Keep in mind that before 1944, the majority of the population in both Bulgaria and much of Europe was rural. After World War II, the destruction was immense, which required rapid and efficient construction of housing and infrastructure. These uniform residential complexes proved to be an extremely effective solution. Most panel housing complexes, originally a Swedish invention, allowed for factory production, economies of scale, and easy acquisition of the necessary knowledge and skills for construction. Even countries like Japan adopted uniform panel construction. These circumstances are often forgotten when considering the architecture of socialism. In a very short period, the communists provided housing for everyone. Today, 98% of Bulgarians own their homes. It may not be aesthetically pleasing, but they have a place to live.
@pavlinpetkov89842 ай бұрын
Commie blocks are fine. The people who live in them are not and they are turning the buildings into a ghetto doing whatever they want with the facades by installing windows on random and partially insulating the walls. There must be a law specially designed for Bulgarian rednecks, banning those kinds of renovation practices.
@dayanbalevski44462 ай бұрын
In Bulgarian Devetashka is not turkish, Devet is 9, and -ashka means the "nth" - so to town is called "The Ninth Village" and this is the cave found near Devetashka, so it is called Devetashka Cave. ГОСТИЛНИЦА (GOSTILNICA) is literally translated as "Guest-Place" a place for guests. It is like a small hotel that serves food.
@AnastasiaAna-v3b2 ай бұрын
True!
@МиленДимитров-и2ф2 ай бұрын
In fact, the name of the cave comes from the name of Devetaki village. The origin of the name is not Turkish, but comes from the number nine in the Bulgarian language-Девет (Devet). Translated "The Ninth (village or something else)". Гостилница means an inn. More of a restaurant than a hotel. The second floor apparently housed the village discotheque. I assume that 15-20 years ago the building ceased to function. Montana is a regional town, but it is not a tourist destination. Nearby is the balneological resort of Varshets. Also interesting is the town of Chiprovtsi, which was a famous carpet-making and mining center in the Middle Ages. There is an interesting museum of Bulgarian needlework there. There are several picturesque monasteries in the surrounding mountains. The most interesting place in the vicinity, which is worth seeing, is undoubtedly the Belogradchik rocks.
@georgidqkov95212 ай бұрын
actually Деветашка(devetashka) directly translated in Bulgarian means (on the ninth) and has nothing to do with Turkish
@ВладиславаИванова-к1ч2 ай бұрын
Oh, dear! Devetaki is not a town but a small village! Second - Devetaki - comes from the Bulgarian word devet which means 9, and Devetaki means "the ninth". The suffix "-ashka" is a Bulgarian suffix for adjective or could be a possessive adjective. And " Devetashka cave" means " the cave of the village Devetaki" in Bulgarian language! The Ottoman rule over Bulgaria was the worst period in our history. Before the Ottomans came here Bulgaria was very rich and powerful country. Their rule didn't give us anything, just the opposite - they took lots of things from us.
@Sasanka1972 ай бұрын
Interesting and informative ❤from 🇱🇰
@vdawg22242 ай бұрын
Awesome videos, keep it up. Really enjoy them
@michaelreed98872 ай бұрын
Thanks David from North England
@aidaovasapyan99512 ай бұрын
I never seen this cave before, it’s amazing, thanks for nice vibes,
@marvinrappoport27102 ай бұрын
Large Cave , interesting thank you for showing us
@M25Republic2 ай бұрын
Гостилница is hotel in Russian but in Bulgarian it means restaurant or pub.
@sorinpopa14422 ай бұрын
People in UK drive's on the Left side of the road , Bulgarians drive of whats "left" from the road ^^
@0xe849Ай бұрын
Ohh boy, that was good :D
@babiyarnazarismaily62072 ай бұрын
Since the fall of comunism 2.5 million people left the state,Bulgaria was 9 million strong in 1989,now is under 7 million,and hundreds of villages are with no people,or 10-20 old people left,now German,British,Dutch etc pensioners buy homes in our villages because of the lower cost of living and they are so so happy to live here because of the sun and sea and the mountains
@krasenyanakiev7052 ай бұрын
We were 9 million, because the communists build a fence around our borders and guard it with kalashnikovs and dogs, so nobody can escape. Bulgaria was a prison state back then. If there was no fence, only the party members would've stayed here
@Martin-ze12 ай бұрын
My house is in the hills , I love it , I don't like to say ,I don't like uk anymore , I feel safer here , and people are more friendly.
@NewthingMinistryopendoor2 ай бұрын
It's amazing wow thank you so much for sharing this from uk❤
@DadhiBrahma-er9bx2 ай бұрын
From India ❤
@nataliavacheva10882 ай бұрын
It is not true that the birth rate in Bulgaria is decreasing, in fact it is increasing. The same for emigration. In the 90s, many people really left the country, but the trend is not like that at the moment. There are many abandoned buildings in the villages because people are now free to live where they want. Not only abroad, but also in other cities. During communism there were many restrictions in order to develop certain villages. I'm surprised that you visited my hometown :) I've been living in Sofia for almost 30 years, but I love Montana very much...
@Variator-ys6me2 ай бұрын
Yeah it is decreasing, Bulgaria mostly is dead state occupied by mostly gypsies population.
@sophieelsidor41532 ай бұрын
The birth might be increasing but many children have different fathers or left by their teenager mothers ... and feel depressed and confused, even homeless ... so we follow the western trend of family destruction...and moral confusion. Still there are some signs of looking for true parenthood... and still some people go back from abroad to stay in their country...,but it s true that abandoned villages don t have transportation and basically old people stay there. We need a proper education teaching moral values, taking care of others and nature.
@nataliavacheva10882 ай бұрын
@@sophieelsidor4153 The trend of births to teenage mothers is decreasing, which is a positive change. I have not noticed the increase of children from different fathers around me. But the children of the divorced grow up much more calmly, compared to what I remember from the 80s - during communism, people did not divorce, but they lived in scandals and violence, which affected much worse.
@sophieelsidor41532 ай бұрын
@@nataliavacheva1088 I have lived during communist and I know very well the divorces were less. I t diesn t mean that I improve selfish atheistic families who strive basically for material comfort. I am a teacher and I meet a lot of student who are confused what true family is. Near my house there is orphanage for homeless children. If you haven t seen such unhappy children it doesnt mean that they don t exist.
@sophieelsidor41532 ай бұрын
@@nataliavacheva1088 I have lived during communist time and I know very well the divorces were less. It is possible that free sex was allowed and husband had mistresses outside marriage. So I don t improve selfish atheistic families who strive basically for material comfort and pleasure. I am a teacher and I meet a lot of student who are confused what true family is. I speak from practical point of view and my experience. Also near my house there is orphanage for homeless children. If you haven t seen such unhappy children it doesn t mean that they don t exist.
@nandaresnongsiej79082 ай бұрын
Bro I m from rural area from lndia we ar tribal so l like your travelling bro
@StoyanBorov2 ай бұрын
23:10 It is not ЛИНИЧА. It says ЛНИЦА this is the broken part of previous sign ГОСТИ + ЛНИЦА = ГОСТИЛНИЦА It means eating-house (or very basic restaurant).
@babiyarnazarismaily62072 ай бұрын
Actually the town of Montana have good economy they have several big factories with good payment,one for car batteries,one for bycicles named cross and others as well,they joke with the town that they got their first traffic light just recently,because it was a small settlement and it changed names numerous times,it was called mihailovgrad before and before this it was called Ferdinand after the bulgarian tzar,you had to visit the close cities of vidin,vraca or lom they are bigger and with more to see,in vidin there is the best preserved Bulgarian medievil fortress called baba vida
@МиленДимитров-и2ф2 ай бұрын
Monbat is one of the biggest car batteries manufacturing plants in Europe kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3q9Z52Mad6hjKs
@ВладиславаИванова-к1ч2 ай бұрын
As far as communism is concerned you are right! Old people feel nostalgia about old times because these times were based on idealism and nowadays capitalism is based on materialism. The abandoned buildings are remainings of the communist times when the villages had more people in them. The part of Bulgaria that you show in this video is the most destroyed after the collapse of the communism because all the factories and other places for work for the population were shut down and demolished.
@ChannaSenevirathna-mu1xh2 ай бұрын
❤❤❤ from 🇱🇰 🇱🇰 🇱🇰 sri lanka . nice journey .....
@ajantha102 ай бұрын
Have a safe journey
@guruprasad7808Ай бұрын
I always remember your visit to Bengaluru Karnataka India. Where I met you in Chikpet
@DaniilDimitrov2 ай бұрын
The Expendables movie was filmed in that cave
@ericalarson17432 ай бұрын
Very awesome
@dimothishara78952 ай бұрын
❤ srilanka 🇱🇰
@mariaobazs4649Ай бұрын
Mmmmmm food looked yummy 😋 ❤
@Mark22WiDax2 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed the video 👍🏻can u tell if there is much crime in Bulgaria 🇧🇬??
@santhysanthy72412 ай бұрын
Very nice beautiful your video ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@ГеоргиПетров-и2б2 ай бұрын
The Bridge close to the Cave its gift made from Sylvester Stallone because there they filming the Movie The Expendables
@МиленДимитров-и2ф2 ай бұрын
Because they blow up the original bridge during filming!
@heshanmahela72572 ай бұрын
You're look like ragnar of Vikings
@petkoyanakiev2442 ай бұрын
The restaurant named Solar Garden
@sumithradharmasena53702 ай бұрын
nice vidio
@davidmorgan24282 ай бұрын
I actually heard that Batman came from that neck of the woods😂no pun intended😂😂😂its not you is it Davud???
@WestToEastQuest2 ай бұрын
You met a crazy lady in the cave :D
@rachidjansen53442 ай бұрын
Are you gone from Egypt?
@Veselinius_III4 күн бұрын
Unfortunately, you are absolutely correct with your assumption bro...and it is happening to a lot of such small beautiful towns and the old people are already dying and there is just nobody left cause the "wonderful" """leaders"""" we have destroyed the grey sector of the economy together with anything else other than big cities and metropolitan areas getting us packed like sardines and competing for every job therefore lowering the salaries as a result when there is always somebody more desperate for job than you........
@MalinduVa2 ай бұрын
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@harryjame-u2b2 ай бұрын
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@zlatanzhelezarov54042 ай бұрын
Ok Davud. Camel leg has never stepped on Bulgarian land. Some locals call it маагра which comes from turkish magura which means cave. Devetaki the name of the village comes from devet which means nine and aki which is old slavic word mean union. Is believed that nine tribes that lived on the nine hills above the cave united and formed the village. So there it comes from the name devet and ashka is typical for bulgarian language which is verry hard for me to explain but is like it belongs to the villlage or to that place. Near to...
@zlatanzhelezarov54042 ай бұрын
Oh i forgot to mention Гостилница means lower category restaurant.
@fff50812 ай бұрын
Actually there used to be Bulgarian camel herders, and that's where the name Деведжиев (from deve in Turkish) comes from.
@donna9679Ай бұрын
Oh, you found a shirt
@chevy5Gen2 ай бұрын
@RziRoyte-qh7ub2 ай бұрын
Have a nice day You are my allah god speed you
@g4m3r2222 ай бұрын
people leaving
@g4m3r2222 ай бұрын
the dark communism
@futurekron2 ай бұрын
Very pregnant kitty!
@AnastasiaAna-v3b2 ай бұрын
8:08 Please be a child of *God* and before you mention Mother Nature, mention the *Heavenly Father* who created Heaven and Earth and everything in it!