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The Russian Ottoman War (1877-1878) in Greek Memory
Concerning Greece, the Russian Ottoman War (1877-1878) mainly related to the creation of a Greater Bulgaria, as it has been described in the San Stefano Treaty. As a result of this event, an uprising in the village of Litohoro (close to mount Olympos), Prefecture of Pieria, in Greek Macedonia was broke out.
With the red colour, Prefecrure of Pieria
 It was organized by native Greeks and was strengthened by Greek armed groups invaded in the area. Kosmas Doumpiotis was the military leader of the uprising, the Bishop of Kitros, Nikolaos Lousis and some notables, like Evangelos Korovangos, from the area were the political leaders.
Today, in the town of Litohoro the date of the uprising, the 19th of February, is celebrated as a National Day.
In the centre of the city a complex of monuments has been placed.
The complex of statutes in the centre of the town of Litohoro
The complex of statutes in the centre of the town of Litohoro

Statute of the Bishop Nikolaos Lousis in Litohoro
Statute of Kosmas Doumpiotis, the military leader of the 1878 uprising, in Litohoro

Additionaly, in the centre of the town of Kolindros, Prefecture of Pieria, there is a statute of Bishop of Kitros, Nikolaos Lousis. Kolindros is the birthplace of the Bishop of Kitros Nikolaos Lousis.
Statute of the Bishop Nikolaos Lousis, in Kolindros

The Museum of the Macedonian Struggle in Thessaloniki is the only museum in Greece, which highlights the uprising of 1878. In its permanent exhibition (hall 1) a selection of photos and relics from the uprising have been exposed.

Today, a street in honor to the Bishop of Kitros, Nikolaos Lousis, exists in the centre of Thessaloniki.
A street in honour of Evangelos Korovangos, a notable from Litohoro who took part in the uprising of 1878, exists in Thessaloniki.
A street in honour of Kosmas Doumpiotis, the military leader of the 1878 uprising, exists in the town of Litohoro.

It is also worthy to mentioned that the uprising of 1878 and generally the Russian Ottoman War (1877-1878) are not nationwide known. Only Greek Macedonia through its institutions, exhibitions and publications preserves the memory of the events.

 
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