THE LIFE AND WORK OF THE DONOR ATANAS BLIZNAKOV IN THE MONOGRAPHS BY SLAVE KATIN In July 1968, on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the Ilinden Uprising, Atanas and Slavka Bliznakov came to Macedonia for the second time. They came to take part in the great Ilinden festive celebrations. Then, being guests of the Matica, Atanas and Slavka were members of the Delegation of the Emigrants. They visited Bitola, Prilep, Ohrid, and Prespa, but ...

THE LIFE AND WORK OF THE DONOR ATANAS BLIZNAKOV IN THE MONOGRAPHS BY SLAVE KATIN The wish of Atanas and Slavka Bliznakov to come to the liberated part of Macedonia and to live there forever came true in 1976. After voluminous correspondence and arrangements with the Matica, Rector’s Office of the University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” and with other institutions and individuals, they arrived in Skopje where they were given a warm and friendly ...

THE LIFE AND WORK OF THE DONOR ATANAS BLIZNAKOV IN THE MONOGRAPHS BY SLAVE KATIN On that occasion, Atanas Bliznakov gave a short account of the history of the Macedonian Orthodox Church and its role in the national, political and cultural life of the Macedonian people and, among other things, he said: “My dear Macedonian brothers and sisters, the Macedonian people have struggled for centuries for their national freedom and their own church, ...

THE LIFE AND WORK OF THE DONOR ATANAS BLIZNAKOV IN THE MONOGRAPHS BY SLAVE KATIN The eighteenth day of April 1977 will be written with golden letters in the annals of the foundation “Atanas Bliznakoff”. On that day, the 148th plenary session of the Council of “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” of Skopje was held and it was a holy moment, a celebration for the Macedonian academic institutions, and a significant event in the life of Atanas and Slavka ...