{"id":2119,"date":"2024-05-10T17:26:18","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T14:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/?p=2119"},"modified":"2025-10-05T18:30:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T15:30:20","slug":"looking-at-bulgaria-from-cyprus-perspectives-on-culture-diplomacy-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/?p=2119","title":{"rendered":"Looking at Bulgaria from Cyprus: Perspectives on Culture, Diplomacy &#038; Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2120 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Korica-Modern-Dimension-11-2-2023-1024x699.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"631\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Korica-Modern-Dimension-11-2-2023-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Korica-Modern-Dimension-11-2-2023-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Korica-Modern-Dimension-11-2-2023-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Korica-Modern-Dimension-11-2-2023-1536x1048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Korica-Modern-Dimension-11-2-2023-2048x1397.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Summary: <em>This paper is a first attempt in weaving an overarching Cypriot-Bulgarian narrative. Its working <\/em><em>hypothesis is that the contemporary Cypriot-Bulgarian relationship stands on two main pillars: On one <\/em><em>hand, is the Orthodox Christian background, and on the other, is the Socialist background. With the end of <\/em><em>the Cold War, the Fall of Communism and the subsequent accession of both countries in the European <\/em><em>Union, the traditions of these two socio-political currents have both served in further enhancing the <\/em><em>relations of the two nations. Taking into consideration the cultural, diplomatic and security fronts, the <\/em><em>paper furnishes the narrative with autobiographical stories in order to highlight the manifestation of these <\/em><em>multifaceted relations.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Kaoullas, L.G. (2023), &#8220;Looking at Bulgaria from Cyprus: Perspectives on Culture, Diplomacy &amp; Security&#8221;, in V.Chantov (ed.), <em>Modern Dimensions in European Education and Research Area, Bulgarian-Cypriot Cultural Communications<\/em>, Proceedings, Vol. 11, with Papers of the Seventeenth International Traveling Seminar of ULSIT, 30th-31st May 2023, University of Library Studies and Information Technologies (Sofia), University of Cyprus (Nicosia), Bulgarian Cultural Center (Limassol), Sofia: Za bukvite &#8211; O pismeneh, pp. 21-28.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Bulgaria-Cyprus-May2023-LGK.pdf\">Click to read the chapter (pdf) here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2122 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/flags.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/flags.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/flags-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/flags-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf \u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf \u03c0\u03b9\u03bf \u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03af \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c3\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u03b4\u03c1\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u201cModern Dimensions of the European Educational and Scientific Space \u2013 Bulgarian-Cypriot Cultural Communications\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/?p=2025\">\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03ae\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03a4\u03c1\u03af\u03c4\u03b7, 30 \u039c\u03b1\u0390\u03bf\u03c5 2023 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03a4\u03c1\u03af\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03a0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae\u03bc\u03b9\u03bf \u039a\u03cd\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5, \u03c3\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf University of Library Studies and Information Technologies (ULSIT) \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0392\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b3\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b1\u03c2<\/a>. \u03a4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03ad\u03b4\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b4\u03b9\u03bf\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1\u03bd\u03ce\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03a5\u03c0\u03b7\u03c1\u03b5\u03c3\u03af\u03b1 \u0394\u03b9\u03b5\u03b8\u03bd\u03ce\u03bd \u03a3\u03c7\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0392\u03b9\u03b2\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03b8\u03ae\u03ba\u03b7 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03a0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bc\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u039a\u03cd\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5.<\/p>\n<p>\u03a3\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03b4\u03b7\u03bc\u03bf\u03c3\u03b9\u03b5\u03cd\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u03a5\u03c0\u03b7\u03c1\u03b5\u03c3\u03af\u03b1 \u0394\u03b9\u03b5\u03b8\u03bd\u03ce\u03bd \u03a3\u03c7\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03bd \u03a0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bc\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u039a\u03cd\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5 &#8211; University of Cyprus International Relations Service, \u0392\u03b9\u03b2\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03b8\u03ae\u03ba\u03b7 \u03a0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bc\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u039a\u03cd\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100064396135478\/posts\/624741879682344\/\">\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf Facebook (01\/06\/2023)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u03a0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 News (01\/06\/2023), \u00ab<a href=\"https:\/\/paideia-news.com\/panepistimio-kyproy\/2023\/06\/01\/%E2%80%9Cmodern-dimensions-of-the-european-educational-and-scientific-space-bulgarian-cypriot-cultural-communications%E2%80%9D\/\">\u03a3\u03c5\u03bd\u03ad\u03b4\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03a0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae\u03bc\u03b9\u03bf \u039a\u03cd\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5 &#8211; \u201cModern Dimensions of the European Educational and Scientific Space, Bulgarian-Cypriot Cultural Communications\u201d<\/a>\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2123\" src=\"https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/471476396_512834808468306_3308960714746362922_n-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"439\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/471476396_512834808468306_3308960714746362922_n-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/471476396_512834808468306_3308960714746362922_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/471476396_512834808468306_3308960714746362922_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/471476396_512834808468306_3308960714746362922_n-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/471476396_512834808468306_3308960714746362922_n-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/471476396_512834808468306_3308960714746362922_n-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/471476396_512834808468306_3308960714746362922_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2125\" src=\"https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/471385960_512834815134972_7952957101665283571_n-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"442\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/471385960_512834815134972_7952957101665283571_n-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/471385960_512834815134972_7952957101665283571_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/471385960_512834815134972_7952957101665283571_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/471385960_512834815134972_7952957101665283571_n-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/471385960_512834815134972_7952957101665283571_n-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/471385960_512834815134972_7952957101665283571_n-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/471385960_512834815134972_7952957101665283571_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2124\" src=\"https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/471250508_512834578468329_4687422161443462958_n-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/471250508_512834578468329_4687422161443462958_n-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/471250508_512834578468329_4687422161443462958_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/471250508_512834578468329_4687422161443462958_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/471250508_512834578468329_4687422161443462958_n-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/471250508_512834578468329_4687422161443462958_n-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/471250508_512834578468329_4687422161443462958_n-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/471250508_512834578468329_4687422161443462958_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This paper is a first attempt in weaving an overarching Cypriot-Bulgarian narrative. Its working hypothesis is that the contemporary Cypriot-Bulgarian relationship stands on two main pillars: On one hand, is the Orthodox Christian background, and on the other, is the Socialist background. With the end of the Cold War, the Fall of Communism and the subsequent accession of both countries in the European Union, the traditions of these two socio-political currents have both served in further enhancing the relations of the two nations. Taking into consideration the cultural, diplomatic and security fronts, the paper furnishes the narrative with autobiographical stories in order to highlight the manifestation of these multifaceted relations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2122,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,273,57,23,19,219,20],"tags":[289,281,288,221,36,59,176,220],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2119"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2126,"href":"https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119\/revisions\/2126"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lambros.com.cy\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}