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Hello Austrians.

Today is not just an ordinary day for me and the other RL Bulgarians. On this date, 141 years back in time, a person under the name of Vasil Levski has been executed... but he never died in our hearts and minds. His ideas and ideals are still alive. I thought it will be interesting for you to read his story, so here it is.

Vasil Levski (18 July 1837 – 18 February 1873), was a Bulgarian revolutionary and a national hero of Bulgaria. Dubbed the Apostle of Freedom, Levski ideologised and strategised a revolutionary movement to liberate Bulgaria from Ottoman rule. Founding the Internal Revolutionary Organisation, Levski sought to foment a nationwide uprising through a network of secret regional committees.
Born in the Sub-Balkan town of Karlovo to middle class parents, Levski became an Orthodox monk before emigrating to join the two Bulgarian Legions in Serbia and other Bulgarian revolutionary groups. Abroad, he acquired the nickname Levski, "Leonine". After working as a teacher in Bulgarian lands, he propagated his views and developed the concept of his Bulgaria-based revolutionary organisation, an innovative idea that superseded the foreign-based detachment strategy of the past. In Romania, Levski helped institute the Bulgarian Revolutionary Central Committee, composed of Bulgarian expatriates. During his tours of Bulgaria, Levski established a wide network of insurrectionary committees. Ottoman authorities, however, captured him at an inn near Lovech and executed him by hanging in Sofia.
Levski looked beyond the act of liberation: he envisioned a "pure and sacred" Bulgarian republic of ethnic and religious equality. His concepts have been described as a struggle for human rights, inspired by the progressive liberalism of the French Revolution and 19th century Western European society. Levski is commemorated with monuments in Bulgaria and Serbia, and numerous national institutions bear his name. In 2007, he topped a nationwide television poll as the all-time greatest Bulgarian.

A moment before his execution.

Some of his famous quotes:

"If I win - I win for all our people, if I lose - I lose only myself."

"Time is in us and we are in time. It changes us and we change it."

"We are to have one flag, and on it the words: Holy and Pure Republic."

"A man today, tomorrow - a donkey."

If you want some additional information about his life or ideas, just google his name or PM me. I hope u enjoyed it.