Bulgarian opalchentsi on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Russo-Ottoman War of 1877–1878
| Description: | Outdoor shot of a large group of men, sitting and standing in front of a monument. Some of them are in urban clothes, others are in military uniforms with fur caps. Most of the men are wearing insignia of honour. Two of the men in suits are standing on both sides of the memorial plaque with the inscripted name "Alexander II". On the left and on the right of the group on the stair the numbers "1877" and "1897" are engraved. |
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| Comment: | Opalchentsi were Bulgarian voluntary army units, who took part in the Serbo-Ottoman War of 1876 and the Russo-Ottoman War of 1877–1878. The people in these units were called opalchenets-pobornik meaning "volunteer combatant". The photograph was taken in front of the monument dedicated to Alexander II, known as Alexander the Liberator - the Emperor of the Russian Empire from March 3, 1855 until his assassination in 1881. |
| Date: | 1897 |
| Location: | Sofia |
| Country: | Bulgaria |
| Type: | Photograph |
| Creator: | Karastoyanov, Ivan Anastasov, (Court photographer) |
| Dimensions: | Artefact: 353mm x 281mm Image: 213mm x 164mm |
| Format: | Not specified |
| Technique: | Not specified |
| Keywords: | 290 Clothing 300 Adornment 340 Structures > 341 Architecture 570 Interpersonal Relations 640 State > 648 International Relations 650 Government Activities > 659 Miscellaneous Government Activities 660 Political Behavior 720 War 890 Gender Roles and Issues |
| Copyright: | Национална Библиотека "Св. св. Кирил и Методий" |
| Archive: | St. Cyril and St. Methodius National Library, Inv. No.: C VII 119 |
| License: | This picture is licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA |
| Editor: | Anelia Kassabova |
| Permalink: | https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:vase.673 |