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Kazashko is one of seven unusual places near Varna. The article describes the Centre for Cossack Culture, the Kazacheta Sunday school and the sunsets over the lake.
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Kazashko in the media
TV reports, radio programmes, articles and academic research about Kazashko. The summaries are ours, and the links lead to the originals, most of which are in Bulgarian.
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Kazashko marks 120 years since its founding with a colourful festive programme ↗
A concert with Olga Vasilenko, Tedi Genev and the Kalinushka folk group. The community centre and the mayor’s office honoured 12 residents for their contribution to the village, among them Ekaterina Kritska, Fevronya Kritska and the mayor, Gergana Petkova. The report also tells how the Cossacks chose the lakeshore for its fishing.
Original title: С пъстра празнична програма Казашко отбеляза 120 години от основаването сиBy: BNR teamThe Cossack village celebrates its 120th anniversary ↗
An announcement of the anniversary concert marking 120 years since the founding of Kazashko, with Tedi Genev, the Elektra ballet, Olga Vasilenko and the Kalinushka folk group.
Original title: Селото на казаците празнува 120-годишен юбилейA film presents the colour of the Cossack community ↗
The educational film “Grad, tselunat ot moreto – Sharen krastopat” (“A City Kissed by the Sea – A Colourful Crossroads”) was made by young people. It shows Maslenitsa in Kazashko and the history of the community, with an interview with the mayor, Gergana Petkova.
Original title: Филм представя колорита на казашката общностRefugees from the Russian Empire founded Kazashko ↗
The article describes the settlement negotiations from 1897, the requirement for 100 families, the bells made from shell casings, the visits of Tsar Boris III and the first mixed marriage in 1949.
Original title: Бежанци от Руската империя основали КазашкоBy: Valeri Roev“Under One Sky”: the village of Kazashko, the smallest settlement in Varna Municipality ↗
The “Under One Sky” segment visits Kazashko in the programme before St Nicholas’ Day (Nikulden) and shows the life and faith of the Old Believer community.
Original title: „Под едно небе“: село Казашко, най-малкото населено място в община ВарнаGergana Petkova – an extraordinary woman ↗
A portrait of the mayor and ataman: a Master of Theology, author of the book “Kazashko – minalo, nastoyashte i badeshte” (“Kazashko – Past, Present and Future”) and founder of the Centre for Cossack Culture.
Original title: Гергана Петкова – една необикновена женаBy: Milcho IgnatovVisiting the Cossacks in the village of Kazashko ↗
The story of the village and of the descendants of the long-bearded Old Believers, told by the residents themselves.
Original title: На гости на казаците в село КазашкоBy: Veneta NikolovaVisiting the Cossacks in the Old Believer village of Kazashko ↗
A report on the museum, the Sunday school with 13 children, where they learn Russian and the faith, and Sailors’ and Fishermen’s Day. An English version is also available.
Original title: На гости на казаците в староверското село КазашкоBy: Veneta Nikolova“Lost in Time”: the Russian village in Bulgaria ↗
Memories of descendants of boatbuilders, the story of the twinning with Natukhayevskaya and the present-day look of the village.
Original title: „Изгубени във времето“: Руското село в БългарияBy: Radiana BozhikovaA village near Varna speaks Russian and keeps Cossack traditions ↗
A short piece based on the bTV report about the 1908 decree and the mayor’s efforts to combine a modern look for the village with preserving its traditions.
Original title: Варненско село говори на руски и пази казашки традицииThe village of Kazashko keeps the customs and culture of the Nekrasov Cossack Old Believers ↗
A documentary episode on how Varna’s smallest village preserves the spiritual heritage and customs of its founders.
Original title: Село Казашко пази обичаите и културата на казаците-некрасовци староверциKazashko – the pearl of Lake Varna ↗
A conversation with the mayor, Gergana Petkova, about ancestral memory and why every day is a holiday for Cossacks and Bulgarians in Kazashko.
Original title: Казашко – перлата на Варненското езероThe Varna village of Kazashko keeps the spirit and traditions of the Cossacks ↗
On Bulgarian Enlighteners' Day a Sunday school for Cossack language, religious education and traditions opened in the village, with 12 pupils. Mayor Gergana Petkova says a generation or two have been missed and it is time to catch up with the youngest. The article also describes the newly opened Centre for Cossack Culture, set up in a former school and health clinic.
Original title: Варненското село Казашко пази духа и традициите на казацитеA mayor and ataman runs the Old Believer village of Kazashko with heart and soul ↗
The article describes the Centre for Cossack Culture, the Kalinushka folk group, Cossack Day on 14 October and the lakeside park.
Original title: Кметица-атаман управлява с душа и сърце староверското село КазашкоBy: Daniela FarhiThe esaul of the Varna village of Kazashko ↗
A story about the bearded old men of the first generations and about how the village is young today, with many families with small children.
Original title: Есаулът на варненското село КазашкоAn esaul guards the heritage of the Don Cossacks near Varna ↗
The article tells of the scouts of 1897, the more than 50 houses in 1908 and the departure of about 60 families for the USSR in 1946.
Original title: Един есаул пази наследството на донските казаци край ВарнаBy: Elka VasilevaKazashko celebrates 110 years ↗
A report on the festival marking 110 years since the village was recognised by decree of Tsar Ferdinand in 1908. It features a big concert with visiting Cossack groups showing combat skills and horsemanship, and prizes for the best-kept yards.
Original title: Казашко празнува 110 годиниBy: Krastina MarinovaThe village of Kazashko celebrates an anniversary ↗
The celebration of the village’s 110th anniversary: a fair, the Kalinushka folk group and guests from Russia and Romania. The Cossack Nikolay Artyomov plays a Tula accordion, and the Roza ensemble comes from Novo Selo on the bank of the Danube.
Original title: Село Казашко празнува годишнинаBy: Daniela StoynovaKazashko village ↗
An episode of BNT 2's weekly travel programme devoted to Kazashko. The page has a video but no description of its content.
Original title: Село КазашкоThe Cossacks – one of the minority groups in Bulgaria ↗
The programme explains who the Cossacks are and why, by tradition, the men do not shave their beards and the women do not cut their hair.
Original title: Казаците – една от малцинствените групи у насKazashko celebrates Sailors’ and Fishermen’s Day ↗
A report on the festival: a service in the church, stalls, a fish feast and a concert. It also tells of the boatbuilders who built the longboat “Perun”.
Original title: Казашко чества Деня на моряка и рибаряBy: Krastina MarinovaKazashko – the village where old Russia lives on ↗
A video report by Daniela Pehlivanova and camera operator Viktor Petrov on the Russian language, songs and cuisine that the residents keep to this day. The story is told by Natalia Yavleva, who was born in the village and is a granddaughter of Russian settlers.
Original title: Казашко – селото, в което живее старата РусияBy: Maria AladzhovaThe village of Kazashko is like a magnet for Russians and Westerners ↗
The article is about the village’s tourism potential, the dolphin hunters, Tsar Boris III, the healing mud and the dream of a museum collection.
Original title: Село Казашко е като магнит за руснаци и западняциBy: Krastina Marinova“Odna dusha” (“One Soul”): a documentary film about Kazashko ↗
A Russian documentary film (38 min) shot in Kazashko in the autumn. The village’s older residents tell their stories, and the film also shows Captain Perfeni Vikulov’s “lipovanochka” (Lipovan fishing boat), which now stands in front of the Centre for Cossack Culture.
Original title: „Одна душа“: документален филм за КазашкоBy: Marina IvanovaA mayor and ataman is in command in the Varna village of Kazashko ↗
Topics include the smoking ban, celebrating New Year on 14 January and the Kalinushka folk group’s award from the First Moscow Folklore Festival in 2006.
Original title: Кметица атаман командва във варненското село КазашкоBy: Dobromir RadushevVideo
54 videos about Kazashko: reports, documentaries, festivals, sunsets and aerial footage. Most are in Bulgarian or Russian.
Reports and films 9
Festivals and events 16
From above 7
Nature, sunsets and windsurfing 12
Walks 3
Archive 5
Research
The re-emigration of Old Believers from Dobruja: the “Bulgarian” stage of 1946 (based on archival data) ↗
A scholarly study, based on archival family lists, of the departure of the Old Believers from Tataritsa and Kazashko for the Ukrainian SSR in 1946.
Original title: Реэмиграция старообрядцев из Добруджи: «болгарский» этап 1946 г. (по архивным данным)The Slavic World in the Third Millennium, vol. 19, no. 3–4 (2024), pp. 96–118Russian Old Believers in Bulgaria ↗
An ethnographic overview of the faith, dress, language, rituals and everyday life of the Old Believers in Kazashko and Tataritsa.
Original title: Руските старообредци в БългарияBalgarska etnografia (Bulgarian Ethnography)Do you know of another article or report about Kazashko? Write to us at info@kazashko.com.