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Vasil Levski Revisited

In this section, we introduce you to the life and work of Bulgaria’s national hero Vasil Levski. Here you can find out who Levski was and why we, Bulgarians, pay homage to his lasting legacy. The initiative is part of a nationwide program with which Bulgaria marks the 150th annivesary since the death of an outstanding personality known as the Apostle of Bulgarian freedom. This project is realized with the financial support of the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture. 

Visiting the Vasil Levski Bulgarian Sunday School in Leeds ‎

There are no exact statistics on the number of Bulgarians living in the English city of Leeds. However, we know that there, as well as in other cities in Great Britain, there is a Bulgarian Sunday school named "Vasil Levski " . Established in 2016,..

published on 2/18/24 11:30 AM
Photo: Vasil Levski Bulgarian Theoretical Lyceum

Vasil Levski Lyceum - a temple of the Bulgarian spirit in Chisinau

"Created and developed with sincere love and thought for the motherland Bulgaria" - this would be the definition of the Vasil Levski Bulgarian Theoretical Lyceum in the Moldovan capital, Chisinau, if there was an explanatory dictionary of educational..

published on 1/15/24 2:40 PM
Bulgarian School

National hero Vasil Levski through the eyes of Bulgarian children around the world

This year, Radio Bulgaria invited children from Bulgarian schools abroad, named after Vasil Levski, to record and film their thoughts about the hero, to read an essay or recite a poem, to sing a song or to paint a picture depicting Levski. Our..

published on 12/13/23 8:05 AM
Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Levski's death

Vasil Levski is the patron of the oldest Bulgarian school in Paris

The Vasil Levski Sunday School in Paris was founded in 2006 and is the oldest of the 5 Bulgarian schools in the French capital. The moment children first cross its threshold, they learn who the Bulgarian Apostle of Freedom is, because his portrait..

published on 12/7/23 3:18 PM

The House-Museum of Vasil Levski in "Benkovski" residential district in Sofia is open for visitors

In  February  Bulgaria  marked the 150th anniversary since the death of its national hero  Vasil Levski, who sacrificed himself in the name of the national freedom.  July 18, which marks Vasil Levski's birth anniversary, is yet another occasion to..

published on 7/18/23 5:05 AM

A book about the Apostle of a political prisoner gets published 53 ‎years after it was written

There were also such Bulgarians - they could not bear the shackles of ‎their own soul, but in order to live in freedom they had to first win the ‎liberation of their people. Countless heroes left this world all too early ‎with similar desires...

published on 3/13/23 2:34 PM

Ivan the icon painter from Kocherinovo hid Vasil Levski in his home

As a young child, he listened to the family legend about Levsky and in his imagination he painted a picture of daring, determination, courage to the limit. In 1971, the artist Alzek Misheff crossed the Iron Curtain to freely..

published on 3/3/23 6:05 AM

The memory of Levski - from Tsaribrod, Serbia to Chaco, Argentina

A pure and sacred republic, equality of all before the law, freedom of speech, press and religion. These principles are the legacy left to us by one of the most significant figures in the history of Bulgaria - Vasil Levski, whose 150th death..

published on 2/28/23 6:30 AM

The monument of the Apostle in Sofia - a place where all Bulgarians pay respect to the hero

Every year, when February 19 comes, the Vasil Levski monument in the center of Sofia is covered with flowers. Statesmen, ordinary people, relatives by blood and beliefs pay solemn respect and show their appreciation to the life and..

published on 2/24/23 3:05 PM
Svetoglas Quartet

Into the world of songs that accompanied the Apostle

It is hard to count the number of pages written about the life and work of the national hero of Bulgaria, Vasil Levski. In some of them we are also able to find interesting information about Levski – the singer. In the book "The..

published on 2/22/23 10:50 AM