Students in Ruse: Lessons of the April Uprising Are Key to Bulgaria’s Future

Andrei Kyuchukov, Martin Penev

Students from Hristo Botev Secondary School in Ruse taking part in a conference marking the 150th anniversary of the April Uprising, held at the BTA press club, Ruse, on the Danube, December 17, 2025 (BTA Photo/Bisser Todorov)

Ruse, on the Danube,

17.12.2025 15:48

(BTA)

Students from Hristo Botev Secondary School in Ruse took part in a conference marking the 150th anniversary of the April Uprising, held at the BTA press club in Ruse Wednesday. In their remarks at the event, they emphasized the importance of learning from history and preserving the memory of the uprising and its participants.

The event brought together academics, public officials, diplomats, journalists, and students from Bulgaria and Romania. It is part of a joint initiative of BTA, the Bulgarian National Television (BNT), and Bulgarian National Radio (BNR), called “14 Centuries of Bulgaria in Europe” for commemorating anniversaries in Bulgarian history that are significant for European history through to 2032, when 1,400 years will be marked since the establishment in 632 of the first Bulgarian state in Europe - Old Great Bulgaria.

Eleventh-grader Alexander Dimitrov said the sacrifice of the revolutionaries should guide younger generations: “The future is in our hands, but building a strong and secure future lies in knowing the lessons of the past.” Other students shared personal reflections on freedom, national memory, and the relevance of historical lessons for today’s challenges.

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