Vidritsa. Volume 2

Vidritsa" is a handwritten book by the Bulgarian revolutionary and public figure from the end of the 19th century, Pop Mincho Kanchev. It is a collection of vitae, narrative, memoirs, diary, travel notes, insights and correspondence. The manuscript, which consists of over 2200 pages, is one of the last Bulgarian illustrated handwriting books. It is kept in the Bulgarian Historical Archive in the National Library in Sofia.

The book is a valuable direct testimony of the epoch of the Bulgarian Revival with the historical data it provides about the era of hajduci (romanticised hero figure, freedom fighters), the work of Vasil Levski, the Stara Zagora Uprising and the exiles in Diyarbakir. Among them are the customs and holidays of Bulgarians from the 19th century.