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Turkish Atrocities in Bulgaria: Horrible Scenes at Batak

Turkish Atrocities in Bulgaria: Horrible Scenes at Batak

By on 21 May 2011 in Documents, History

Observations of J. A. MacGahan appearing in The Daily News, August 22, 1876, concerning the scenes he witnessed at Batak following the massacre there in May 1876.

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Our Policy in the East

Our Policy in the East

By on 21 April 2011 in Documents, History

An editorial by W.T. Stead (The Northern Echo, June 24, 1876), challenging England’s foreign policy concerning the Ottoman Empire and her disaffected provinces.

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Famous Bulgarians – Vasil Levski

Famous Bulgarians – Vasil Levski

By on 30 January 2010 in History

Vasil Levski, also called the Apostle of Freedom of the Bulgarians, was one of the most important revolutionaries and heroes in national history.

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Peter and Paul Monastery

Peter and Paul Monastery

By on 13 August 2009 in Buildings, Churches, Events, History, Monasteries, Religion, Sights

The Saints Peter and Paul Monastery is one of 14 monasteries established around Veliko Tarnovo during the era of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom.

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