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Stojan Vezenkov
Stojan Vezenkov or Stojan Vezenković ( Bulgarian/ Russian: Стоян Везенков; , Kruševo, Ottoman Empire 1828 – Kiev, Russian Empire, 19 January 1897) was a Bulgarian builder and stonemason from Ottoman Macedonia, who later became a pan-Slavic agent and organizer of anti-Ottoman resistance on the Balkans. Life He was born in the Macedonian town of Krushevo, then the Ottoman Empire. Stojan was a builder and gradually rose to become a master. He worked 25 years as a builder of public buildings. His name became known after having built two Turkish barracks in Bitola and Sarajevo. In addition Vezenkov built several notable bridges over the river Nisava in Nis and over Maritsa in Edirne. Near Bitola he built a beautiful church. In this way he established contacts with the Sublime Porte, receiving gifts personally by the Sultan and often resided in Istanbul. After the Crimean War (1853–1856) Stojan used his contacts and became associated with foreign diplomatic rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoyan Vezenkov
Stoyan ( Bulgarian): Стоян is a Bulgarian name derived from the verb ''Stoya'' (Стоя, to stand). The variant Stoian also appears in Romanian, and in northern Greece as Stogiannis ( Greek: Στογιάννης). Given name *Stoyan Stoyanov (b. 1995), Bulgarian Mechanical Engineer *Stoyan Abrashev (b. 1988), Bulgarian footballer *Stoyan Alexandrov (1949–2020), Bulgarian economist * Stoyan Apostolov (b. 1946), Bulgarian wrestler * Stoyan Balov (b. 1960), Bulgarian wrestler * Stoyan Danev (1858–1949), Bulgarian liberal politician and twice Prime Minister * Stoyan Deltchev (b. 1959), Bulgarian gymnast *Stoyan Gadev (1931–1999), Bulgarian actor *Stoyan Ganev (1955–2013), Bulgarian diplomat and politician *Stoyan Gunchev (b. 1958), Bulgarian volleyball player *Stoyan Georgiev (b. 1986), Bulgarian footballer *Stoyan N. Karastoyanoff, American architect *Stoyan Kitov (b. 1938), Bulgarian footballer *Stoyan Kolev (b. 1976), Bulgarian goalkeeper *Stoyan Nikolov (b. 1949), B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev
Count Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev (historical spelling: ''Nicolai Ignatieff''; russian: Граф Никола́й Па́влович Игна́тьев; – ), a Russian statesman and diplomat, became best known for his aggressive expansionism in support of Russian imperialism. In dealing with China, he secured a large slice of Chinese territory by the multi-lateral Treaty of Peking in 1860. As the Russian ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1864 to 1877, he worked to stir up pan-Slavic feeling and nationalism against the Ottomans, and had some responsibility for the Bulgarian rebellion of April 1876. He encouraged his government to declare war on Turkey in 1877, and after the decisive Russian victory he negotiated the Treaty of San Stefano in 1878. It heralded greatly strengthened Russian influence in the Balkans. However Britain and Austria intervened and forced the retraction of the treaty. As Minister of the Interior (in office: 1881-1882), Count Ignatyev prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opalchentsi
Opalchentsi ( bg, опълченци) were Bulgarian voluntary army units, who took part in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. The people in these units were called ''opalchenets-pobornik'' (опълченец-поборник) roughly meaning "folk-" or "regiment-combatant" . The Bulgarian voluntary army units for the Russo-Turkish War were gathered after the manifesto of Alexander II of Russia, announcing the War. The meeting point of the Bulgarian volunteers in Russia was the city of Samara. The Bulgarian Opalchentsi were given the Samara flag bearing the images of the Holy Mother and Saints Cyril and Methodius (the flag is kept in the National Museum of Military History in Sofia). The Opalchentsi took an active part in the Second and Fourth Battle of Shipka Pass and after the end of the war went on to form Bulgaria's army. Structure Major General Nikolai Stoletov was appointed Chief of the Bulgarian Militia, with his chief of staff being Colonel Efim Rinkiewicz. Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stojan Novakovic
Stojan () is a masculine given name of Slavic origin. Notable people with the name include: *Stojan Gjuroski (born 1991), basketball player *Stojan Andov (born 1935), politician * Stojan Aralica (1883–1980), painter *Stojan Čupić (1765–1815), military leader * Stojan Ignatov (born 1979), footballer *Stojan Janković (1636–1687), military leader * Stojan Lukić (born 1979), football goalkeeper *Stojan Novaković (1842–1915), scholar and politician *Stojan Pilipović (born 1987), footballer *Stojan Protić (1857–1923), politician *Stojan Vranješ (born 1986), footballer See also *Stoyan ** Stoyanov, Stoyko, Stoykov from the same root, in Bulgarian *Stojanov *Stojanović Stojanović ( sr-Cyrl, Cтojaнoвић, ) is a South Slavic surname derived from the South Slavic masculine given name Stojan. Stojanović is the sixth most frequent surname in Serbia, and is also common in Croatia, with 2,798 carriers (2011 census ... {{given name Slavic masculine given names Serbia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyuben Karavelov
Lyuben Stoychev Karavelov ( bg, Любен Стойчев Каравелов) (c. 1834 – 21 January 1879) was a Bulgarian writer and an important figure of the Bulgarian National Revival. Karavelov was born in Koprivshtitsa. He began his education in a church school, but in 1850 he moved to the school of Nayden Gerov in Plovdiv. He was then sent by his father to study in a Greek school for two years, before transferring to a Bulgarian school, where he also studied Russian literature. He moved to Odrin for an apprenticeship, but he soon came back to Koprivshtitsa and was sent to Constantinople in 1856. There he developed a strong interest in politics and the Crimean War. At the same time, he studied the culture and ethnography of the region. In 1857, Karavelov enrolled in the Faculty of History and Philology at the University of Moscow, where he fell under the influence of Russian revolutionary democrats, was placed under police surveillance in 1859, and took part in student ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miloš Milojević (lawyer)
Miloš S. Milojević ( sr-Cyrl, Милош С. Милојевић; 1840–1897) was a Serbian lawyer, writer and politician. His work has been described as "at a ridge between history and literature", mostly for his travel-recording genre. Biography Miloš S. Milojević, son of a parish priest, was born at Crna Bara in Mačva, Serbia, on 16 October 1840. He graduated with a law degree from Belgrade's Velika škola in 1862; studied philosophy, philology and history at the University of Moscow, from 1862 to 1865. His professor was Osip Bodyansky. He didn't wait to graduate and in 1866 Milojević returned to Serbia to work for the government judicial system, and later taught at high schools in Valjevo, Belgrade and Leskovac. He died in Belgrade on 24 June 1897. He was buried in Novo Groblje. Historiography In 1887 his approach to historiography was challenged and debated by Ilarion Ruvarac and Ljubomir Kovačević and eventually proved erroneous through critical methods, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgarian Legion
) , war= National awakening of Bulgaria , image= , caption=The standard of the Bulgarian Legion , active=1862–1868 , ideology= Bulgarian nationalism , leaders= Georgi Sava Rakovski , groups= , headquarters=Belgrade, Serbia , area= , size= , partof= , predecessor= , successor= Opalchentsi , allies= , opponents= , battles= The Bulgarian Legion ( bg, Българска легия, translit=Balgarska legiya, ) was the name of two military bands formed by Bulgarian volunteers in the Serbian capital of Belgrade in the second part of the 19th century. Their ultimate goal was the liberation of the Bulgarian people from Ottoman rule through coordinated actions with the neighbouring Balkan countries. First Bulgarian Legion The First Bulgarian Legion (Първа българска легия) was established in 1862 by Georgi Sava Rakovski in agreement with the Serbian government. At the time Montenegro was at war with the Ottoman Empire and Serbia itself was planning to join the conflic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The First Balkan Alliance
The First Balkan Alliance ( sr, Први балкански савез/Prvi balkanski savez) was a system of agreements concluded by the Principality of Serbia in the period of 1866–68 to unite the nations of the Balkans in a common struggle against the Ottoman Empire. The plans for forging this alliance were based on the organization of a major general uprising, as opposed to individual uprisings by the various ethnic groups in Ottoman territory. According to the plans, the Albanians would begin the uprising, followed by Serb and Greek volunteers and finally and simultaneously by the regular armies of Serbia and Greece. According to the plans and agreements, after a successful war against the Ottomans, the Balkan nations would establish a united federation. This alliance was conceived as part of one of various proposals for a Balkan federation, planned as a buffer zone between East and West. Members of the First Balkan Alliance were Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgarian revolutionar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cretan Uprising
Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern Greek, Modern: , Ancient Greek, Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the List of islands by area, 88th largest island in the world and the List of islands in the Mediterranean, fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica. Crete rests about south of the Greek mainland, and about southwest of Anatolia. Crete has an area of and a coastline of 1,046 km (650 mi). It bounds the southern border of the Aegean Sea, with the Sea of Crete (or North Cretan Sea) to the north and the Libyan Sea (or South Cretan Sea) to the south. Crete and a number of islands and islets that surround it constitute the Region of Crete ( el, Περιφέρεια Κρήτης, links=no), which is the southernmost of the 13 Modern regions of Greece, top-level administrative units of Greece, and the fifth most populous of Greece's regions. Its capital and largest city is Heraklion, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jovan Ristic
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Russian Emperor Alexander II
Alexander II ( rus, Алекса́ндр II Никола́евич, Aleksándr II Nikoláyevich, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr ftɐˈroj nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ; 29 April 181813 March 1881) was Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 2 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881. Alexander's most significant reform as emperor was the emancipation of Russia's serfs in 1861, for which he is known as Alexander the Liberator ( rus, Алекса́ндр Освободи́тель, r=Aleksándr Osvobodytel, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐsvəbɐˈdʲitʲɪlʲ). The tsar was responsible for other reforms, including reorganizing the judicial system, setting up elected local judges, abolishing corporal punishment, promoting local self-government through the ''zemstvo'' system, imposing universal military service, ending some privileges of the nobility, and promoting university education. After an assassination attempt in 1866, Alexander adopted a somewhat more conservative stanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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