Vasil Levski
Vasil Levski is a Bulgarian hero. He was born in Karlovo, Bulgaria in 1837. His real name is Vasil Ivanov Kuncev and Levski was his nickname. His father's name was Ivan Kuncev. Vasil Levski struggled for independence of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire. He was executed in 1873.
Vasil Levski Media
Entrance to Levski's native house in Karlovo. Built in the 18th century and reconstructed in 1933, it has been a museum since 1937.
Levski in a First Bulgarian Legion uniform
Levski as the standard-bearer of Panayot Hitov's armed detachment
Map of the revolutionary districts in Vasil Levski's Internal Revolutionary Organisation
Vasil Levski at the time of the creation of his internal revolutionary network
The Kakrina inn where Levski was captured by the Ottoman authorities in late December 1872
A relief of Vasil Levski at the Bulgarian embassy in Paris
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