59:
277:
In fact, the Red Army did not fight an extensive campaign in
Bulgaria. A new and Soviet-friendly government was established by the Bulgarians themselves almost immediately the Soviets crossed the Bulgarian border and the Red and Bulgarian Armies became allied. While there was scattered and bitter
100:. The memorial is supposed to commemorate Soviet casualties incurred during the Germany occupation of Bulgaria (which had been a reluctant and forced into the Axis without supporting Germany's war effort but later sent troops against Germany) in
126:
Plovdiv authorities sought to have the statue removed on at least two occasions, in 1989 and 1996. The 1989 decision led to a preservation campaign which included a guard by the statue day and night in order to prevent it from being demolished.
154:
104:. .The monument is actually a propaganda totem and the soviets had 0 casulties on bulgarian land except for 30 soldiers that died from methyl alcohol poisoning. It was installed in 1954-57.
278:
fighting, mostly between
Bulgarians, German attempts to hold Bulgaria were relatively desultory and ineffectual and a large Soviet campaign in Bulgaria was not needed. See
222:
158:
321:
28:
283:
179:
85:
331:
316:
301:
336:
119:'s song that was adopted as Plovdiv's official anthem until 1989. A well-known poem about the Plovdiv Soldier was written by
279:
226:
20:
130:
The statue can be seen from most of the city while bulgarian national heroes have small busts in the city gardens.
341:
311:
326:
306:
223:"Сайт Московского городского отделения КПРФ - "Стоит над горою Алеша – в Болгарии русский солдат""
120:
112:
247:
8:
201:
134:
78:
116:
108:
295:
248:"На Алтае умер легендарный "солдат Алеша" — Сергей Зюзин — Российская газета"
43:
30:
101:
137:
who served as the model for this statue, died in 2013 at the age of 91.
58:
70:
180:"The Lone Soviet Soldier: The Alesha Monument in Bulgaria's Plovdiv"
93:
97:
89:
74:
81:
96:. The statue tops a 6-metre (20-foot) pedestal lined with
155:"Памятник солдату Алеше в Болгарии получил красный плащ"
199:
293:
284:Military history of Bulgaria during World War II
215:
182:. Sofia, Bulgaria: Novinite.com. 2010-08-10
322:Buildings and structures completed in 1957
193:
240:
202:"Monument to Soldier Alyosha in Plovdiv"
57:
294:
147:
133:Alyosha Skurlatov, a soldier of the
317:Monuments and memorials in Bulgaria
302:Buildings and structures in Plovdiv
13:
14:
353:
225:. old.moskprf.ru. Archived from
77:) is an 11-metre (36-foot) tall
332:Bulgaria–Soviet Union relations
84:of a generic Soviet soldier on
337:Outdoor structures in Bulgaria
172:
1:
280:Bulgarian coup d'état of 1944
204:. spintongues.vladivostok.com
140:
7:
157:. newsbg.ru. Archived from
16:Statue in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
10:
358:
271:
18:
62:Alyosha Monument, Plovdiv
265:
250:. rg.ru. 4 November 2013
200:Robert Rozhdestvensky.
71:affectionate diminutive
342:Sculptures in Bulgaria
312:World War II memorials
111:" is also the name of
63:
121:Robert Rozhdestvensky
113:Konstantin Vanshenkin
61:
44:42.143611°N 24.7375°E
19:For other uses, see
135:3rd Ukrainian Front
79:reinforced concrete
40: /
327:Culture in Plovdiv
307:Outdoor sculptures
117:Eduard Kolmanovski
64:
49:42.143611; 24.7375
349:
275:
259:
258:
256:
255:
244:
238:
237:
235:
234:
219:
213:
212:
210:
209:
197:
191:
190:
188:
187:
176:
170:
169:
167:
166:
151:
55:
54:
52:
51:
50:
45:
41:
38:
37:
36:
33:
21:Alyosha Monument
357:
356:
352:
351:
350:
348:
347:
346:
292:
291:
290:
287:
272:
268:
263:
262:
253:
251:
246:
245:
241:
232:
230:
221:
220:
216:
207:
205:
198:
194:
185:
183:
178:
177:
173:
164:
162:
153:
152:
148:
143:
48:
46:
42:
39:
34:
31:
29:
27:
26:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
355:
345:
344:
339:
334:
329:
324:
319:
314:
309:
304:
289:
288:
276:
269:
267:
264:
261:
260:
239:
214:
192:
171:
145:
144:
142:
139:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
354:
343:
340:
338:
335:
333:
330:
328:
325:
323:
320:
318:
315:
313:
310:
308:
305:
303:
300:
299:
297:
285:
281:
274:
270:
249:
243:
229:on 2014-04-07
228:
224:
218:
203:
196:
181:
175:
161:on 2014-04-07
160:
156:
150:
146:
138:
136:
131:
128:
124:
122:
118:
114:
110:
105:
103:
99:
95:
91:
87:
86:Bunarjik Hill
83:
80:
76:
72:
68:
60:
56:
53:
22:
273:
252:. Retrieved
242:
231:. Retrieved
227:the original
217:
206:. Retrieved
195:
184:. Retrieved
174:
163:. Retrieved
159:the original
149:
132:
129:
125:
106:
102:World War II
66:
65:
25:
47: /
296:Categories
254:2014-04-05
233:2014-04-05
208:2014-04-05
186:2022-09-04
165:2014-04-05
141:References
35:24°44′15″E
32:42°08′37″N
94:Bulgaria
109:Alyosha
98:granite
90:Plovdiv
75:Aleksey
67:Alyosha
82:statue
266:Notes
282:and
115:and
69:(an
88:in
73:of
298::
123:.
92:,
286:.
257:.
236:.
211:.
189:.
168:.
107:"
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
