Великата

It is an undeniable historical truth that the Bulgarian nation affirms its conquests in the field of culture, art and literature with organic closeness and deep brotherly love for the great Russian people. Without denying the undoubted independent contribution of our people to the treasury of human thought and art, one should not underestimate the enormous contribution of Russian culture to our spiritual development. More than half a century ago, one of our greatest writers and thinkers - Pencho Slaveykov - made the following significant recognition: "Russia liberated us politically. Even children know this. But Russia liberated us mentally; to her, above all, we owe that small culture that we have for now and which is the best guarantee for the culture of the spirit in our further life and development.