Rayko Zhinzifov
Braila
, 1870Rayko Ivanov (Yoanov) Zhinzifov or Rajko Žinzifov, (
Biography
Zhinsifov was born in 1839 into a
) afterwards.In 1857–1858, Zhinzifov immigrated to
Georgi Rakovski
; though, his teacher Miladinov had called him Rayko at school.
In 1863 he had issued his book New Bulgarian Collection including own and translated poems. Zhinzifov lived among the young Bulgarian diaspora in Moscow, along with
Konstantin Miladinov, Vasil Popovich, etc., and issued the Brotherly Labour magazine. In the Russian press of the time, Zhinzifov was particularly active in the information of the Russian society about the tough fate of the Bulgarian people under Ottoman rule. He co-operated with the Bulgarian newspapers Danubian Dawn, Macedonia, Liberty, Bulgarian Bee, Age and Time, the magazines Chitalishte, Periodical Magazine, Bulgarian Booklets, etc., publishing articles, poems, Bulgarian folk songs and a single tale. His poetical heritage has led to him been described as a Romantic poet. Among his notable translations was the first Bulgarian translation of Old East Slavic text The Tale of Igor's Campaign. He died in 1877, on his 38th birthday, in Moscow.[5]
In his works, Zhinzifov emphasized the Bulgarian consciousness of the Slavic population of his native Macedonia. In his eyes, "Macedonian" was merely a geographic and ethnographic area of the Bulgarian lands as opposed to a separate ethnic or national term (cf. Guslyar v sobor, Karvava koshulya).
in his honor Rayko Nunatak on Graham Land in Antarctica was named after him.
Notable works
- Кървава Кошуля (Bloody shirt)
- Гусляр в собор (Harper at a fair)
- Охрид
- Жалба (Lament)
- Галаб (Pigeon)
- Вдовитса (Widow)
- До българската майка (To the Bulgarian mother)
- Сон (Dream)
- Прошетба (a Walk)
References
- ISBN 978-3-0343-0196-1.
- ISBN 90-272-3453-1.
- ISBN 978-963-7326-60-8.
- OCLC 11840960. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
- ^ Vojislav Ilić (1971). Živan Milisavac (ed.). Jugoslovenski književni leksikon [Yugoslav Literary Lexicon] (in Serbo-Croatian). Novi Sad (SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia): Matica srpska. p. 594.
Sources
- Генчев, Николай; et al. (1988). Енциклопедия. Българската възрожденска интелигенция. Учители, свещеници, монаси, висши духовници, художници, лекари, аптекари, писатели, издатели, книжари, търговци, военни… (in Bulgarian). София. p. 739.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Биографични бележки — Райко Жинзифов" (in Bulgarian). Словото. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
- Георгиев, Емил (1980). "Райко Жинзифов. Поет патриот и славянофил". Люлка на старата и новата българска писменост (in Bulgarian). София: Държавно издателство Народна просвета. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
- "Райко Жинзифов" (in Bulgarian). Promacedonia. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- Бакалов, Георги; Милен Куманов (2003). "ЖИНЗИФОВ, Райко (Ксенофонт) Йоанов (15.II.1839-15.II.1877)". Електронно издание "История на България" (in Bulgarian). София: Труд, Сирма. ISBN 954528613X.
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- Works by Rayko Zhinzifov at Slovoto (in Bulgarian)
- Article about Zhinzifov (in Macedonian)
- Article about Zhinzifov's life in Russia (in Russian)
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