Kole Nedelkovski
Kole Nedelkovski (Bulgarian and Macedonian: Коле Неделковски) was a Macedonian revolutionary and poet,[1] and member of the Bulgarian Communist Party. He was a member of the Macedonian Literary Circle and he published two poetry books. Today, Nedelkovski is seen as one of the founders of the modern Macedonian poetry.[2]
Kole Nedelkovski | |
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 A portrait of Kole Nedelkovski. | |
| Born | Nikola Krstev Nedelkov December 16, 1912 Vojnica, near Veles, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | September 2, 1941 (aged 28) Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Occupation | Poet and communist |
| Genre | Revolutionary poetry |
| Notable works | M'skavici and Peš po svetot |
Biography
He was born in Vojnica, near Veles, Ottoman Empire as Nikola Krảstev Nedelkov.[3] Hunted from the Serbian police he emigrated to Bulgaria in 1933. In Sofia, Nedelkovski joined the Macedonian Literary Circle.[2] Later, he became a member of the Bulgarian Communist Party. In the summer of 1941 he joined an illegal group of the Bulgarian Communist Party and came under police scrutiny. He exercised with subversive cases in his capacity as a member of the Central Military Commission at the Central Committee of the BCP. Nedelkovski ended his life escaping the police in Sofia in 1941, by jumping from an attic window.[4]
Works
His poem "A Voice from Macedonia" (Glas od Makedonija) is one of the most famous revolutionary poems in the Macedonian literature. His poetry describes the difficult life of the Macedonian people prior to World War II and glorifies the communist ideas and fight against capitalism. Nedelkovski's poems were published in Skopje-Veles dialect.
Nedelkovski published two poetry books:[5]
- "Lightnings" (Мъскавици, Mӑskavici) - published in 1939
- "On Foot Around the World" (Пеш по светот, Peš po svetot) - published in August 1941.
See also
References
- The Former Yugoslavia's Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook, Matjaž Klemenčič, Mitja Žagar, p. 146
- Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Macedonia, D. Bechev, p. 160.
- Македонски литературен кръжок (1938–1941 г.) доц. д-р Петър Галчин, първа част, сп. Македонски Преглед, София, бр. 1, 2002 г.
- Македонска енциклопедија, том II. Скопје, Македонска академија на науките и уметностите, 2009. ISBN 978-608-203-024-1. с. 1040.
- 100 години од раѓањето на поетот Коле Неделковски Archived 2012-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Kole Nedelkovski on the Macedonian Wikisource.
- A letter by Kole Nedelkovski to Sergej Misirkov regarding Krste Misirkov and his work.
- Short biography of Kole Nedelkovski