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author: Venteta Pavlova

Portrait of the Tsar and his family from the Tetraevangelia of Ivan Alexander kept in London

Bulgaria under Tsar Ivan Alexander: an upsurge before sundown

Ivan Alexander is the ruler of Bulgaria from 1331 to 1371. Those 40 years make him the second longest-serving ruler after Tsar Peter, who was on the throne from 927 to 969. One should keep in mind that in that time the entire Balkan region was..

20.03.14 08:00 |