Play nice everyone.
And don't dabble too far into politics. We have let this thread go, but that can change.
And don't dabble too far into politics. We have let this thread go, but that can change.
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By the way, I should have also added that I was quite the center of attention, as Americans are not as common in Bulgaria as other nationals, especially a Californian.Hi GrauGeist,
Yes I know about Vesti.
They (Vesti) are probably as bad as the BBC .....and others that you could make a long list of, no doubt.
It was the results from the EU websites that would be considered more informative.
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By the way, I should have also added that I was quite the center of attention, as Americans are not as common in Bulgaria as other nationals, especially a Californian.
So as you might imagine, I ended up in a great many conversations (fueled by Zagorka and rakia) and got some very in-depth insight into their thoughts and concerns.
Loved the people and the countryside is identical to central California, especially in the region around Plovdiv.I loved my time in Bulgaria. Great food, and the people were very friendly.
It just show's how much people differ with their interpretation of written word.
In post #221 I thought I had explained it sufficiently
Different people just see what they want or expect to see.
I don't take sides. This whole thread started with knocking the Russians. They are fellow human beings just like everybody else, with feelings just like everybody else, yet myself and a few others were not ''Western'' biased, but had more moderate views .....and that is an obvious sin, is it?
I'm guilty of doing that on occasion, using "Russian" as a catch-all instead of using "Soviet".And certainly russkiy should not be used as equivalent of everything sovetskiy (Soviet). Which happens to often even in the best historical researches.
If you ever get a chance, the Burgas airport (just south of town, on the road to Nessebar) has a great collection of Soviet aircraft from Bulgaria's cold-war years.I flew in and out of Sofia a couple of times in the mid 2000's. I didn't get to spend much time or get to wander around but I had a favorable impression.
I'm guilty of doing that on occasion, using "Russian" as a catch-all instead of using "Soviet".
Wikipedia:
According to the most prominent theory, the name Rus', like the Finnish name for Sweden (Ruotsi), is derived from an Old Norse term for "the men who row" (rods-) as rowing was the main method of navigating the rivers of Eastern Europe.
One of the earliest written sources mentioning the people called Rus' (as Rhos) dates to 839 in the Annales Bertiniani. This chronicle identifies them as a Germanic tribe called the Swedes. According to the Kievan Rus' Primary Chronicle, compiled in about 1113, the Rus' were a group of Varangians, Norsemen who had relocated somewhere from the Baltic region (literally "from beyond the sea"), first to Northeastern Europe, then to the south where they created the medieval Kievan state.
So - apparently the real Russians are Swedes.
The Danelaw?England was Viking. Plenty Viking.
Just a Viking as the Vikings.
Yes, it happens. No problem when it's just a slip of the tongue. Also many historical materials used "russian" so it might be difficult to see the difference.