Ilian Ruzhin is a correspondent with RFE/RL's Bulgarian Service.
Polling stations opened in Bulgaria on October 27 for the seventh parliamentary elections in three years. Divisions and mistrust on Bulgaria's political scene have deepened, enhancing the role of caretaker cabinets appointed by President Rumen Radev.
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.
