In the period 1868 - 1872 Levski had built the so called Internal
revolutionary organization. Levski had toured the Bulgarian
towns and villages with tireless vigor and enthusiasm forming a network
of revolutionary committees. These committees had to equip
the men in their regions, usually peasants and craftsmen, with weapons,
and train them to fight.
This illustration by
Ivailo Ivanchev, though a bit childish ( from my son's history book), depicts
plausibly the ritual of an acceptance of a
new member in a revolutionary committee:
Over the Bible and crossed
dagger and revolver, the man had to make a vow to work faithfully and even,
if necessary, sacrifice his life for the sake of the grand cause -- the
liberation of Bulgaria. |
