Aprilov Vasily Evstafievich - Bulgarian patriot, one of the main figures of the Bulgarian revival. Genus. July 21, 1789 in the city of Gabrovo, studied at the Kronstadt (in Austria) school; attended the University of Vienna for a short time, and then acted with his brother commercially in Odessa. After reviewing Op. Yu. Venelin "The Ancient and Present Bulgarians" (M., 1829), A. began to study the fate of his compatriots and finally, prompted by Venelin, with whom he managed to get closer, became the head of the Bulgarian patriots.