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Oil on canvas painting “Young Shevchenko in Kanev”, size 110х160 cm, by artist Nina Volkova (1917-1993), artwork from the collection of Kobzar Art Gallery

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I needed to practice drawing my demons' fangs for something I'm doing✨️✨️

So I'm going to leave my sketches here and... *flies away* yaaay xD

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Day 25:

The Color of Friendship (2000)

The Bridge to Terabithia (2007)

[archaeologyinbulgaria]

Bizarre 9th Century Seal with ‘Adult’ Baby Jesus, Virgin Mary Discovered in Capital of First Bulgarian Empire Pliska

The 9th century seal found in Bulgaria’s early medieval capital Pliska features the Virgin Mary with a “grown-up” Baby Jesus on one side, and the Calvary Hill with the cross on the other. Photo: TV grab from BNT A 9th century lead seal with a weird depiction of Jesus Christ alongside Virgin Mary has been discovered by archaeologists excavating an aristocrat’s mansion from the Early Middle Ages in…

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[marykk1990]

My next post in support of Ukraine is:

Next site, the Shevchenko National Reserve (Шевченківський національний заповідник) near Kaniv, Ukraine. It's where his tomb is located, and there is a museum dedicated to him. It covers an area of almost 112 acres. Taras Shevchenko is considered to be the father of modern Ukrainian literature. He was a "poet, writer, artist, public and political figure, folklorist, and ethnographer." Here's a link to the Ukrainian museum portal for the reserve.

#StandWithUkraine

#СлаваУкраїні 🇺🇦🌻

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Authorities are working on “all possible versions” regarding the murder in broad daylight of influential Bulgarian business figure Alexei Petrov while police are still researching the crime scene, media reported on Thursday.

“The version that the murder was ordered by people close to him has not been ruled out,” reported bTV channel.

In the meantime, MP Atanas Atanasov demanded a high-level meeting on national security following the murder.

On Wednesday, representatives of the Prosecution and the Ministry of Interior gave a briefing where they said that witnesses are being questioned but without giving any further update on the possible motive or type of weapon used.

Petrov was shot dead on Wednesday along with an as yet unidentified woman who is now confirmed to have survived the attack. They were in the presence of three bodyguards, walking around a forest route in Sofia’s Vitosha mountain, near Dragalevski neighbourhood where Petrov lived.

Bulgarian National Television reported on Thursday that Petrov was not expecting any danger and his security was behind him. 

This is the latest killing of an influential figure with alleged criminal ties from the same generation. On May 25, Krassimir Kanev “Kyro”, along with three other people, was shot dead in his home in Cape Town, South Africa.

Some experts see a possible tie between the killings. Politicians and commentators have also adopted the phrase that Bulgaria is “returning to the 1990s” because of the increased attacks on organised crime figures, symptomatic of internal conflicts.

“The mobster years have never gone away,” commented Democratic Bulgaria MP Ivaylo Mirchev on Wednesday. 

“Key figures who knew and remembered quite a lot are now going away,” investigative journalist Miroluba Benatova told Bulgarian National Radio on Thursday, adding: “Everyone is surprised by this murder. Such turnouts are not to be expected, especially when it concerns such an influential figure who has been through everything.”

Petrov, sometimes nicknamed “The Tractor” for his imposing character, was born in 1962. He graduated from the police academy in Pazardzhik in 1981 and worked as part of Bulgaria’s anti-terorrism unit during the last decade of the Communist regime as well as in the structures of the repressive state security apparatus, including as an undercover agent.

In the early 1990s, some members of the former police entered the private sector through insurance and security firms. Petrov was part of this trend. These firms are now often associated with organised crime, political influence and assassinations of other influential figures in the late-1890s and early-2000s. 

There were previous assassination attempts against Petrov in 1998, 2002 and 2015, all ending without conclusive investigations.

“After the turbulent 1990s, Petrov underwent a metamorphosis, typical of many similar individuals in Eastern Europe in that transitional era. He began to gradually make his business more transparent, as well as entering official relations with state institutions,” wrote Capital Weekly newspaper.

It noted that Petrov was one of the supporters of future Sofia mayor, three-time Prime Minister and GERB party leader Boyko Borissov – who also developed businesses in security, was once a bodyguard to Communist leader Todor Zhivkov in the 1990s and in 1998 had shares in a firm along with Petrov. 

Despite this connection, in 2010, Petrov was briefly arrested as part of a raid against an organised crime group, and in 2011 was investigated for bribery, corruption and extorsion among other charges. He denied wrongdoing, was later cleared and successfully counter-sued the state for 21 million euro in damages.

On February 17, in a TV interview, Borissov said he and Petrov “we were always opponents, although not enemies” and credited him with preventing a terrorist attack in Sofia in the mid-1980s without providing further details. 

In 2011 Petrov founded the major insurance company Lev Ins.

Petrov was also a lecturer on national and cyber security at Sofia’s University of National and World Economy as well as at Plovdiv University. His rich biography includes positions such being the President of Bulgaria’s karate association. 

In his most recent interviews, Petrov was critical of the current politics of GERB and was also in favour of the ousting of Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev, who was a subject of an attack in May.

Borissov has yet to comment on the murder.

Opponents of the current coalition, such as former GERB member and Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov and recent interim Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev, noted in their first statements that Petrov was instrumental in the creation of the current cabinet, featuring two opposing blocks.

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Ivans Childhood (1962) was filmed on and near the Dnieper River, Kanev, Ukraine.

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Michael O'Flaherty, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, has urged Bulgarian President Rumen Radev not to approve the newly passed law banning the discussion of LGBTQ+ topics in schools. O'Flaherty made this appeal via a post on the "X" platform on Monday.

This call comes in response to the Bulgarian parliament's recent approval of the law, which occurred after both first and second readings. The final step before the law is enacted is for the president to issue a decree for its promulgation.

O'Flaherty expressed being "deeply troubled" by the legislation and emphasized the need for authorities to fight against discrimination and hostile rhetoric towards LGBTQ+ individuals, particularly in the context of upcoming elections.

The Bulgarian parliament passed the law last Wednesday, following a proposal by the pro-Russian party "Revival" (Vazrazhdane). The legislation criminalizes the "promotion" of "non-traditional sexual orientation" and gender identities that differ from biological ones. Similar laws in Hungary and Russia have faced significant criticism from Brussels.

Following the adoption of the law, protests erupted in Sofia and Varna. Additionally, on Saturday, MEP Radan Kanev from "We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria" (WCC-DB) announced plans to appeal to the European Commission (EC), the European Parliament (EP), and the European People's Party (EPP) to assess the newly adopted anti-LGBTQ+ amendment in Bulgaria.

On Monday, the "Buditelkite Foundation" and the "Deystvie" youth LGBTQ+ organization submitted a petition with 7,038 signatures from citizens and 76 non-governmental organizations, urging President Radev to veto the law.

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Oh no xD

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L’Azerbaïdjan et la Turquie soupçonnés de couvrir les intérêts russes dans l’UE – EURACTIV.fr

On peut s’attendre à un sérieux durcissement de la réaction diplomatique de l’UE contre l’Azerbaïdjan suite au conflit du Haut-Karabakh, a déclaré l’eurodéputé bulgare Radan Kanev lors d’un entretien exclusif pour Euractiv Bulgarie.

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Kaneve - Ice Chain - SoundCloud

Listen to Kaneve - Ice Chain by KANEVE on #SoundCloud

Greetings Oliver Mintzlaff,

Monsterwolf Music is a Record Label in Germany.

Regards,

Adrian Blake-Trotman

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1,100-year-old breastplate to ward off evil may contain the oldest Cyrillic writing ever found

Live Science By Owen Jarus May 20, 2023 A 1,100 year-old inscription found on a breastplate unearthed in the ruins of a Bulgarian fortress may be one of the oldest Cyrillic texts ever found.  “The text was written on a lead plate worn on the chest to protect the wearer from trouble and evil,” said Ivailo Kanev, an archaeologist with Bulgaria’s National Museum who leads the team excavating the…

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ITF W25 Nottingham (Apr 17) R1: Vlada Ekshibarova [Q] def. Danielle Daley 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-3 Match Recap

An illustration of Vlada Ekshibarova's comeback win (📸 ITF Media; screenshot self-compiled)

Veteran Vlada Ekshibarova, whose career high ranking was 352 back in 2008, qualified for this week's ITF Nottingham main draw. She went on to face Danielle Daley, which match lasted 3 hours and 24 minutes in a tight fashion. However, each set had distinct flows.

Vlada initially started the first set with a working service game to hold 1-0 and so did D. Daley. However, poor shot choices was the reason behind Vlada got broken 2-1 (with unsuccessful constant slicing) and D. Daley had an erratic service game to be broken back, and this happened for the next 2 games. Although everybody held their serves for the subsequent 2, D. Daley broke back again at the expense of Vlada's forehand error, leaving the former the opportunity to serve for the first set for the first time.

Likely stemmed from tightness, D. Daley got broken back to 5-5 even if she tried to make Vlada move across the court, forcing the latter to err numerous times until the former broke again to 6-5. Rediscovering her serve at the end of the set, D. Daley took the first set 7-5.

Vlada Ekshibarova's set point conversion to 7-6(5), 2nd set (🎥 ITF Media)

However, the momentum could not be sustained to the second set. In contrary of the first set with 3 breaking games, the start of the second set and toward the end of rhe match were the only occasion the breaking games happened. D. Daley was aggressive here, hence she broke early to 1-0, but Vlada came back after absorbing her rhythm again.

For several occasions, both players could hold their serves. Somehow, even if D. Daley tried a deep point construction to start the ninth game (which ended with a smash), Vlada went erratic, hence the break to 5-4 and D. Daley had the opportunity to serve for the match. The situation was similar to the other sets with the latter being broken to 5-5 as another error-prone service game occurred. Just two games later, the tie-breaker was necessary.

D. Daley initially was ahead 5-2 since she brought Vlada off the balance, but her errors while being ahead did not help, turning the tables from there since thanks to Vlada's (suddenly) successful service game. This put pressure on D. Daley, when she double-faulted to precede a 33-shot rally that ended with Vlada's forehand winner from her deuce side of the court. As a result, Vlada took the second set 7-6(5).

Vlada Ekshibarova's converted match point to 6-3, 3rd set (📸 ITF Media)

In this match, the first six games of the third set determined the whole outcome. As Vlada steadily regained her serve thanks to digging deep while raising the momentum sustainability question, D. Daley started to crumble, which affected the continuation of the turnaround.

The momentum swing started after both held their service games to 1-1, where both Vlada and D. Daley engaged in another breaking game to 2-2. Being under pressure, D. Daley committed more errors in her next service game, where a spotted forehand error and double fault resulted in Vlada breaking to 3-2. The latter then consolidated her service games to 4-2, before breaking again since D. Daley started getting more passive, a result to her crumble from the start of the third set.

Two games later, Vlada should have served for the match, which at *5-2 30-30, D. Daley could come up with a forehand down-the-line winner as a gateway to break to 3-5 later on. The victory was delayed after just one game, since D. Daley double-faulted at 5-3* 30-30 before her forehand down-the-line saved one of the match points, where it was converted at the expense of her forehand error.

A clutch showing from Vlada despite this match being a rollercoaster on its own. However, she has to face eighth seed Elena Malygina in the next round, who defeated Kathleen Kanev in also a close match, 6-4, 6-7(5), 7-5. This should be an interesting match when two generations collide!