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The April Uprising and the Fate of the Bulgarian People

Konstantin Kosev, Nikolai Jechev, Doino Doinov

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Year of Publication: 2001

Cover Type: Soft

Category: History

Edition: First Edition

Pages: 316

Format: n/a

Language: Bulgarian

Summary

The April Uprising of 1876 is intrinsically linked to the overall National Revival process as the culminating expression of the Bulgarian national revolution. It marked the final resolution of the national liberation struggle through radical action. Its preparation began as early as the dawn of the Renaissance era, passing through the dramatic trials of numerous conspiracies and regional uprisings, through which the national revolution accumulated military and political experience, refined its organizational forms and tactical approaches, sharpened its ideological positions, tested the enemy’s reflexes for counteraction, and created the necessary socio-political mindset for mass acts of self-sacrifice. The famous rallying cry “Freedom or Death” was not a sentimental phrase, but a conscious need for self-sacrifice in the unequal struggle against the Ottoman Empire. It was precisely thanks to this mass self-sacrifice that the Bulgarian people lost the battles but won the war. The military defeat of the uprising very soon turned into a political victory—the goal had been achieved. The Bulgarian state rose from the ashes of five centuries of oblivion. The astonishing audacity of the April Uprising fighters and their martyrdom laid the foundations of modern Bulgaria.

About The Authors

• Konstantin Kosev: Konstantin Kosev graduated from Sofia University with a degree in History. He worked as a doctoral student at the Institute of History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. In 1965 he defended his scientific degree "Candidate of Historical Sciences". He specialized in Munich and Bonn. Between 1973 and 1978 he was Deputy Director of the Institute of History and the Unified Center of History of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. He was a lecturer in history at the Faculty of History of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski". In 1977 he became a doctor of historical sciences, and since 1979 - a professor. Since 1989 he has been a corresponding member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Honorary Doctor of VTU "St. St. Cyril and Methodius". In 1990 he was appointed Minister of Education and Deputy Prime Minister. Member of the 7th Grand National Assembly 1990-91. From 1991 to 1997 he was again a lecturer at Sofia University, and since 2003 he has been an academician. Between 1996 and 2007 he was Deputy Chairman of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. He is the author of 8 monographs, 15 studies and many scientific articles. His scientific interests are related to the Revival, the struggle for national independence and the activities of our revolutionaries, the Liberation (1877-78). and indirectly his role in the Bulgarian liberation.
• Nikolai Jechev
• Doino Doinov