The materials, used in this section are written by the journalist and theatrical critic, Mrs. Penka Kalinkova. For several key years, she was also a member of the Board of the Directors of Plovdiv 2019 Foundation. Hers was also the idea to name the area and the project The Tobacco City.
Stories from the Tobacco city
The beginning
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How It All Started
The story of the Plovdiv Tobacco line is a story of successful merchants and entrepreneurs who have found stimulus in the union.
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The Big Tobacco Merchants
In the first half of the last century the wealth of the tobacco traders leaves a mark upon the city landscape
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The Wheel of Time
In the 20ties and the 30ties the “Ivan Vazov” street had not only been the street of the foreign consulates, but also of the houses of the tobacco dealers.
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The Tobacco Architecture
Arch. Rumiana Proykova tells about the unique architectural ensemble.
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The Visioners, Creating the Buildings
The bastilles of arch Popov determined the urban characteristics of Plovdiv for many years.
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People and Places Behind the Novel "Tobacco"
Dimitrar Dimov and his Plovdivan prototypes, described in the "Tobacco" Novel
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The Film "Stories from the Tobacco city"
Documentary flim "Stories from the Tobacco City", production of Bulgarian National Television, Channel Plovdiv, together with the author, journalist and theatrical critic Mrs. Penka Kalinkova.
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