Българските паметници на Кирил и Методий
The Bulgarian Monuments of Cyril and Methodius

Summary/Abstract: The author studies the origin of the idea for the erection of monuments of the brothers Cyril and Methodius and the creation of social conditions for its realization and putting into practice of the projects. The idea to build monuments in honor of the teachers comes from the Revival, but hardly in the 20th century it is fulfilled; in many towns – Sofia, Veliko Turnovo, Blagoevgrad – monuments of Cyril and Methodius are erected, deed of famous Bulgarian sculptors. In the spiritual life of the Bulgarians, the monuments in the glory of the deed of the two brothers are a mark of the gratitude to the creators of the Slav alphabet and culture.

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