Saint Alexander Nevsky

This is the cathedral church of Saint Alexander Nevsky. It is important to Svetla because she lived near it, although she never went inside at the time. She entered it for the first time after the so-called changes and the fall of communism. During communism, there were restrictions on religious activity in Bulgaria.

Some old-timers remember that there were police and controls around the cathedral monitoring who entered during the holidays. The police used large candles to hit people who tried to celebrate religious holidays.

This magnificent monument is an important historical heritage site; in the past, our Bulgarian kings held their weddings there. It also served as a place for the preservation of our literary heritage. According to Tsveti, this and other churches, together with spirituality and faith, saved many people during the Ottoman rule. Books and Bulgarian history are important to her; her father was a historian who published books with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

In addition to its historical significance, M. associates the temple with some personal memories from there. Together with her late husband, she used to walk past the temple, taking in the view.

The cathedral is also important to Galya, who graduated from a spiritual school. She appreciates the fact that faith explains some things that science still cannot.

Nasko, on the other hand, cannot help but notice the cars in the photo. Nowadays, it is difficult to photograph our surroundings or old landmarks without something like this destroying the sense of beauty. According to him, this dissonance in the photo vividly expresses the oligarchy—whether it is a car belonging to a church worker or a member of society, or a car with Western registration, there is an uneven distribution of our resources in society.