives upended by Bulgaria’s move from communism to capitalism in the late 1980s and 90s.

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Thracian Tinkers Keep Bride-Buying Tradition Alive

By Matthew Brunwasser ⋅ October 19, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript
The Thracian tinkers clan of Bulgaria, one of the communities with best preserved traditions, gathers in the village of Mogila near Stara Zagora on the feast of St. Todor, or Horse Easter. One of three nationwide gatherings a year at which community connections are strengthened as bride-wannabes are paraded through the crowd. (Photo: Zara Tzanev)

The ancient geographic area known as Thrace straddles Turkey, Greece, and Bulgaria. And in a corner of Bulgarian Thrace lives a Roma offshoot called the Thracian Tinsmiths or Tinkers. Remarkably, one of the traditions they’ve kept alive is bride-buying.

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Global Political Cartoons: March 12 – 18, 2011

By Carol Hills ⋅ March 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

The Land of the Rising Sun has become for some The Land of Rising Radiation Levels. The aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami has cartoonists morphing the red disc in Japan’s flag into everything from a radiation hazard symbol to a skull.
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Global Political Cartoons: March 5 – 11, 2011

By Carol Hills ⋅ March 11, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

The massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan spawn multiple images of a famous Japanese woodblock print. The tangled role of oil in the world’s response to Libya, and the space shuttle Discovery retires into the arms of another beached phenom.

Egypt through the eyes of other cartoonists

By Carol Hills ⋅ February 3, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Cartoonists outside the Middle East are commenting on events in Egypt just as much as those in the region. A few more references to the imagined back and forth between Hosni Mubarak and Barack Obama but just as many pyramids, dominoes and pharaohs. Take a look.

Gypsy brass band Karandila Junior

By The World ⋅ December 1, 2010 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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In Sliven, the gypsy capital of Bulgaria, an unusual Roma brass band hopes to give new life to traditional gypsy music. The band Karandila Junior is already winning fans around Europe. From Sliven (SLEE-ven), Matthew Brunwasser reports. < Download MP3
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Chinese cars for Europe

By The World ⋅ November 9, 2010 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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Last year China overtook the United States as the world’s biggest car market, buying 13.6 million vehicles in 2009. Chinese car producers are also exporting cars to developing countries and now they are starting to make inroads into the lucrative European market. A joint venture in Bulgaria will produce the first Chinese brand cars in the European Union. From Bahovitsa, Bulgaria, Matthew Brunwasser reports. Download MP3

Life for Roma back home

By The World ⋅ September 27, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

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This week the European Commission will decide if it will take action against France over its expulsion of Roma migrants. Correspondent Matthew Brunwasser reports on how the Bulgarian government is setting up social programs to help the Roma integrate back into Bulgarian society.

Black Sea Hotel

By The World ⋅ October 21, 2009 ⋅ 13 comments ⋅ Transcript

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voixbul150For most Americans, Bulgarian folk singing means one thing and one group: Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares. The world-famous choir features about 20 women, singing intricate arrangements of traditional folk melodies. Well, in Brooklyn, New York, The World’s Alex Gallafent met a different choir doing it their way. Download MP3 (Photo: Alex Gallafent)

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