The biggest monument to communism in Bulgaria

Yes, of course, the combination of the concepts & laquo; sacred & raquo; and & la communism & raquo; looks very wild, therefore, let's call this architectural structure just a monument. On its construction took about seven years and in 1981 the building was opened. In the exact to the 1300 anniversary of the Bulgarian state.

This is not just a monumental building, at the moment the half-ruined temple of communism looks like a post-apocalyptic picture. If you choose tours to Bulgaria in the next summer, be sure to look at this place, at least from afar. It's worth it.

And now, a little history. It all began in 1968, when the Bulgarian governor Hadji Dimitar and thirty of his Chetniks were surrounded by Turkish troops on top of the mountain. Naturally, the confrontation of 30 people against seven hundred ended tragically. All the Bulgarians perished. Since 1942 the summit was officially renamed Hadji Dimitar, however, the name did not stick.

Afterwards, on this mountain, important decisions were taken to create the party and several other, equally important ones. The most large-scale events were held here, beginning with the reception of pioneers and ending with the celebrations of the achievements of the Comintern and the jubilee of the leaders.

Since 1989, when the communist regime in Bulgaria was overthrown, and the building gradually fell into decay, having lost all communications and valuable finishing. A massive star above the monument house was shot down with a helicopter. The same fate awaited and nearby government dachas, as well as other monuments.

Nevertheless, the communists gather here every year on July 20 to celebrate the anniversary of the creation of the Communist Party of Bulgaria, and history lovers, two days earlier, organize a historical reconstruction of the events of the same battle of Hadji Dimitar and his Chetniks.

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