In a letter to London Mayor Sadiq Khan and the Mayor of Brent, Bulgarian Ambassador to the UK Marin Raykov wrote that William Gladstone's support and drawing the attention of British society to atrocities..
A written proposal has been sent to the Bulgarian Parliament to include April 20 as an official holiday in Bulgaria's national calendar, historian Prof. Plamen Pavlov told BNR. "The letter does not come from me alone, it comes from the Vasil..
The town of Bratsigovo is not among the hot tourist destinations of the day. First-time visitors are amazed by the genuineness of its beautiful houses and conserved Revival atmosphere. The quiet settlement delved in the foot of the Rhodope..
A pilgrimage for the victims of the April Uprising will be held on May 22, at 11 am in the Boaza locality near the village of Kravenik in the Sevlievo region. A spectacular historical re-enactment will be held to commemorate the battles of 145 years ago..
Residents and guests of the village of Petrich near Zlatitsa participate in the celebration of the 145th anniversary of the outbreak of the April Uprising in the area. President Rumen Radev is g uest to the event and..
Today Bulgaria's Klisura, Koprivshtitsa and Panagyurishte mark the 145th anniversary of the start of the April Uprising /according to Gregorian calendar/. A prayer and a liturgical procession were held in Panagyurishte. Vice President Iliana..
The 145th anniversary of the outbreak of the April Uprising is being marked with various events throughout the country. The uprising started prematurely on April 20, 1876 in the town of Koprivshtitsa. 145 years later,..
On March 3, 1878, the San Stefano Peace Treaty was signed, resurrecting the Bulgarian state after almost five centuries of Ottoman rule. The dream of thousands of Bulgarian intellectuals, enlighteners and revolutionaries, who fought and died for the..
Koprivshtitsa is a small Bulgarian town located at the foot of Sredna Gora mountain range. Getting a first-hand experience of the cobblestone streets and the colorful Revival Period houses lends you the feeling of travelling back in time...
On January 18, 1856 Rayna Popgeorgieva was born in the town of Panagyurishte. Known by the nickname "Rayna Knyaginya" (Rayna the Princess), she was a Bulgarian teacher and a midwife who sewed the main insurgent flag of the Panagyurishte Revolutionary..
