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fountain with traditional ornaments, which was placed outside the main fence. All of Petkova's memorabilia including awards, journals, private diaries, unpublished work, paintings, dresses from her performances, and personal typewriters are all displayed inside. The museum house is currently being renovated, with an expected official opening to be held in 2024 by Petkova's family, as mentioned in a 2021 op-ed by her daughter, Bulgarian journalist Olia Al-Ahmed.
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2010 – Armenian Song - a collection of poems in two languages published by Demax with the assistance of the Armenian Embassy in Bulgaria. The premiere was held on December 2, 2010, at the National Library in Sofia. The poet's daughter - journalist and translator Olya Al-Ahmed is the compiler and
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region, where Petkova wrote much of her work, and where she spent the last years of her life from 1999 to 2009, has been turned into a symbolic museum celebrating her life and artistic career. In the summer of 2021, the Palestinian Embassy in Bulgaria contributed to the museum by giving a small
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Although mostly known for her romantic poetry, Vanya Petkova frequently used her artistic skills in the fight against the injustice done towards people of color, becoming an important voice against racism and xenophobia in Eastern Europe among artists. In her poem titled
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2021 – Pirate Poems by Vanya Petkova - the American edition of Pirate Poems (2009), republished in Los Angeles, California, by Vanya Petkova's grandson - Joseph Al Ahmad, and dedicated to actor Johnny Depp.
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In 2021, the book Pirate Poems was fully translated from Bulgarian to English by Snezhana Sokolova and republished in Los Angeles, California by Vanya Petkova's youngest grandson, actor and director
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was issued with the assistance of the Armenian Embassy in Bulgaria, becoming the first posthumous book by Petkova. The official premiere of its publication was held on December 2, 2010, at
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countess Anastasia Zhitskaya, Petkova's paternal grandmother. In the early days of Petkova's career, these facts allegedly served as the main reason for a ban imposed on her poetry by
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Petkova is widely regarded as one of the most consequential Eastern European poets, with a total of 34 books to her name. Her poetry has been translated to 13 languages, including
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The memorial plaque on the house in Ezerovo, Plovdiv, where Petkova lived and worked from 1999 to 2009. The plaque was donated by the Municipality of the town of Purvomay, in 2010.
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a compilation of her most notable work with five additional newly written poems, two of which were written in English by Petkova herself, and dedicated to American actor
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Petkova's literary debut was in 1959, when her original poem followed by an essay were published in a local newspaper. In 1965 her first book titled
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In 2019, Vanya Petkova was posthumously awarded the honorary title "Unifier of Cultures" by the Bulgarian Union of Spanish-speaking Journalists.
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Georgi Džagarov Award, 2005; Bulgarian Writers Union Award 1985; Honorary badge of Kustendil, Bulgaria; Unifier Of Cultures (posthumous) 2019
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Petkova's house is Ezerovo has been turned into a symbolic museum of her legacy and is taken care of by her daughter and grandchildren.
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Petkova has conducted over 800 stage performances all over the world, including two on board a flying passenger airplane en route from
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region, where she spent the last 10 years of her lifetime until 2009, and where she created her last work, among which the short novel
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and Nasser, friends, colleagues and admirers of her poetry all present. Petkova's resting site is in the Notable Figures' quarter at
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2008 – Topics and essays in literature. - a series of topics and essays for Bulgarian students from 9th to 12th grade (co-author).
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the screen actor Vanya Petkova admired most, as claimed by her family. The book was republished in 2021 by her grandson, actor
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In 1967 they had their only child Olga-Jacqueline. The same year, Petkova published her second poetry book titled
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Petkova's paternal grandmother Anastasia Zhitskaya from Ukraine, and her grandfather - general Ivan Skander.
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was published, and between 1966 and 1973 she worked as editor and editor-in-chief for Bulgarian newspapers
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Vanya Petkova is considered to be the only Bulgarian poet with an official phonograph record titled
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2009 – The Golden Apple - the last translation from Ukrainian, love lyrics by Dmitry Pavlichko.
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Bulgarian poet Vanya Petkova with Palestinian leader and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Yasser Arafat
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Vanya Petkova House and Museum in Ezerovo, Purvomay, Bulgaria; Vanya Petkova Resting Place in
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On April 26, 2009, aged 64, Petkova died from cardiac arrest in the small Bulgarian town of
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In 2011 Vanya Petkova's name was posthumously featured in the ninth volume of the National
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Vanya Petkova Memorial Plaque on her house in Ezerovo (Lakeville), Parvomay, Bulgaria
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A week after publishing what would become her last book during her lifetime –
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by Yordan Marchinkov (nominated Melody of The Year), and the symbolic anthem of the
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which was released in 1982 by Bulgaria's largest distributor at the time –
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1981 – In the battle between the two worlds. Documents. Volume II (co-author),
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In 1991, Petkova was officially featured in the second volume of the American
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at the Jose Marti Institute of Foreign Languages in Havana from 1974 to 1978.
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In 2023, a copy of Pirate Poems was officially and personally presented to
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Vanya Petkova is also the author of a number of song lyrics, including
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During her life-long journey, she got to personally know the likes of
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A year after Petkova's passing, in November 2010, the bilingual book
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by Bulgarian rock-'n'-roll band Trick with lead singer Etienne Levy,
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author of the foreword, the design is by Vanya Petkova's grandson -
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by Margaret Nikolova, The Rabbit by Bulgarian rock band Dissonance,
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from 1974 to 1978 where she learned Spanish and received her PhD in
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2012 – And We Are Bulgaria - a series of short stories and novels.
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Born to Pirates, I lived like a Pirate and Piracy is in my blood."
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Born on July 10, 1944, during the immediate aftermath of the air
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The headstone of Vanya Petkova's grave at Central Sofia Cemetery
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Vanya Petkova reading her newly released book The Sinner, 1967
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by critics, Vanya Petkova is widely considered to be the most
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anti-communist propaganda and incitement of immoral behavior
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Vanya Petkova's Vinyl Record, released in 1982 by Balkanton.
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Petkova's memorial service was held on April 29, 2009, at
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The Sinner, Bullets in the Sand, Salty Winds, Pirate Poems
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Salt Winds, Vow of Silence, The Sinner, Pirate Poems
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Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers, Volume 2
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While in 213:; July 10, 1944 – April 26, 2009) was a 670:composed by Haygashot Agasyan, among others. 497:followed by her third and most popular piece 8: 1050:An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers 915:1968 – Contemporary Arab Poets, an anthology 912:1968 – Nunche, Grandpa Kachi's Granddaughter 1215:"75 years since the birth of Vanya Petkova" 936:1980 – Venceremos - lyrical essays on Cuba, 1160:Kapitanova-Krusteva, Anna (July 7, 2019). 1134:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 795:Saint Cyril and Methodius National Library 605:, and her last collection of poems titled 29: 18: 886:– a small village in the Bulgarian 676:Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers 609:dedicated to American actor and musician 1281:"Pirate Poems was gifted to Johnny Depp" 1258:. 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Sofia, Bulgaria: Partizdatel. 1027:(in Bulgarian). April 26, 2009. 1021:"Почина поетесата Ваня Петкова" 620:Notable awards and achievements 438:shortly after the start of the 166: 1448:20th-century Bulgarian writers 878:Vanya Petkova House and Museum 446:, along with his wife – 1: 1254:Wilson, Katharina M. (1991). 1047:Wilson, Katharina M. (1991). 868:–Vanya Petkova, (1944 - 2009) 775:itself was also dedicated to 666:Community in Bulgaria titled 597:, a Bulgarian village in the 590:, which remained unfinished. 322:. 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