Boiko Lambovski on Bulgaria, between East and West

Journalist and poet Toiko Lambovski sees Bulgaria as torn between East and West: "Byzantium, the Ottoman Empire, the Soviet Union - there was a give and take over the centuries. It is not for us to say whether giving or the taking constituted the lion's share. But it is important that we have come to know the East - at least in terms of our ancestors. We have never really got to know the West. On one hand it seems attractive to us; on the other hand, overly calculating. Dishonest, cold-hearted. Yet also somehow friendly and naturally generous. And then again unapproachable."

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