Politikata na stefan stambolov biography

Bulgaria's news cycle nowadays consists largely of real and imaginary scandals that grab the public attention for a while before being buried under a heap of new scandals.

In July, however, a small event squeezed through the cracks and made some short-lived noise.

The tomb of politician Stefan Stambolov (1856-1895) in the Sofia Central Cemetery was vandalised.

On July 6, , a monument of Bulgarian statesman Stefan Stambolov— representing only his head with a deep cut on it—was inaugurated in the.

Ertesi gün I. Aleksandr, başbakan Petko Karavelov ve meclis başkanı Stefan Stambolov eşliğinde Filibe'ye gitti.

Stefan Stambolov () ; Taĭnite pregovori na Stefan Stambolov s Rusii͡a, , , g.

It was embodied in the images of 'saints' and 'martyrs' commemorated at specific places.

Political history, many governments exercised power dictatorially, notably the Stefan.

Its bronze bust was stolen and the pediment was damaged.

Vandalism of graves even in Bulgaria's most prestigious cemetery is neither rare nor newsworthy. A plethora of politicians, artists, men and women of prominence and ordinary citizens have  had their tombstones damaged, usually by thieves searching for anything they can sell for scrap metal.

Stambolov's grave, which was far from being well maintained, could be one of those.

The day of the vandalisation coincided with the anniversary of Stambolov's death, in 1895. Were the two events really connected? Was this a political action and if