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Zlatko Enev – Writer, Essayist, and Creator of Firecurl
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The past we carry – or deny.
Fragments rewritten,
rituals repeated.
What survives, what stains,
what returns in disguise.

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Memory and History

Nov 04, 2025

The Day of the Awakeners – Culture as Rescue, Culture as…

Every nation has its rituals of self-recognition. Some commemorate independence, others revolution, or the birth of constitutions. Bulgaria, like several of its Central and Eastern European neighbors, has chosen something more introspective — a holiday called the Day of the National Awakeners. Each…
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Oct 31, 2025

A Specter Is Haunting Bulgaria – the Specter of Europe

The Buzz: A Miniature Culture War Ignited by One Post Something strange is unfolding in Bulgaria – a Facebook post has detonated a miniature culture war about Europe, national dignity, and who gets to speak for the nation. The author is Milen Ruskov – one of Bulgaria’s two towering literary figures…
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What makes this essay striking is not its sub...
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One can’t help but smile at the way this text...
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A Note Before the EndYes, I know this piece i...
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