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Vasil Levski Revisited

In this section, we introduce you to the life and work of Vasil Levski by sharing thoughts about him from our compatriots or by participating in initiatives of Bulgarian communities and Bulgarian schools abroad. The initiative started in 2023 as part of the national program to commemorate 150 years of the heroic death of the Apostle of Freedom and now we build on what has been started. 
Photo: Bulgarica Center

152 years of immortality... The personality of Vasil Levski continues to unite Bulgarians abroad

152 years after Bulgaria lost its beloved son and advocate for a free, independent and tolerant state – Vasil Levski, his personality continues to excite and inspire Bulgarians from all generations. Scholars continue to study the work of the Apostle..

published on 2/19/25 12:58 PM
Photo: The Bulgarian Embassy in the USA

Bulgarians around the world bow down to the Apostle of Freedom

152 years after the death of the Apostle of Freedom, the personality of Vasil Levski continues to excite Bulgarians, regardless of whether they are in the country or abroad. The Embassy of Bulgaria in Athens, Greece , has extended an invitation to the..

published on 2/19/25 11:23 AM
Portrait of Vasil Levski, artist Dionisiy Donchev

Vasil Levski bid farewell to life with a song

"It's bitter cold, wood and stone are cracking, we've been with no food for two or three days, yet he sings and is always cheerful! In the evening - before we go to bed - he sings; in the morning, as soon as he opens his eyes, he sings again" - this is..

published on 2/19/25 10:35 AM

Solemn ceremonies across Bulgaria will pay homage to Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski

A commemorative ceremony today in the center of Sofia will mark the 152nd anniversary of the death of Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski. The solemn ceremony in front of the Monument to the Apostle of Freedom will begin at 6:00 p.m. Citizens will..

published on 2/19/25 5:35 AM

Levski's notebook is a whole universe revealing many faces of the Apostle of Freedom

Vasil Levski is a Bulgarian revolutionary and national hero who fought for the Liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire. He is an ideologist, founder and organizer of the Internal Revolutionary Organization, for which grateful..

published on 2/18/25 10:20 AM

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