• 42°08′37″N 24°44′15″E / 42.143611°N 24.7375°E. Alyosha Monument, Plovdiv. Alyosha (an affectionate diminutive of Aleksey) is an 11-metre (36-foot)...
  • The monument’s name, Alyosha, comes from a common nickname for Russian soldiers and is also the title of Plovdiv’s official anthem during Bulgaria’s Soviet...
  • It is about 40 minutes climb uphill to get to the monument where magnificent views of the whole city of Plovdiv open in front of you.
  • Bulgaria - Plovdiv - Alyosha Monument View of the House of Culture. The walk up the hill isn’t particularly steep, but there are spots where you take staircases...
  • Alyosha monument, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
  • When the creation of the monument began, Methodi gave the architect a photograph of his friend Alyosha and the master worked on this image.
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  • The monument is accessible by multiple staircases ascending Bunardzik Hill and can be seen from nearly any spot within Plovdiv.
  • The monument inspired a song titled Alyosha, written by Soviet composer Konstantin Vanshenkin and poet Eduard Kolmanovsky, which was used as Plovdiv's...
  • In early January, Plovdiv councillors from the PP-DP coalition party proposed removing the monument by the end of 2024, describing it as "not part of the cultural...