Zahariy Stoyanov was a Bulgarian revolutionary, writer, and historian. He was a participant in the April Uprising of 1876, and his book Memoirs of the Bulgarian Uprisings became its first historiographer. Stoyanov oversaw the unification of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia in 1885 and was a member

The St Sofia Statue is 20 meters tall. It is a symbol of the city since St. Sofia is the patron saint of the city. If you chance to be passing through Sofia, you will undoubtedly see the Statue of Saint Sofia standing on a column in the midst of a busy crossing. Her golden face gazes out into

Todor Kableshkov was a 19th-century Bulgarian rebel who was one of the leaders of the April Uprising. Born from an affluent family in Koprivshtitsa, he studied in his birthplace and subsequently at Plovdiv between 1864 and 1867 before founding the Zora enlightenment group in 1867

The Vasil Levski Monument in Sofia, Bulgaria's capital, was one of the first monuments to be created in the newly independent Principality of Bulgaria. It commemorates the hanging of Vasil Levski, a Bulgarian national hero and key revolutionary figure, on the same place on February 18, 1873

Vasil Angelov Petleskov was a Bulgarian rebel who led the Bratsigovo April Uprising. On January 1, 1845, he was born in Bratsigovo, then part of the Ottoman Empire. His father, Nayden Velchev, is from the hamlet of Oresz, and his family is from Kastoria. Vasil's father died when he was four or

Stefan Toshev (18 December 1859 – 27 November 1924) was a Bulgarian commander who served during World War I. During the National Revival, his mother was a teacher. During the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), he enlisted in the Bulgarian Opalchentsi Corps and afterwards worked as a translator. He

The monument honors partisans who died fighting in Bulgarian operations during World War II. It is situated in Borisova Garden (Freedom Park during the country's socialist era (1944-1989)), among the mortal remains of seventeen renowned resistance fighters and Bulgarian Communist Party members who

Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko, commonly known as Kobzar Taras or simply Kobzar (in Ukrainian culture, kobzars are bards), was a Ukrainian poet, writer, artist, public and political personality, folklorist, and ethnographer. His literary legacy is considered as the cornerstone of modern Ukrainian

Temple and monument to the victims of communism's oppression between 1944 and 1989 is located in the National Palace Of Culture Park. Over 7.500 innocent people died under this most ruthless of regimes. The Shrine of Bulgarian Martyrs was consecrated in 1999, and the names of the victims are

The Monument to the Soviet Army (Bulgarian: Pametnik na Savetskiya voin - Kostnitsa) is a monument in Sofia, Bulgaria. There is a vast park around the monument and its surroundings. It is a popular gathering area for young people. The monument is situated on Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard, close to

St. Cyril and Methodius are a symbol of Slavic literature and culture for the Bulgarian people. The National Library in Sofia's center carries their name, and their monument - one of the capital's most spectacular — stands in front of it. The monument was built in 1975 by artist Vladimir Ginovski