Dr. Stoyan Nikolov, Assoc. Prof., Dr. Bogdan Andreev, Assist. Prof.
Rakovski National Defence College (Bulgaria)

Abstract: The domestic political situation at the beginning of the 1920s was extremely complex. After the coup of 9 June 1923 and the overthrow of the BZNS government, political life became highly radicalized. The September Uprising of the autumn of the same year was an attempt to seize power by the Communist Party. At the end of 1924, the idea of organizing a large-scale terrorist act was born, carried out in April 1925 in the capital‘s Sveta Nedelya Church.
The restoration of the temple is an example of the preservation and upgrading of the Bulgarian cultural and historical heritage, a process led by the architects Ivan Vasilyov and Dimitar Tsolov, whose handwriting shaped an important part of the central urban part of the Bulgarian capital.
Keywords: Church „Sveta Nedelya“; bombing; Nikola Lazarov; Ivan Vasilyov; Dimitar Tsolov

Dr. Gloria Stoeva, Assist. Prof.
Rakovski National Defence College (Bulgaria)

Abstract: The attack on the Cathedral of St. Nedelya is a topic that caused controversy in Bulgarian society immediately after it took place. What is happening in Bulgaria is hardly ignored by the Western press, much less by the left-wing periodicals. The reasons for this can be found in the political state in which the communist and socialist movement finds itself there. The two daily newspapers, the French communist press organ L’Humanité and the socialist La Sentinelle, focus on different aspects of the attack in the Bulgarian capital. The perception of the enemy differs according to the two editorial teams, although leftist in nature, which proves in an indirect way their attitude towards Bulgaria, terrorism and the polarisation of European societies after the end of the Great War.
Keywords: periodical press; assassination; communist movement, white terror

Dr. Stoyan Nikolov, Assoc. Prof.
Rakovski National Defence College (Bulgaria)

Abstract: The more important events leading to the attack of April 16, 1925 and some of the consequences after it are examined. A calendar of events is presented, as the chronology of these tragic events in the history of the Third Bulgarian State is presented in a concise form, without detailed description.
Keywords: Alexander Tsankov; attack; Bulgarian Communist Party; Petar Abadzhiev; Petar Zadgorski; “Sveta Nedelya”; Tsar Boris III

Dr. Boyan Zhekov, Assist. Prof.
Rakovski National Defence College (Bulgaria)

Abstract: The bombing of the church “Sv. Nedelya” on 16 April 1925 was the hugest act of terrorism in the Bulgarian history. It was organised and carried out by members of the Illegal Military Organization of the Bulgarian Communist Party (Narrow Socialists). As a result of the bombing 150 people was killed and 500 people were wounded. There were a considerable number of Bulgarian officers among the victims of the terrorist act. The documents, published in the article, aim to popularize the names of some of the Bulgarian officers, who died and were wounded in the bombing of the church “Sv. Nedelya” on 16 April 1925.
Keywords: documents; bombing; church “Sv. Nedelya”; officers

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