Georgi Rakovski Remembered in Yambol

 Every year Georgi Rakovski is remembered in Yambol and a wreath is put up by his bust on the local library wall. This year is no exception.

Georgi Rakovski Street Celebrated in Yambol

 Having a street named after you is an accolade in itself, but further celebrations well after the original event happened. Georgi Rakovski Street currently has a picture of the man to remind locals of the history and the importance of the person.

Georgi Rakovski Remembered - Not Just in Yambol

Georgi Rakovski is remembered here in this image with some flowers in Yambol. He also has a street named after him. Just a little background. He was was a 19th-century Bulgarian revolutionary, freemason, writer and an important figure of the Bulgarian National Revival and resistance against Ottoman rule. He died in Bucharest after leaving his mark in Bulgaria's history. As always, Bulgarians have pride in their history and are reminded in pictures, statues and plaques, not just in Yambol but in most if not all Towns and Cities in Bulgaria of their influential forefathers.