Memorial Churches Built in Honor of the Fraternity of Slavic Peoples during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878

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Russian-Turkish war of 1877–1878, liberation of Bulgaria, Shipka, Plevna (Pleven), Orthodox Church, Russian-Bulgarian military brotherhood

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the architectural monuments erected in Bulgaria and in Russia to celebrate the victory over the Ottomans in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877 – 1878 (aka the Liberation War), following the Orthodox tradition of honoring the warriors dead ‘for their brethren’.

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Published

02-12-2013

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2013)

Section

War in the history of Slavic peoples

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