The Monument of Angel Kanchev has been lifted on “Slavyanska” Street in 1994, depicting a revolutionary life-size revolver pointing up. Angel Kanchev was born on November 11, 1850 in the town of Tryavna. He studied in his hometown and, thereafter, in Russian. He continued his studies as a Fellow at the School Bolhrad (Bassarabia) and […]
It is located in the north-western part of Bulgaria, near the mouth of the Iskar River at its confluence with the Danube River, close to the Romanian town Corabia (Olt County). The ruins of the ancient Roman settlement are located near Gigen, next to the Iskar River delta.
In the summer of 1868, the leaders of Hadzhi Dimitar and Stefan Karadzha led a band of about 130 people. The plan provides that, after reaching the Bulgarian Earth, to declare mutiny and fog to serve as a catalyst for a general liberation movement. Once you have completed preliminary training, the rebels gathered in the […]
Edward and Elisabeth Haskell were American missionaries who arrived in the village of Pordim in the beginning of 20th century. The couple helped the local people to gain skills in the winery, gardening, woodwork, silk culture and livestock breeding for the men, and cooking and tailoring for the women. They also educated the children while […]
Vasil Levski is a national hero of Bulgaria. He is an ideologue and organizer of the Bulgarian national revolution, founder of the Internal Revolutionary Organization (IRO). Also known as the Apostle of Freedom, for organizing and developing the revolutionary network liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule. Travels the country and creates a private revolutionary committees […]
The Freedom Monument in Ruse was designed in the early twentieth century by the italian sculptor Arnoldo Sochi, but was made by Georgi Kiselinchev. With the passage of time, it has become one of the symbols of the city and is part of its emblem. The composition is pyramidal. At peak, the statue represents the […]
The monument was build for the 100 years anniversary since the freedom of Bulgaria. It is located at entrance of the “Skobelev” park-museum. The statue is made by the sculptor Dimitar Boykov and the architect Atanas Atanasov. It represents a composition of a woman figure, tearing apart slave chains, and 27m height tree made from […]
Tonka Obretenov was borned in 1812 in the village of Cherven, Ruse. Her parents are Toncho Postavchiyata and Minka Toncheva. He was married to a tailor and merchant, known in Russian, Tiho Obretenov (1831). The result of their marriage were five boys and two girls. She was involved in organizing the national liberation struggle. She […]
Outdoor Exposition “Neolithic House” owes a lot to certain findings of Sweedish archaeologists in 2000. They found many human remains dating from the Neolithic, the fifth century BC, and a series of household tools, which show the presence of a complex human settlement in this area.
Elias Canetti’s monument was inaugurated in 2015, the 110th anniversary of the birth of famous fiction and playwright. The monument is located in the central part of Ruse and is the work of renowned sculptor, prof. Georgi Chankanov. It weighs 2 tons and a half. The writer is bent over books and an owl whispers […]
