“With this action we wanted to show the sincere desire of the members and followers of our party,” said the politician, also describing the action as “an expression of the will of our society,” which believes “that Russia be perceived as a fraternal nation.” ”.
Petkov assured in an interview with the agency that Bulgarians do not perceive the daily lies about Russia in the Western media.
RIA Novosti recalls that Plovdiv is the city in Bulgaria where its inhabitants managed to defend the monument to the Soviet soldier “Alyosha” and prevent its liquidation. A proposal to dismantle Alyosha was presented to the municipal council earlier this year. It was proposed to move the monument to the Museum of Communist Art. But after protests by BSP activists, the 11-meter “Alyosha” was abandoned. It has been in its original location since 1957 and is visible from all parts of the city.
