Revolutionary Konstantin Kesyakov

Konstantin Iskrov Kesyakov was a Bulgarian officer born in Koprivshtitsa on 14 June 1838. He graduated from a military school in Moscow and served in the Russian Imperial Army. During the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878, he commanded the First Battalion of the Bulgarian Volunteer Corps and attained the rank of colonel. He participated in decisive battles, including Stara Zagora, Shipka and Sheynovo, receiving orders for bravery. He later served as military commandant of Veliko Tarnovo and Plovdiv and helped organise the Bulgarian army and train the population. After participating in the coup of 9 August 1886, he emigrated to Russia, where he served in the Russian army and reached the rank of major general. He returned to Bulgaria in 1898 and died on 3 March 1900.