Aleksander Nevski Church (1912)

Named after a Swedish-born Russian warrior in honour of the Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Moldavian, Finnish, and Romanian soldiers who died (200,000 total) liberating Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire in 1878.

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Bulgaria or bust!

March 26th 2007
Bulgaria or bust! Europe » Bulgaria » Sophia By TheKeithsMarch 26th 2007Alana and Bryan Keith[url='/Videos/2978.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/2978.html?popped=1","tbvideo ... read more

Europe » Bulgaria » Sofia City » Sofia

The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, b... ... read more

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