Ilian Ruzhin is a correspondent with RFE/RL's Bulgarian Service.
The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices is a Bulgarian female vocal choir that received global recognition and a Grammy award for best traditional folk album in 1990. Decades later, it continues to bring traditional Bulgarian folk songs to a global audience.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his entourage face a war crimes tribunal on the stage of the National Theater in Sofia. The play, The Hague, tells the story of a child from Mariupol who yearns for justice after losing family members in a Russian bombardment.