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Professor Nikolai Ovcharov showed today the first finds of the new archeological season at Perperikon. Among them is a very rare coin from the time of King Ivan Assen II, as well as bronze decoration crosses with the portraits of saints on them.  Photos: BGNES


“Art Center Pleven” plays host, July 18 through August 5, to the travelling exhibition entitled “Forum Wooden Figures”. The exposition, organized by the woodcarving section of the Union of Bulgarian Artists, features 60 works by 40 contemporary authors. The accent in the selection is placed on the merging of woodcarving with other artistic spheres.  Photos: BTA


High representatives of different institutions observed today onboard the “Verni” frigate episodes from the international marine military exercise “Breeze 2019”.  Photos: BTA


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