Bulgaria–Russia relations
Bilateral relations
Bulgaria–Russia relations
Bulgaria–Russia relations (Bulgarian: Отношения между България и Русия, romanized: Otnosheniya mezhdu Bulgariya i Rusiya, Russian: Отношения между Болгарией и Россией, romanized: Otnosheniya mezhdu Bolgariey i Rossiey) are the diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Russia. Bulgaria has an embassy in Moscow and three consulates in Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk and Yekaterinburg. Russia has an embassy in Sofia and two consulates in Ruse and Varna. Both countries are Slavic and majority Orthodox Christian. However, these shared traits have not translated into warm relations for the most part. After Bulgarian independence in the 19th century, relations turned tense when Russia consistently favored Bulgaria's neighbor Serbia over Bulgaria in various Balkan disputes and wars before World War I, followed by Bulgaria siding with Germany against Russia in both world wars. After a USSR-backed coup d'état in 1944, Bulgaria became a Soviet satellite state during the Cold War. As such, the then...
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