Acting Chair of the Odesa City Council Ihor Koval and Deputy Chair of the Odesa Regional Council Vadim Shkarovskoy greeted the Bulgarian community during a ceremony marking the Day of the National Awakeners at the Renaissance Banquet Hall in Odesa on Saturday.
The event was part of the Week of Bulgarian Culture in Odesa and the region.
“Today we conclude the Week of Bulgarian Culture – an event that once again proved Odesa remains a place of culture and mutual respect,” Koval said. He thanked the organizers and participants, noting that the week’s events had allowed citizens to immerse themselves in Bulgarian traditions and honor the figures who shaped Bulgarian culture.
“More than two centuries ago, your ancestors came to the Bessarabian steppes – a land where only the wind blew. Today, it is a fertile region of fields and vineyards. You and your forebears turned this land into a blessed place,” said Shkarovskоy.
He emphasized that the Bulgarians of Odesa Region have preserved their history, culture, and language, passing them down through generations. “A people who remember and continue their history have a future. Together, we are one country – a country that will work and develop without forgetting its past,” he added.
Shkarovskоy expressed gratitude to the Consulate General of Bulgaria in Odesa and Consul General Svetoslav Ivanov for their support of the Ukrainian people and the friendship between the two nations.
“Your diaspora is so large that the Bulgarian language can be heard everywhere. Gradually, we too begin to understand it, because that is how we preserve history and pass this connection on to future generations,” Shkarovskoy concluded. Ukrainian Local Officials Extend Greetings to Bulgarian Community at National Awakeners’ Day Celebrations in Odesa THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-11-01 14:59:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law