Ongoing Balkan Tensions
The Unresolved Ethnic Struggle
While Austria’s recent triumph may temporarily discourage the Balkan Slavs, the racial conflict is likely to resurface. Behind the small kingdom and the Slav principality of Montenegro stands the mighty Empire...
National Ambitions and Balkan Politics
At the signing of the Treaty of Berlin, Austria gained influence over Bosnia and Herzegovina, while Bulgaria fell under the presumed influence of Russia. The current situation in the Balkans hasn’t altered this balance...
Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria’s Assertiveness
The Austrian government’s proclamation of the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina without the consent of other powers directly violated the Treaty of Berlin. However, the move aligned with the spirit of the treaty, which...
Veliko Tarnovo – legends and reality
Bulgaria Holidays – Veliko Tarnovo – past and contemporaneousness, legends and reality, rich cultural inheritance and active social life
The town of Veliko Tarnovo is in north central Bulgaria, in the valley of Yantra River....
Caribbean Cruises
Cruises to the Caribbean, South Seas and across the Mediterranean may still be booming, but nowadays more and more people are heading north - to the Land of the Midnight Sun.
Hurtigruten` means `speedy route`...
