Balgarianovinite.com Bulgarians in Bessarabia supported the April Uprising by raising funds and forming women’s groups in Bolhrad and Comrat, historian Ivo Hristov said at the presentation of the April issue of BTA’s LIK magazine at the National Press Club in Taraclia on Monday. The issue is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the outbreak of the April Uprising in 1876 and was presented alongside a journal of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences,
He stressed that the revolutionaries were educated people seeking European rights and freedoms, inspired by the ideas of the French Revolution and reflected in leaders like Vasil Levski and Georgi Rakovski. Hristov also noted that the uprising’s tragedy was its early outbreak – if it had started simultaneously everywhere, it might have been more successful and strengthened Bulgaria’s position internationally. According to him, the weakening Ottoman Empire created an opportunity that Bulgarian revolutionary leaders clearly recognized.
“As sad as it sounds, a genocide was carried out against the Bulgarian population. From the ashes of Batak, Bratsigovo, Perushtitsa, Novo Selo, and the monastery defended by Bacho Kiro, the new Bulgarian State was born,” Hristov recalled, adding that revolutionaries burning their own homes was deliberate, with wealthy people sacrificing everything to leave no way back, becoming most dangerous when they had nothing to lose. He noted strong preparation, including fundraising in Bessarabia and support committees, as well as women’s charitable groups after the uprising’s suppression.
Hristov emphasized the uprising’s importance, linking it to European reactions, which stirred public opinion and pushed Russia to act, leading to the Russo-Turkish War and Bulgaria’s liberation. He added that its significance is still not fully explored. Bulgarians in Bessarabia Supported April Uprising by Raising Funds, Says Historian in Taraclia 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-20 15:46:00 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