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History, faith, nature, festivals and practical tips about the village of Kazashko near Varna.
Did you know…? 15 curious facts about Kazashko village near Varna
15 curious facts about Kazashko (Varna): the 1897 Sofia talks, the Tsar’s gift to Salomonida, the frozen lake, the longboat “Perun” and bells cast…
Read →History of Kazashko: from the Nekrasovites to today
The history of Kazashko near Varna: from the Russian Church schism and Ignat Nekrasov’s Cossacks to the 1905 founding, “Kazashka Mahala” and today’s…
Read →Who are the Old Believers, Nekrasovites and Lipovans of Kazashko?
Who are the Old Believers, Nekrasovites and Lipovans? Faith, the two-finger cross, the lestovka, dress, language and daily life in Kazashko and…
Read →Church of the Holy Protection (Pokrov) in Kazashko and Cossack Day
The Old Believer Church of the Holy Protection (Pokrov) in Kazashko, built in 1935: the legend of its five bells, its feast day on 14 October and…
Read →Sailors’ and Fishermen’s Day in Kazashko: the village’s biggest festival
Every August Kazashko marks Sailors’ and Fishermen’s Day: a church service, a fair, a fish feast and a lakeside concert. Programme, traditions,…
Read →Kazashko Protected Site and the Birds of Lake Varna
The Kazashko Protected Site (1995) and the Lake Varna and Lake Beloslav Natura 2000 zone: reed beds, over 200 bird species, avocets, stilts,…
Read →The Healing Mud of Lake Varna
What the healing mud of Lake Varna is, how it forms on the lake bed, how long it has been studied and why the mud deposit near Kazashko is known.
Read →How to Get to Kazashko from Varna: Bus 18A, Train, Car and Boat
A practical guide to reaching Kazashko near Varna: city bus 18A, the train to Topolite station, by car on the Varna–Devnya road or by boat to Bon…
Read →Kazashko Fishermen and Boatbuilders: the Longboat “Perun” and Tsar Boris III
The boatbuilders of Kazashko: master Foma Kondratov and the longboat “Perun”, the boat made for Tsar Boris III, the dolphin hunters and the church…
Read →Kazashko and Tataritsa: Bulgaria's Two Old Believer Communities
Kazashko (Varna) and Tataritsa (Silistra) compared: the only two Old Believer communities in Bulgaria. Their origins, faith, dress, festivals and…
Read →Kazashko Today: Community Centre, Kalinushka Folk Group and Cossack Culture Centre
Kazashko today: the Mikhail Sholokhov – 1958 community centre, the Kalinushka folk group, the Centre for Cossack Culture, a twin village and a…
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