Bulgarian-Russian relations

Long before Bulgaria gained independence, Russia supported the Bulgarians by attracting them to their service. Already in 1759 the Bulgarian regiment was created in Russia ^[1] .

Diplomatic Relations

Diplomatic relations between the two countries were first established on July 7, 1879 , almost immediately after the signing of the Berlin Treaty on July 1 of the same year, on the basis of which the Bulgarian Principality was created.

October 6, 1915 - diplomatic relations were interrupted after the declaration of the war of Bulgaria, which appeared in the First World War on the side of Germany against Russia.

From the illustrated magazine Iskra , October 11, 1915:

This is how the former secretary of our mission in Sofia, Yu. V. Sabler, reports the external history of Bulgaria’s diplomatic rupture with its savior. Returning after the delivery of the note to Radoslavov in the mission, I saw a terribly smug Germans. It was hard to watch the unfolding mobilization. These masses of Bulgarians, who must fight against us and our valiant Serb friends, should be under their banners next to the Germans. Since the presentation of the ultimatum, none of us has been shown on the street. Our friends, ardent Russophiles, hid like mice. Only Danev came in and, having gained courage, chatted something, either expressed his condolences or sympathy. The next day, at 2 hours and 40 minutes, the head of the protocol Milchev arrived on a mission, handed over a sealed packet with an answer to an ultimatum and demanded that I sign on the packet and set the hour and minute. It was two hours before the expiration of the period we had given. We were ready for disaster, - the answer was not unexpected for us. However, all of us were seized with a feeling of deepest sorrow and acute pain. Reading the sent answer, written in Bulgarian, we experienced a terrible state. The shield with the Imperial emblem and the Russian flag were immediately removed from the mission building, and the Dutch flag was hoisted immediately and the Dutch chairman moved to our mission, who took upon himself the defense of the interests of Russian citizens. Then we began to prepare for departure. The day of September 23rd was completely calm. The population of the capital was completely indifferent to the ongoing gap. Ferdinand Koburgsky , as the Petit Paristen correspondent reports, on the day of the break drove twice past the Russian mission building to look at the Dutch flag that replaced the Russian one ^[2] .

In 1918, diplomatic relations were restored de jure in connection with the signing and ratification of the Brest Peace Treaty , but were not de facto implemented. No ambassadors were appointed, but the special representative of Bulgaria, Stefan Chaprashikov , was appointed, who managed to present his credentials to the Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the RSFSR Sverdlov . On November 13, relations were again terminated due to the cancellation of the Brest Treaty. ^{[3] The} armistice with the Entente and the Neuilly Peace Treaty also contained clauses on the annulment of the Brest Treaty.

Diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and the Soviet Union were established on July 23, 1934 .

During World War II, Bulgaria allied with Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union .

On September 5, 1942, the Soviet consulate in Varna was closed, and on September 15 of the same year, materials were removed from it, which were then displayed at an anti-Soviet exhibition ^[4] .

Currently, Bulgaria has an embassy in Moscow and three consulates (in St. Petersburg , Novosibirsk and Yekaterinburg ). Russia, in turn, has an embassy in Sofia , as well as two consulates (in Varna and Ruse ).

In March 2015, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev refused to come to Moscow for the anniversary celebrations on the occasion of the Victory over Nazi Germany.

In September 2015, Bulgaria became the only country that banned the passage of Russian planes with humanitarian cargo for Syria over its territory.

• Embassy of Bulgaria in Moscow
• Panslavism

• Karyshkovsky, Pyotr Osipovich Russian-Bulgarian relations during the Balkan Wars Svyatoslav // Questions of history. 1951. No. 8;
• Karyshkovsky, Pyotr Osipovich On the chronology of the Russian-Byzantine war at Svyatoslav // Byzantine time-book. 1952. T. V;
• Karyshkovsky, Pyotr Osipovich On the issue of primary sources on the history of Svyatoslav’s campaigns // Brief Communications of the Institute of Slavic Studies. 1952. No. 9;
• Karyshkovsky, Pyotr Osipovich Balkan Wars Svyatoslav in the Byzantine historical literature // Byzantine time-book. 1953. T. 6;

• Embassy of Russia in Sofia (in Russian, Bulgarian and English)
• Embassy of Bulgaria in Moscow (in Russian, Bulgarian and English)
• What is behind the Bulgarian energy reversal // NG , May 2018