Ivan Minchov Vazov was a Bulgarian poet, novelist and playwright, often referred to as "the Patriarch of Bulgarian literature". He was born in Sopot, a town in the Rose Valley of Bulgaria. The works of Ivan Vazov reveal two historical epochs - the Bulgarian Renaissance and the Post-Liberation epoch. Ivan Vazov holds the highest honorary title of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Academician. He acted as Education and People Enlightenment Minister from September 7, 1897, until January 30, 1899, representing the People's Party.
Contemporary image of writer, Ivan Vazov
Ivan Vazov's house, now a museum, in Sofia, Bulgaria
Vazov's grave in the center of Sofia. In the background is St. Sofia Church. The tomb itself is composed of syenite stone, sourced from the Vitosha mountains, where Vazov loved to have walks. (42°41.799′N 23°19.943′E / 42.696650°N 23.332383°E / 42.696650; 23.332383)
Vazov's bas-relief at Vazovova Street, Bratislava
Sopot is a Bulgarian town situated in the fertile sub-Balkan mountain valley of Karlovo, immediately below the steep southern slopes of the Troyan Balkan Mountain. Sopot is part of Plovdiv Province and is the administrative centre of a municipality with the same name.
Sopot, Plovdiv Province
Sopot Monastery
Nedelya Petkova`s school
Culture center Ivan Vazov
