Традиционно и модерно, стереотипи и интерпретации във вестник „Родолюбец“ на Илия Йовчев
Traditional and modern, stereotypes and interpretations in Iliya Yovchev’s newspaper “Rodolyubets”

Summary/Abstract: Iliya Yovchev is the first Bulgarian journalist in America and the first Bulgarian newspaper correspondent in the USA. He is an amazing polyglot. His occupation is a writer, theatre person and translator. He is famous as the “father” of Bulgarian emigration in America. His newspaper “Rodoliyubets”, which comes out in two copies at the end of the XIX century, is a valuable document about the life, way of thinking and the socio-political and cultural development of our country during the Revival period – until the end of the XIX century. “Rodoliyubets” is the first Bulgarian newspaper meant for the whole family. The author breaches the subjects of the relationship between the man and the woman, marriage and upbringing of children, politics, literature, history, culture and art. He appeals for the modernization of our larger cities and their development in accordance with the European image. He criticizes some of our politicians. With his newspaper, Yovchev lays down the foundations of an important rapprochement and reconciliation between the Bulgarian and American peoples.

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