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1300th Anniversary of the Bulgarian State
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1981 national event in Bulgaria
December 2023
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The 1300th Anniversary of the Bulgarian State was a yearlong celebration in 1981 when Bulgaria celebrated the 1300th anniversary of the establishment of the first Bulgarian state in modern history.https://books.google.com/books?id=rbVdnBiwxCMC&q=1300th+Anniversary+of+the+Bulgarian+State&pg=PA119 Hermeneutics and Inculturation McLean George F. Armosino Antonio Gallo Magliola Robert R. 2003 CRVP 9781565181847 en[7tLUCvGpdk4C 368 yes Page 368] in 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199541584.003.0014 The Communists in Power, II. The Rule of Todor Zhivkov, 1965–1989 Bulgaria 2008 Crampton R. J. 352–388 978-0-19-954158-4 https://www.academiccourses.com/Summer-Expedition-to-Communist-Monuments-of-Bulgaria/Bulgaria/Balkan-Heritage-Field-School/ Summer Expedition to Communist Monuments of Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria 2017/2018 www.academiccourses.com en 2017-10-05 2017-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20171005151327/https://www.academiccourses.com/Summer-Expedition-to-Communist-Monuments-of-Bulgaria/Bulgaria/Balkan-Heritage-Field-School/ dead There were 23,000 events connected with the 1300th anniversary.Howe Marvine BULGARIA IS ZEALOUSLY MARKING ITS 1,300 BIRTHDAY 424242293 https://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/08/world/bulgaria-is-zealously-marking-its-1300-birthday.html The New York Times 8 November 1981
Background
December 2023
The 1300th Anniversary of the Bulgarian State celebration was the brainchild of Lyudmila Zhivkova, and was modeled after the Millennium of the Polish State celebrations in 1966, the 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire in 1971, and the United States Bicentennial in 1976.Dragostinova Theodora The Contradictions of Developed Socialism 22–61 2844566 chapter 10.1515/9781501755576-006 The Cold War from the Margins: A Small Socialist State on the Global Cultural Scene 2021 Cornell University Press 978-1-5017-5556-9
Things made in honour of the anniversary
Monuments
Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria, Shumenhttp://globalgaz.com/communist-era-monuments-of-bulgaria/ Communist era monuments of Bulgaria. vilis 2016-07-07 GlobalGaz 2017-10-04 en-UShttps://archaeology-travel.com/introduction-to-the-archaeology-of-bulgaria/ Introduction to the Archaeology & History of Bulgaria - Archaeology Travel Archaeology Travel 2017-10-05 en-US
Monument to the Unknown Soldier, Sofia
Buzludzha monument
Buildings
National Palace of Culturehttp://www.hotelbudapest.bg/it-it/discover-sofia/socialist-sights-in-sofia.htm nuova pagina - Budapest Hotel Sofia - Sofia - Bulgaria www.hotelbudapest.bg it-it 2017-10-04 2017-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20171005050953/http://www.hotelbudapest.bg/it-it/discover-sofia/socialist-sights-in-sofia.htm dead
Films
Aszparuh (1981)
Others
Bulgaria 1300
Encyclopedia Bulgaria
Events
Bulgarian Cup
The military parade
The parade took place on Sofia's September 9th Square. The parade inspector was the Minister of People's Defence of Bulgaria, General of the Army Dobri Dzhurov.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dbbqUq1qaxE Военен парад по повод "13 века България", 1981 г. YouTube The parade commander was Colonel General Hristo Dobrev, the Commander of the Land Forces of the Bulgarian People's Army.https://skafeto.com/%D0%BB%D1%8E%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%BE/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B6%D1%82%D0%B5-%D0%B1%D0%BB%D1%8F%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD-%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4-%D0%BF%D0%BE-%D1%81%D0%BB%D1%83%D1%87%D0%B0/4077/ "С кафето" - забавление, любопитни факти, новини 18 December 2023 Attending the parade was the General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party Todor Zhivkov.
Full order of the march past
Drummers and Buglers of the Georgi Atanasov Military Music School
Cadets of Military Colleges
Georgi Rakovski Military Academy
"Vasil Levski" People's Higher Combined Arms School
Georgi Dimitrov National Military Artillery School
People's Higher Naval School "Nikola Vaptsarov"
Motor Riflemen
BNA Airborne Troops
BNA Marines
Border Guards
Militiamen of the Bulgarian Ministry of Internal Affairs
Other units present included: the National Guards Unit of Bulgaria and the Central Brass Band of the Bulgarian People's Army.
Commemorative coins and awards
At least 20 commemorative coins were made in 1981 honoring the anniversary. An award, the Order "13 Centuries of Bulgaria",Отечество https://books.google.com/books?id=FYAoAQAAMAAJ&q=%22В+чест+на+13-вековния+юбилей+на+държавната+ни+са+учредени+орденът%22 1981 Национален съвет на отечествения фронт. В чест на 13-вековния юбилей на държавната ни са учредени орденът "13 века България", юбилеен медал "1300 години България" и значка. До 1971 г. право да награждава с ордени има само Президиумът на Народното събрание, след това - Държавният съвет на Народна република България. Наградни отличия ... 115 and a medal, Medal "1300th Anniversary of Bulgaria" were issued on October 16, 1981, in honor of the anniversary.http://www.medal-medaille.com/sold/product_info.php?products_id=3514 Medal-Medaille, Orders, decorations and medals of the world for sale online
See also
People's Republic of Bulgaria
History of Bulgaria
References
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