The fighting for Sofia within the framework of the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) began on December 25, 1877. On January 3, 1878, the city's commandant Osman Nuri Pasha began to withdraw from Sofia. His plans to set the city on fire were thwarted..
143 years ago during the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878), on the eve of January 4, Sofia was on the verge of being set on fire and its population massacred. However, an unforeseen factor prevented this from happening and the city was saved… The..
