Monument to the Two Generations Shipka-Buzludzha
Location: Buzludzha, Bulgaria
Completed: 1981
Sculptor: Stoyu Todorov
Alternative names: Two Epochs: Shipka-Buzludzha/The Fists
Genre: Socialist monument, former Eastern Bloc
The sculpture comprises two fists clutching flaming torches and represents the passion (fire) of the national liberation movement and the passing of the flame of socialism from one generation to the next. More information about the Monument to the Two Generations Shipka-Buzludzha.
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