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We are celebrating 175 years since the birth of Hristo Botev.

In Kalofer - the hometown of the poet and revolutionary, many people came to pay tribute to Botev's feat.

Vice President Iliana Yotova was among the official guests

Iliana Malinova Yotova is a Bulgarian politician, 5th Vice President of the Republic of Bulgaria.

Here under the Hajdush Balkan Botev is a continuation of the work of Georgi Rakovski and Vasil Levski.

However, he also left us an incredible legacy of poetry and journalism that still sounds relevant today.

"Today is Epiphany - a holy day. But here in Kalofer, this day has even greater value, because it is a day when faith, Christian faith in man and the incredible feat of a Bulgarian merge into one. 175 years ago this holy Bulgarian land gives birth to a genius, a talent, a violent personality, who marks Bulgarian history in a way that few mark it," Vice-President Iliana Yotova pointed out

Iliana Malinova Yotova is a Bulgarian politician, 5th Vice President of the Republic of Bulgaria.

175 years since the birth of Hristo Botev

Botev's sharpest journalism sounds relevant even today.

And today we have to ask ourselves what will be the Botev political winter of 2023, and each of us must answer for ourselves.

Iliana Yotova