Balgarianovinite.com The discussion about the 1876 April Uprising is not just a remembrance, it is a discussion about today’s Bulgaria, according to National Television (BNT) journalist Boyko Vasilev. “I was honoured to take part in the discussions initiated by the Bulgarian News Agency [BTA] and dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the April Uprising,” Vasilev said on Monday, recalling his participation in recent conferences held in the press clubs of the national news agency in the centres of the four revolutionary districts of the uprising: Veliko Tarnovo, Sliven, Vratsa and Panagyurishte.
The TV journalist was speaking at the launch of the April issue of BTA’s LIK magazine, dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the April Uprising. The issue was presented together with a special edition of the Journal of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, devoted to the same anniversary. The launch of the two publications was held in Koprivshtitsa, the place of “the first shot” fired during the insurrection.
Vasilev, who joined online, noted that on Monday evening, BNT will broadcast a special live programme entitled “Dream Bulgaria”, which will tell three stories from the 1876 uprising.
He highlighted several questions that the BTA-initiated discussions had raised for him. “What were the moments in Bulgarian history when young people could teach their mothers and fathers about freedom? Were these moments frequent?” Vasilev asked. He recounted that during the April Uprising young men aged between 21 and 26 stood before their fathers and confronted them with the question of freedom or death. These youths were wealthy and educated and had the opportunity to build careers in the Ottoman Empire. “They had everything except full political freedom,” the journalist said.
For him, the role of Georgi Benkovski as a leader in the organization of the uprising is of great interest. In Vasilev’s words, Benkovski raises several questions about Bulgarian leadership. “He used mythology, including a miracle, to mobilize Bulgarian peasants to rise up and demand their freedom,” Vasilev said.
Vasilev also pointed to the role of journalists such as Hristo Botev and William Gladstone, whose work contributed to Bulgaria’s liberation from Ottoman rule. He explained that the journalists poured their talent into achieving freedom, without gain, without careers; they sought freedom itself as their purpose. April Uprising Debate Is a Debate About Today’s Bulgaria, Says Journalist Boyko Vasilev 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-20 14:52:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law