а DOCUMENTARY Collection "KADRAFIL – a PEAK Of Immortality" was presented IN "SAVA DOBROPLODNI" Regional Library

 A documentary collection "Kadrafil – a peak of immortality” was presented in “Sava Dobroplodni” regional library on 26 November 2009 at a great interest. The book presents the documentary evidences, memories and thoughts about the last days of our eminent townsman, Hadji Dimitar chieftain, for his death and his tomb, which are different from those imposed in the historical literature opinion.

Depth analysis of the documents included in the collection, confirming authenticity submitted by the compilers of the thesis that Hadji Dimitar has died of Buzludzha and was severely wounded in battle and carried over on Kadrafil peak by two of his mates / near Svezhen village nowadays, Municipality Brezovo /, where he died three weeks later from his wounds, made Professor Plamen Pavlov / "St. St. Cyril and Methodius" Veliko Tarnovo University/. Their views in support of the thesis presented the compilers of the collection: Professor Radka Koleva - Director of National Library "Ivan Vazov", Associate Professor George Kokerov, Boyan Randelov - deputy mayor of Brezovo municipality.

Understandably the book caused lively discussions and statements. But the main conclusion around which all present guests and writers agreed was that this book does not darkened aura of immortality of Hadji Dimitar, nor it will diminish the significance of the feat of his detachment as the culmination of chetnichesko Movement for the Liberation of Bulgaria. Buzludzha will remain a symbol of this feat no matter if the chieftain died there.

The meeting was attended by the Mayor of Brezovo - Mr. Stoyan Minchev - one of the initiators of this serious study and the governor of Sliven region Mr. Marin Kavrakov. In his speech Mr. M. Kavrakov supported the idea of being subjected to DNA analysis the bones stored at the Regional Historical Museum-Sliven, which bones are believed to have been of Hadji Dimitar, in order to establish as an undeniable argument the thesis set out in the book, since they were brought from the grave on Kadrafil peak. 

Compilers prepare second edition of the Compendium, supplemented with new documents and facts, which will be printed at the beginning of next year. Due to the large interest of Sliven citizenship the next edition will be also presented in the library.