An exhibition “Liberation – View from Space” were organized on the occasion of the 140 years from the Liberation of Bulgaria under the Space School Initiative and SRTI-BAS on 6-16 March 2018 at the Central building of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
The exhibition aims to present through modern satellite imagery and historical maps and products the places of significant military action during the Russian-Turkish War (1877-1878). The exhibition is unique and is held for the first time. The exhibition has an educational character as it aims to attract the students’ interest to cartography products and products resulting from satellite Earth observation and their applications in various scientific fields, including the study of the past. Authors of the exhibition are Chief Assistant Dr. Stefan Stamenov and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vanya Stamenova.