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Exhibits from the collection of the largest Russian museum are presented to the attention of residents and guests of the Bulgarian capital during the Hermitage days, the website of Rossotrudnichestvo reports. Two historical artefacts that are directly related to the history of Bulgaria were brought from St. Petersburg to Sofia. In the National Gallery you can see the sword and ring, which belonged to Khan Kubrat, the legendary founder of Bulgaria.
Photo: The Russian Embassy in Bulgaria, Bulgaria Radio in Russian
They were discovered over a century ago during excavations carried out on the banks of the Vorskla River. Then, not far from the village of Malaya Pereschepino, the researchers found a whole collection of rare books. Historians have concluded that both subjects belong to the era preceding the creation of Bulgarian statehood. They are very important not only for history, but also for art.
Photo: The Russian Embassy in Bulgaria, Bulgaria Radio in Russian
Guests of the opening were Russian diplomats along with Russian Ambassador Anatoly Makarov, Bulgarian Minister of Culture Boil Banov, Deputy Mayor Sofia Todor Chobanov, Deputy Director General of the Hermitage Georgy Vilinbakhov
The exhibition will run until the end of June.
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