Aleksandr Burago

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Aleksandr Petrovich Burago
File:Aleksandr Burago monument, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 4.jpg
monument to Aleksandr Burago in Plovdiv city garden
Native name
Александр Петрович Бураго
Born calc. abt. 1853
Died 1883, aged 30
Madeira
Buried
Allegiance  Russian Empire
Service/branch Imperial Russian Army
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Battles/wars Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Awards Order of St. George (4th deg.)

Aleksandr Petrovich Burago (Russian: Александр Петрович Бураго) was an officer of the Russian Imperial army. Serving as a captain under Joseph Vladimirovich Gourko, he commanded the force that liberated Plovdiv from the Ottoman rule on January 16, 1878. Later on Burago became a colonel. He died of tuberculosis at the age of 30, in 1883, on Madeira, and was buried in the Alexander Nevsky Lavra in Saint Petersburg.

In recognition of his "excellence demonstrated in the battle ... whereupon, together with a squadron of dragoons, having crossed the Maritsa river ... entered the city, still occupied by the Turkish division ... an almost 25 times greater in numbers enemy force", Burago was awarded the Order of St. George of the 4th degree.

Citizens of Plovdiv traditionally honour captain Burago annually on January 16, the anniversary of the liberation of the city. Wreaths and floral tributes are brought to the monument to Burago in the Plovdiv City Garden. A street in Plovdiv was named after captain Burago. In November 2006, along with several other prominent personalities, Aleksandr Burago was, "for exceptional service in development of the city of Plovdiv" posthumously awarded the title of "Honorary citizen of Plovdiv", by decision of the local community council.

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References

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  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. — account of the liberation of Plovdiv
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  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. — Citation for the St. George Order award
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. — Decision to award the title of honorary citizen of Plovdiv

External links

  • (in Russian) People, animals, alcohol — account of the liberation of Plovdiv by captain Burago's squadron and the historical origins of giving alcohol to military horses (refers to Burago by the given name "Konstantin" rather than Aleksandr).


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