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Szumen a pierwsza polska książka o Bułgarii
Shumen and the First Polish Book about Bulgaria

Author(s): Desisława-Dewora Atanasowa, Krasimira Kolewa, Jan Herold
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: mid-19th century, Shumen, Polish political emigrants, Zygmunt Miłkowski

Summary/Abstract: The topic of this article is the first Polish novel about Bulgaria: "Zarnica". It was written by a revolutionary emigrant Zygmunt Miłkowski alias Teodor Tomasz Jeż, who resided in Shumen with over 1000 Polish and Hungarian rebels headed by L. Kossuth and Gen. J. Bem. The contribution of immigrants to the Bulgarian national revival is significant.

  • Issue Year: 12/2013
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 93-97
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Polish
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