Bulgarian President recalled the role of the Russian army in the history of the country
He pointed out that it was from Pleven that the liberation of the country from the 500-year-old Turkish slavery began.
The culmination of the anniversary date of the Pleven epic on Sunday was the light-musical performance “Pleven taken! The day is great! ” The Russian delegation participated in the events together with the Russian ambassador to Bulgaria Anatoly Makarov.
Recall, the siege and the liberation of Pleven (until the beginning of the XX century in Russian, the city was called Pleven) continued from July 19 to December 10 1877. More than 30 thousand Russian soldiers, Bulgarian militias and soldiers of seven states of the Liberation Coalition were killed in the battles for the city.
Answering the agency's question about the upcoming celebration of the liberation of Bulgaria in March, Radev said that the events would be bright.
I look forward to a great holiday, which both the Russian and the Bulgarian peoples deserve, he said.
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