Ge org i ▁S ava ▁R akov ski “) ▁is ▁a ▁g ymnasium ▁( high ▁school ) ▁in ▁Bol hr ad , ▁Od essa ▁O blast , ▁south western ▁Ukraine . ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁Bol hr ad ' s ▁B ess arab ian ▁Bulgar ian ▁population , ▁the ▁Bol hr ad ▁G ymnasium ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁oldest ▁high ▁school ▁of ▁the ▁Bulgar ian ▁National ▁Rev ival . ▁ ▁Bol grad ▁Gla cier ▁in ▁S entin el ▁Range , ▁Ant arct ica ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁Bulgar ian ▁High ▁School ▁of ▁Bol hr ad . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Rus so - T urk ish ▁Wars ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁prompt ed ▁many ▁Bulg ari ans ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁and ▁sett le ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁domains ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire ▁and ▁specifically ▁in ▁the ▁Governor ate ▁of ▁B ess arab ia . ▁These ▁B ess arab ian ▁Bulg ari ans , ▁together ▁with ▁G ag au z ▁people ▁founded ▁ 4 3 ▁villages ▁in ▁B ess arab ia , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Bol hr ad ▁and ▁Com rat . ▁As ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 8 3 2 , ▁Ukrain ian ▁S lav ist ▁Y uri y ▁Ven elin ▁had ▁suggested ▁that ▁Bol hr ad ▁become ▁a ▁centre ▁of ▁Bulgar ian ▁culture ▁and ▁education ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire ; ▁however , ▁the ▁idea ▁was ▁not ▁put ▁into ▁practice ▁at ▁the