Kole Nedelkovski

Kole Nedelkovski
A portrait of Kole Nedelkovski.
BornNikola Krastev Nedelkov
(1912-12-16)December 16, 1912
Vojnica, Ottoman Empire
DiedSeptember 2, 1941(1941-09-02) (aged 28)
Sofia, Kingdom of Bulgaria
OccupationPoet and communist
GenreRevolutionary poetry
Notable worksMӑskavici and Peš po svetot

Kole Nedelkovski (Bulgarian and Macedonian: Коле Неделковски; December 16, 1912 – September 2, 1941) was a Macedonian poet. He was a member of the Macedonian Literary Circle and he published two poetry books. Nedelkovski is seen as one of the founders of the modern Macedonian literature.

Biography

He was born on December 16, 1912, in Vojnica, near Veles,[1] Ottoman Empire, as Nikola Krảstev Nedelkov.[2][3] After completing his elementary education in his native village, he went to study at a gymnasium in Veles, but did not complete it due to poverty and started working as a decorator instead.[1] Hunted from the Yugoslav police he emigrated to Bulgaria in 1933, where he became a member of the Bulgarian Communist Party.[4] He published poetry in the magazine Illustration Ilinden in 1938. In 1939, Nedelkovski joined the Macedonian Literary Circle.[1] He was a friend of the poets Nikola Vaptsarov, Venko Markovski and Koco Racin.[1][5][6] He participated in the anti-fascist movement.[6] In 1941, he joined an illegal group of the Bulgarian Communist Party and came under police scrutiny.[7] Nedelkovski died in Sofia on September 2, 1941.[1] There are two versions about his death. One is that he ended his life, running from the police, by jumping from an attic window and the second one is that he was pushed and fell to his death. There is no official report about his death.[6]

Works and legacy

He authored the poem "A Voice from Macedonia" (Glas od Makedonija). His poetry describes the difficult life of the Macedonian people prior to World War II and glorifies the communist ideas and fight against capitalism.[6] Nedelkovski's poems were published in Sofia in older Bulgarian orthography in the Skopje-Veles dialect.[2]

Nedelkovski published two poetry books:[8]

He is seen as a founder of modern Macedonian literature.[5] His memorial house in Vojnica in North Macedonia was reported as being in a bad state in 2024.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Македонска енциклопедија, том II (in Macedonian). Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts. 2009. p. 1040. ISBN 978-608-203-024-1.
  2. ^ a b Петър Галчин (2002). "Македонски литературен кръжок (1938–1941 г.)". Makedonski Pregled (in Bulgarian) (1). Sofia.
  3. ^ Wojciech Roszkowski (2015). Cultural Heritage of East Central Europe: A Historical Outline. Instytut Studiów Politycznych. pp. 206, 247. ISBN 9788364091551.
  4. ^ Иван Габеров, Български енциклопедичен речник, 75 000 статии от познанието: А-Я, Габерофф, 1999, ISBN 9789549607116, стр. 740.
  5. ^ a b Dimitar Bechev. Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Macedonia. Scarecrow Press. p. 160. ISBN 9780810862951.
  6. ^ a b c d Rozita Dimova (2013). "The "Nation of Poetry": Language, Festival and Subversion in Macedonia". History and Anthropology: 131. doi:10.1080/02757206.2012.759112.
  7. ^ Mikhail Smatrakalev; Vasil Tocinovski (1993). Makedonskiot literaturen kružok (in Macedonian). Misla. p. 51. ISBN 9788615003036.
  8. ^ 100 години од раѓањето на поетот Коле Неделковски Archived 2012-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ a b Joshua A. Fishman, ed. (2011). The Earliest Stage of Language Planning: "The First Congress" Phenomenon. De Gruyter. p. 164. ISBN 9783110848984.
  10. ^ "Пропаѓа спомен куќата на големиот поет Коле Неделковски во неговата родна Војница". 4NEWS.mk (in Macedonian). July 6, 2024.
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