Balgarianovinite.com “It is time to look at history as a living page. It is time to shed the false patriotism, the grandiose words, the slogans that are usually raised during traditional commemorations. Bulgaria is going through a very complex period, very similar to the one Bulgarians experienced in 1876,” said Sofia University Rector Prof. Georgi Valchev on Thursday during a BTA-hosted conference, titled “150 Years since the April Uprising of 1876” in Panagyurishte.
He also noted that it was the first time he had taken part in such meaningful discussions, which, he said, were made possible thanks to the initiative of BTA Director General Kiril Valchev.
“First, it should be noted that 1876 was the result of numerous attempts by Bulgarians to find a solution to their political liberation. The entire nineteenth century is filled with such attempts, including efforts to use international conflicts in the Balkans and in Europe to resolve the Bulgarian question. After so many unsuccessful attempts, Bulgarians realized that if you want to live well and with dignity, you must take responsibility yourself. The year 1876 shows that Bulgarians wanted to take their own destiny into their own hands. This is one of the most important lessons from the past.
Today we live in an extremely complex time, major conflicts are raging around the world, and young people do not feel like a community. Young people need to hear history so that they know that heroes are not unattainable,” added Valchev.
“The second major lesson from 1876 is that it happened because there were people who believed in the future of this country. Such commemorations should mark the beginning of our continuous responsibility for preserving memory. We must tell the stories of the events, and revive the family histories from those times.
The third major lesson on this topic is to believe in young people. It was precisely the younger generation at that time that took on this heavy responsibility. It is one thing to accept self-sacrifice as an idea yourself, and another to take responsibility for sending many others to their deaths. In those memorable days we were a society. It is our duty and our work to organize our state,” Prof. Valchev concluded. Sofia Rector Prof. Valchev: It Is Time to Look at History as Living Page 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-30 15:24:48 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