STUDENTS AND LECTURERS FROM VARNA FREE UNIVERSITY PUT A WREATH ON SHIPKA PEAK- THE MONUMENT OF THE BULGARIAN FREEDOM

03 April 2020

On the national holiday of Bulgaria - March 3, students from five and lecturers from Varna Free University put a wreath on Shipka Peak - the legendary monument, a symbol of the Bulgarian freedom and commemorated the memory of the thousands of Russian warriors and Bulgarian volunteers who died in the Russo-Turkish War of Liberation from 1877-1878.
Traditionally, the Expedition to Shipka is carried out at the initiative of the Student Council of VFU "Chernorizets Hrabar" and the Russian Center of the University. The expedition is led by Prof. Dr. Galina Chamonina - Secretary General of Varna Free University and Head of the Russian Center.

To commemorate the 142nd anniversary of the Liberation of Bulgaria from the Turkish yoke, students from all over the country gathered in front of the Shipka monument, united by the motto: "Let's celebrate Bulgarian holidays together!”.
In Varna, on behalf of the academic community of Varna Free University, flowers were put in the Sea Garden at the monuments of Count Ignatiev, the Memorial Monument of the Ukrainian soldiers and the Monument of the Russian soldiers who died for the Bulgarian liberation.