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June 9 is International Archives Day. The documents stored in archival institutions are of interest not only to historians, but are essential for our entire society. That is why it is not a coincidence that today we have chosen to share with you the news about the publication of a new collection of documents about the life and work of Vasil Levski.

Today the Bulgarians mark the anniversary of the hanging (1873) of Vasil Levski.

Vasil Levski, born Vasil Ivanov Kunchev, was a Bulgarian revolutionary and is a national hero of Bulgaria today. Dubbed the Apostle of Freedom, Levski ideologised and strategised a revolutionary movement to liberate Bulgaria from Ottoman rule.

Today the Bulgarians mark the anniversary of the hanging (1873) of Vasil Levski.

Vasil Levski, born Vasil Ivanov Kunchev, was a Bulgarian revolutionary and is a national hero of Bulgaria today. Dubbed the Apostle of Freedom, Levski ideologised and strategised a revolutionary movement to liberate Bulgaria from Ottoman rule.

A bomb has exploded in a residential building on Vasil Levski Street in the northwest town of Montana, the regional directorate of the Bulgarian Ministry of the Interior - Montana reported.

Bulgaria marks the 182th anniversary of Vasil Levski's birthday. The center of the celebrations will again be Karlovo, the native town of the Apostle of Freedom.
In front of the monuments of Levski in the country wreaths and flowers will be placed. A number of different events are planned for the anniversary of the birth of Levski.

Tramway, running on line 10, lit up this morning on the metropolitan street "Graf Ignatiev", near the intersection with Vasil Levski Blvd., BNR reported.

There is no evidence of injured people.

The Sofia Metropolitan Directorate of Interior undertakes all necessary measures to protect the public order and traffic safety in the capital in connection with the upcoming derby today at 18.00 at the National Stadium "Vasil Levski". This was announced by the Ministry of Interior press center.

The movement in downtown Sofia will be blocked today in connection with the visit of Pope Francis to Bulgaria.
 

Memorial commemorations began on the occasion of the 146th anniversary of the death of Vasil Levski. In the temple "Uspenie Bogorodichno" in Lovech will be served a sanctuary, followed by worship with a military ritual in front of the monument of Vasil Levski.

The movement on part of the central Sofia street "GS Rakovski" will be stopped for repair. It will be partly forbidden to drive cars along Vasil Levski Blvd parallel to this street. Changes in traffic are due to the two major repairs in the center of the capital. They will also lead to a change in the urban transport routes, announced Sofia Municipality.