The leader of Bulgaria's Orthodox Christian church, Patriarch Neophyte, died late Wednesday at the age of 78, the Holy Synod announced.The charismatic religious leader was generally acclaimed as one of the most diplomatic figures of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, successfully quelling infighting among members of the Holy Synod after Patriarch Maxim's death.
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On this day back in 1987, Stefka Kostadinova set the still reigning world record in the women's high jump with 2.09 m which she jumped at the World Championships in Athletics in Rome.
Other important Bulgarian events on this date include:
* 1040 — The rebellion of Petar Delyan against the Byzantine tyranny begins.
* 1881 — In Sofia, the first flags are
The German newspaper Handelsblatt published a paid supplement dedicated to Bulgaria. Twelve coloured pages feature lengthy interviews and articles of prominent Bulgarian politicians and experts that speak on up to date problems.
The supplement's headline is
There is something irresistibly attractive in Russia’s defense of traditional and religious values (what might be called Russian neo-conservatism if that label had not been usurped by American Jewish warmongers). But where does it really come from? We tend to assume that it is a reaction to Western post-modern decadence.