Hristo Botev was a 19th century Bulgarian revolutionary poet who fought against Ottoman rule. He organized an uprising in 1876 and led 200 men across the Danube into Bulgaria to fight the Turks. However, he was killed in battle near Vratsa just two weeks later at the young age of 28. Botev was hugely influential in sparking nationalist sentiment among Bulgarians and is commemorated annually as a hero who died fighting for Bulgaria's independence. He remains one of the most important figures in modern Bulgarian history.

1. Hristo Botev-
Bulgarian genious

2. WHO IS BOTEV?
Botev is the Bulgarian biggest poet
Botev is a national revolutionary
The ideal of his life is the Revolution
He defended the rights of Bulgarian
people of self- assertion and self-
governement
Botev is an International compaigner
He defended Paris commune
He is a friend with a big number of
Russian revolutionaries
He read Hurburt Spensor, Darvin,
Marks, Bakunin.

3. MOST IMPORTANT DATES IN BOTEV’S
LIFE
Christmas 1848 - born in Kalofer
in the family of Renaissance
master.
October 1863 - 15 year old he
went to study high school in
Odessa.
Beginning of 1867. - Returns in
the Motherland. He can not live in
slavery.

4. HIS FAMILY
Parents Mother Brothers

5. OTHER IMPORTANT DATES OF
BOTEV’S LIFE
 1867 - 1876 years – lived
among Bulgarian Outcasts
in Romania.
 1875. - Married with
Veneta Vezireva.
 April 1876. - Birth of his
daughter Ivanka.
 A week later in Bulgaria
broke Aprile Uprising

6. HIS FAMILY
Botev and his
relatives
His wife and his
adopted son
His daughter

7. HIS FEAT
 May 1876. -head of
200 people ,Botev
captured the ship
"Radetzky" and passes
in Bulgaria
 In May, he led several
clashes with the
Turks.
 2 June 1876. - Was
killed on Mount Vola,
near Vratsa.

8. HIS FEAT

9. BOTEV’S CREATIVITY
April 15, 1867 - in Constantinople Bulgarian. newspaper
"Bagpipe" first printed poem Botev "My Mother."
September 1875 - in Bucharest was published a book of
poetry "Songs and Poems from Botev and Stambolova."
In Bucharest Botev issued several newspapers, which
laid the foundations of modern Bulgarian journalism.

10. BOTEV’S CREATIVITY
Quatrain from Botev’s ballade “’ Hadji Dimitar “ is graved with golden
letters in the gallery “Greatest European poets” at the Sorbonne in
Paris. The inscription is on black granite with golden letters and it is not
translated.
На френски език:
La Nuit descend et lе Croissant se leve,
Les Etoiles eparpillent la Voute Celeste,
La Foret bruit, le Vent susurre,
Le Balkan chante la chanson des Haпdouks.
На английски език:
The moon comes out and day grows dim,
on heaven’s vault the stars now throng,
the forest rustles, quiet stirs the wind,
the mountains sing song of fighters.
На Руски език:
Настанет вечер - при лунном свете
усеют звезды весь свод небесный.
В дубравах темных повеет ветер -
гремят Балканы гайдуцкой песней!

11. VRATSA- BOTEV’S TOWN
Botev is closely linked to our
city.
One legend says that he was
born not in Kalofer, but in a
village near Vratsa
The mother of the poet spent
the last years of her life in
Vratsa.
Place of death of Botev is near
Vratsa.

12. VRATSA- BOTEV’S TOWN
Lots of objects are named after the
Botev’s name:
The largest city square;
City Hospital;
Regional Library;
One of the biggest schools;
Stadium;
Football team.

13. MY BOTEV’S TOWN
June 2 - The Day of Botev's
death was declared a national
holiday - Day of those who died
for the freedom of their
homeland.
On the eve of this day in
Vratsa, the square in front of the
monument of the poet consists
festive fireworks in his honor.

14. In honor of Botev’s feat every year from 28th
may to 2nd
June is organized a national march in the footsteps of
Botev
The march starts from Kozloduy coast and ends at the
place of Botev’s death- Vola peak near Vratsa

15. COVENANT OF BOTEV
He that has fallen
fighting for freedom
Chooses not death –
to that hero belong
The tears of the sky
and of earth and her
children
And of the voice of
the maker of song.