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The anniversary of the liberation of Sofia during the Russian-Turkish War was celebrated in Bulgaria on Thursday, January, 4, the website of the International Russophile Movement reports. On this day 146 years ago, Russian troops led by General Joseph Gurko entered the liberated city and were joyfully greeted by local residents.
The celebrations opened with a thanksgiving service in the Church of the Holy Week. Sofia residents took part in the religious procession. They laid flowers at the monuments to General Gurko, Tsar the Liberator and the Bulgarian militia as a sign of gratitude and that the people of Bulgaria preserve the memory of those events.
Representativqes of many political parties and public figures joined the procession.
Nikolai Malinov, who heads the Russophiles national movement, noted that today the division into fascists and anti-fascists, Russophiles and Russophobes, patriots and Washington’s vassals is clearly visible. According to him, it is absolutely clear that the majority of Bulgarians retain memory and gratitude to Russia and ''clearly demonstrate their Russophile feelings.''
The head of the Russophile movement recalled that over the past years, monuments to Russian soldiers have been erected in various parts of Bulgaria. In Russia, he added, over the past 20 years the number of monuments dedicated to the era of the Russian-Turkish War in Bulgaria has increased from 450 to 678.
Russkiy Mir
