Today marks 165 years since the founding of the first chitalishte (community culture club) in Bulgaria.
The first Bulgarian chitalishte was founded on this day in 1865 in Svishtov. The idea belongs to Emanuil Vaskidovich, Georgi Vladikin, Hristaki Filchov and Dimitar Nachovic.
The first Bulgarian museum, the first public library to which 800 books in different languages were donated, and the fist Bulgarian part-singing choir were set up In this first chitalishte in the country.
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