Одеса в творчості болгарських письменників епохи відродження

Abstract

In the ХIХ-th century Odessa was one of main centres of Bulgarian culture. Famous Bulgarian writers and poets – Khristo Botev, Aleko Konstantinov, Ivan Vazov write and publish their works here. Famous Bulgarian poet Dobri Chintulov starts his creative work-way; writers, philologist, the author of the largest six volume Bulgarian language dictionary Naiden Gerov, the author of the first Bulgarian long story Vasil Drumev, the first Bulgarian poetess Helen Muteva. The famous Bulgarian poet-revolutionist Khristo Botev wrote his first works in Odessa – the poems «Maitse si» and «Khaiduti», and patriarch of Bulgarian literature Ivan Vazov wrote his novel «Pod igoto». During 20-50s of the XXth century, were educated the future prominent figures of Bulgarian enlightenment – scholars, historians, philologists: Nikolai Palauzov, Spiridon Palauzov, Ivan Bogorov, Nayden Gerov, Dobri Chintulov, and Botjo Petkov – father of Hristo Botev. Aleko Konstantinov’s democratic views are formed in Odessa Novorossiysk Universitu and his literary career begins.