Georgi S. Rakovski (1821 – 1867). (On the 200th anniversary of his birth)

GEORGI S. RAKOVSKI (1821 – 1867) (ON THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH) 

Nikolay Zhechev 

 (Summary) 

 The article examines the multifaceted work of Georgi Stoykov Rakovski – one of the greatest and most significant figures of the Bulgarian Revival. Rakovski’s brightest manifestations as a poet, publicist, writer, supporter of the movement for national education, for church independence and above all – as the first ideologue and organizer of the revolutionary national liberation struggle аre revealed. The most important moments and stages of his development and growth as a professional revolutionary are traced. Rakovski’s great role in the creation of the organized national liberation movement is emphasized, as well as his influence on the next generations of Bulgarian revolutionaries. A special place is given to Rakovski’s relations with the Macedonian Bulgarians, as well as to the influence he had on the Bulgarian church-educational and revolutionary movement in Macedonia.