Holy Trinity - the first bulgarian church in the USA - # -1
We are celebrating the 100 anniversary of the first Bulgarian orthodox church in Madison, IL, USA
Svishtov (Свищов) - home of the St. Trinity church, filmed with a drone
Svishtov town in Bulgaria, filmed with a drone
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Saturday afternoon was favorable for flights and I was able to capture some of the features of this beautiful town. If only Sunday was not that gloomy and rainy we would have shot many more interesting places, at least now we feel an urge to go back. This is the town of Svishtov, a place rich of history and essential for the Bulgarian renaissance and cultural awakening during the late Ottoman rule and after the reestablishment of our sovereign status. This is the first town that has been liberated during the 1877-1878 Russo Turkish war and the city keeps many building and monuments from this era and before it, and only a little part of all we were able to have a closer look at that day. Most prominently, passing peacefully besides the city is the Danube river, separating the country from Romania, which can be clearly seen in the distance with its closest city Zimnicea. The first half of the video is centered around one of the most famous landmarks of the city – the church Holy Trinity, built by the renowned architect Nikola Fichev (Kolyu Ficheto), who gave birth of a number of significant structures scattered mainly in northern Bulgaria. Near the church is the famous High school of Trading “Dimitar Hadjivasilev”, finished in 1895. Going along the main street we land on the northern part, where on a scenic hill once protecting the city stay the ruins of an old fortification, called Kaleto, records say 4th century was when its construction began. The park and amphitheater around provide a pleasant way to relax and look at the city and the river from higher ground, appreciating the town in its whole beauty. Right below the park, the first building is the Academy of Economics “D.A. Tsenov”, attracting students from the whole country with its fame, sadly a bit tarnished in the last years. This academy has always been invigorating the place with young people. We flew over another famous landmark on our way to the center, which is the old Clocktower, built by an architect named Bogdan. Little is known for this gentleman, but the tower stands tall for more than 250 years after its construction in 1763 year. The center area is briefly covered and will be left for future flights, so we go over to another old church, called Holy Transfiguration of God, built in 1836 year. Near that church is the house and museum of Aleko Konstantinov, one of the many famous people born in the town, but my coverage was not extensive of the house, perhaps next time I’m here we will take a spin. It can clearly be spotted by a huge Bulgarian flag waving in the wind. The last church we visit on the way back is the oldest of them all – St. Dimitar (or Demetrios), which is the one I got baptized in an age ago. I ended our aerial walk with this personal symbolic place for me place, with a desire to come back soon and capture more.
Svishtov, Bulgaria, 06.04.2019
Bulgarian Monastery (Troyan) Visit
Today we went to a Bulgarian Monastery called Troyan it is the third largest Monastery in Bulgaria. Come along and have a look at it with me...
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Professor Andrew Rossos, University of Toronto: The Balkan Wars (1912--13) and the Partition of Macedonia: A Historical Perspective
Professor Victor Friedman, University of Chicago: The effects of Partition on the languages spoken in Macedonia
Professor Katerina Kolozova, American University College Skopje: History as Contingency and as the Real of a National Identity
Professor Keith Brown, Watson Institute, Brown University: How Trauma Travels
Professor Peter Hill, University of Hamburg: The Partition in relation to the later Codification of the Macedonian Language
Professor Loring Danforth, Bates College: From the Partition of Macedonia to the Creation of the Transborder Prespa Park
Dr Akis Gavrillidis, University of Macedonia: Greece: Who was liberated in 1912?
Professor Christina Kramer, University of Toronto: Partitioning Language Policy and Status Planning in Macedonia
Dr Jim Hlavac, Monash University: Partition without fragmentation: a cross-perspective analysis of Macedonian language maintenance in Australia
Professor Grace E. Fielder, University of Arizona: Partition, Linguistic Identity and Language Standardization
George Vlahov, Australian Macedonian Human Rights Committee: A Survey of the 'Macedonian Question' in Dialogue with Greek Nationalism
Dr Vasko Nastevski, Australian Macedonian Human Rights Committee: The partition of Macedonia and International Law: From Clausewitz to McDougall
Pandora Petrovska, La Trobe University: Attempting to Recalibrate the Past: using narrative and the language classroom
Associate Professor Dalibor Jovanovski, University Sts. Cyril and Methodius: Greek Historiography and the Balkan Wars -- in Interest of the Nation
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KOTEL BULGARIA & Котел България
The town of Kotel (population 7270 inhabitants) is situated in a picturesque small valley in the eastern part of the Balkan Range, 527 m above the sea level. It is 328 km east of Sofia, 49km northeast of Sliven.
Kotel is not only a place with majestic nature, fresh air, and pure mountain water, but also an important cultural and historical center. It is called the Stronghold of Bulgarian spirit, Cradle of the Bulgarian Renaissance. The town is a native place of a number of eminent National Revival figures: Georgi Sava Rakovski (one of the main ideologist of the movement for national liberation), the Renaissance men of letters Neophyte Bozvelli, dr. Petar Beron, Sofroni Vrachanski, the socially active men Gavril Krastevich, Aleko Bogoridi, Stefan Bogoridy and many others.
Kotel is a town with beautiful architectonic models from the late Revival and one of the most important centers of weaving art. Its rich history, Renaissance architecture, and marvelous vicinity make this picturesque Balkan town a desired place for national and international tourism.
HISTORY
A Turkish register of 1486 contains the earliest information about the town known then as Kazan Panaru. At the beginning of the Ottoman rule Kotel was inhabited by the so called dervendgis (they used to guard the passes in the Balkan) and dgelepis (traders of cattle, sheep). Long term contracts for cloth deliveries to the Ottoman army had provided relative independence of the town. That, as well as the economic growth in 18 – 19 century, contracts for trade, the Orthodox passion of the inhabitants of Kotel contributed to the transformation of the town into a centre of Bulgarian culture and education, of the struggle for church independence and national freedom.
In 1812 the first Bulgarian secular elite school was open there.
After the liberation in 1894 Kotel suffered devastating fire that devoured 4/5ths of the town. Only the suburb called Galata survived and today it renders an approximate idea of what the old town looked like.
LANDMARKS
The town of Kotel has been declared an architectural and historical reserve. There have been preserved over 110 Renaissance houses.
There is a museum exposition of brilliant fabrics – symbol of the ancient craft of carpet weaving in the Galatan School.
The house of Kyorpev's is an ethnographic museum.
The Museum of Renaissance illustrates the life of more than 200 national heroes from the region.
The Museum of Nature and Science shows the natural variety of the area.
The “St. Trinity” and “St. St. Apostles Peter and Paul” church preserve beautiful woodcarvings.
There is high musical folk school Filip Kutev in Kotel.
SURROUNDING AREAS
The village of Zheravna is 14 km south of Kotel. Every building in the village is an unique monument of culture.
The village of Medven is 12 km southeast of Kotel. There are more than 120 cultural monuments dating back to the renaissance epoch. The village of Katunishte is 15 km southeast of the town. 80 buildings there have been declared cultural monuments. The town of Gradetz is situated 17 km southeast of Kotel. It is rich in architectural monuments. Some 7 km away is the antique dividing wall at Zhelezni Vrati.
There are more than 30 caves that have already been investigated in the region of Kotel. Most interesting are: Ledenika, Dryanovska, Kurvavata lokva, Rakovski.
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HISTORICAL PLACES OF BULGARIA IN GOOGLE EARTH PART ONE ( 1/5 )
1. VELIKO TARNOVO FORTRESS 43° 4'55.86N 25°39'5.92E
2. VIRGIN MARY CHURCH,BLAGOEVGRAD 42° 1'15.86N 23° 6'15.24E
3. MESCHII TOWER,VRATSA 43°12'9.11N 23°32'51.64E
4. ST.CYRIL&METHODIUS CHURCH,BURGAS 42°29'46.33N 27°28'26.80E
5. EAST GATE OF THE MEDIEVAL CAPITAL PLISKA 43°23'14.23N 27° 8'5.44E
6. ST.PARASKEVA CHURCH,SOFIA 42°42'4.47N 23°19'44.00E
7. MONUMENT,GRIVITSA 43°24'54.16N 24°41'38.72E
8. PONTE DIABLO,ARDINO 41°37'13.85N 25° 6'51.30E
9. ANCIENT STRUCTURE,MLADEZHKO 42° 9'4.68N 27°21'49.89E
10. ST.DIMITAR CHURCH,VELIKO TARNOVO 43° 5'16.13N 25°38'54.24E
11. WATERTOWER,PERNIK 42°36'12.99N 23° 2'1.53E
12. CATHEDRAL,VARNA 43°12'19.14N 27°54'35.54E
13. TOMB OF PRINCE ALEXANDER OF BATTENBERG,SOFIA 42°41'29.47N 23°19'56.90E
14. CLOCK TOWER & GIVGIREN BRIDGE,TRYAVNA 42°51'58.98N 25°29'21.31E
15. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY,SOFIA 42°41'50.48N 23°19'27.27E
16. WINDMILL,NESSEBAR 42°39'34.52N 27°43'41.33E
17. CROSS BARRACKS MUSEUM,VIDIN 43°59'25.27N 22°52'53.85E
18. CHURCH USPENIE BOGORODICHNO,PAZARDZHIK 42°11'14.39N 24°19'30.57E
19. ST.PETKA SAMARDJIYSKA CHURCH,SOFIA 42°41'52.18N 23°19'19.79E
20. HOLY TRINITY CHURCH,VASILIKO 42° 9'54.60N 27°51'42.19E
21. DZHUMAYA MOSQUE,PLOVDIV 42° 8'52.74N 24°44'53.42E
22. MEMORIAL OF STEPHAN KARADJA,VARNA 43°12'20.36N 27°55'10.83E
23. MONUMENT,PLOVDIV 42° 9'4.75N 24°44'40.00E
24. ST.JOHN'S CHURCH,NESSEBAR 42°39'32.56N 27°44'2.38E
25. MONUMENT,SOFIA 42°41'26.96N 23°20'5.37E
26. MUSEUM,VELIKO TARNOVO 43° 4'50.42N 25°38'33.40E
Orthodox Easter in Varna, Bulgaria