2024-09-09 05:48:34
The day before the 80th anniversary of the coup on September 9, 1944, Stanka Zheleva, the daughter of the first democratically elected president Zhelyu Zheleva, was a guest on the program “This Sunday”.
“This date should be declared a national mourning, because this is the day Bulgaria was officially occupied by a foreign army and subordinated to foreign interests. The entire political and intellectual elite of Bulgaria was massacred. The destinies of hundreds of thousands of people were shattered. Our entire Bulgarian history was manipulated and, in fact, September 9 is a long-realized dream of Russian imperialism,” said Stanka Zheleva.
It is a fact that her father Zhelyu Zhelev fought precisely against totalitarianism and for Bulgaria to put an end to Russian influence.
“He did a lot for Bulgaria, but unfortunately his work has been forgotten,” she added. – He fought for us to be an independent country, with an independent policy. We are located in a key location in Europe that can be a balance in the entire region.
Instead of having a policy to protect our national interests and balance them, they have been sold out by our politicians who work for those who give them money.”
According to her, if her father were alive at the moment, he would certainly be very disappointed by what was happening.
“My father was an idealist. His line was, ‘I’m a desperate optimist.’ He always believed there was a way,” she added.
Perhaps that is why Stanka Zheleva hinted that she is very tempted to enter politics, but for this purpose there must be people and a team.
“Many people lost confidence after the changes – she added. – They ask what we fought for, what we changed. But this is not true. We must not forget that we have the unique chance to be Bulgarians. We must not be afraid. Communism imposed, we are not afraid.”
At the moment, Stanka Zheleva has devoted herself to her favorite activity – painting.
“I am an artist – she says. – I think that art is a means to improve the world. Art in Bulgaria is extremely neglected, as is culture. There are some criteria for art and culture that are fake, distorted, manipulated.”
According to her, we are indebted to the cultural heritage and it is necessary to popularize it.
“90% of the Bulgarian population does not know that the oldest gold treasures were found in Bulgaria – Varna, in Klokotnitsa, in Durankulak – she says. – When you go to the museum there, however, nowhere does it say that they are the oldest. There is one sign that they were found 5000 years ago. We need a national museum, this history, which is very ancient, very interesting to show.”
When asked how her daughter, who suffers from the rare disease narcolepsy, is doing, Zheleva replied: “She’s fine, thank God,” but explained that she faces many difficulties in finding the drugs.
“Even if you have money, you cannot buy them, because they are only sold in specialized health facilities,” she pointed out and added that she will fight to change this.