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19-568: The exact date of Vazov's birth is disputed. His parents, Saba and Mincho Vazov, both had a lot of influence on the young poet. After Ivan finished primary school in Sopot, Mincho sent him to Kalofer , appointing him assistant teacher. Having done his final exams in Kalofer, the young teacher returned to Sopot to help in his father's grocery. The following year his father sent him to Plovdiv to Naiden Gerov 's school. There Vazov made his first steps as

38-567: A poet. He returned to Sopot only to leave for Oltenița in Romania , as his father wanted him to become an apprentice and study trade at his uncle's. Ivan Vazov showed no interest in the trade profession whatsoever. Instead he was immersed in literature. Soon he fled from his uncle's place and went to Brăila where he lived with the Bulgarian exiled revolutionaries and met Hristo Botev , a Bulgarian revolutionary and poet. In 1874, he joined

57-813: Is named after him, the "Ivan Vazov" neighborhood in Sofia , as is the Ivan Vazov National Library ( Bulgarian : Народна библиотека "Иван Вазов" ) in Plovdiv. A park near St. Sofia Church in Sofia features the city's best-known monument to Vazov. Vazovova Street in Bratislava , Slovakia , and Vazov Point and Vazov Rock on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands , Antarctica are also named after him. In 1917, he

76-592: The Balkan Mountains in an attempt to reach Troyan . Kalofer has a number of churches and monasteries, many with church bells. On a small street is a convent for girls, inheriting four metochions, in which Anastasia Dimitrova, the first Bulgarian female teacher, was educated. The monastery for men has been open since 1640, and the convent for nuns since 1700. Today, both of them, despite the numerous burnings, are open for visitors. In Kalofer typical Bulgarian customs and traditions have been well preserved over

95-663: The Bulgarian National Revival the town became a centre of revolutionary activity, being the birthplace of figures such as Hristo Botev, Exarch Joseph , Dimitar Panichkov , and Nikola Ivanov . Today, it is best known for the imposing Hristo Botev Monument (one of many in the country). Kalofer is located in the southern outskirts of Stara Planina. It is only 17 kilometers away from Karlovo , еlevation 603 m (1,978 ft), 22 km away from Sopot, 56 km away from Plovdiv , 222 km away from Burgas , 300 km away from Varna and 164 km from

114-526: The Karlovo municipality. It is best known as the birthplace of Bulgarian poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev . The modern settlement of Kalofer emerged in the 16th century, managing to preserve its Bulgarian character in the Ottoman Empire and to develop as a centre of craftsmanship, primarily cord production. The Kalofer monastery has been in operation since 1640 and the convent since 1700. During

133-521: The Kingdom of the Fairies (1884) and some other fantasy poetry. Vazov's home in Sofia has been turned into a museum, containing a restoration of his residence with period furnishings, as well as Vazov's taxidermically preserved dog. Although the museum is ostensibly open Tuesday through Saturday, it is in practice not always staffed, so visitors are advised to call in advance. The museum is located at

152-438: The capital of Bulgaria Sofia . Kalofer was founded in the 16th century (1533). From the very beginning, it enjoyed town privileges , which allowed it to preserve its typical Bulgarian character. At the height of its economic boom, some 1,200 devices for producing traditional colored Bulgarian wollen threads (gaitan) operated at the town. The town has been burnt down at least three times. Forestation has mostly covered traces from

171-413: The centuries. A part of the attractions in the region is visiting ateliers producing the internationally famous Kalofer lace or the traditional rugs or woolen covers (kitenitsi). The making of souvenirs, works of copper, barrels for wine, incrustrated knives, as well as the typical Bulgarian dishes will always be remembered in this region. There is no bank in Kalofer, but two bank branches are available. In

190-409: The church or the monastery. In July 1877, an attack by Circassian bashi-bazouk led to the massacre of 618 Bulgarians from the town and the nearby villages, while the entire town was (yet again) burned to the ground , along with 1308 houses, 250 stores, 200 ginning undertakings and watermills and 1400 stables. Some 1,000 additional people lost their lives from exposure and the elements while climbing

209-455: The city center there are two automated teller machines . The post office in Kalofer is open Monday to Friday, and there are shops and convenience stores in the area. Several shops are located in the center of the town, and there is a market on Thursdays. Kalofer Peak on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands , Antarctica is named after Kalofer. Ivan Vazov National Theatre Too Many Requests If you report this error to

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228-470: The corner of Ivan Vazov Street and Georgi S. Rakovski Street in Sofia. Another gem of a museum is his large home in Berkovitsa. It is filled with poetry combined with old photographs of the area and the revolution, blown up to poster size. The second floor has two large meeting rooms, one for men, the other for women. Platform couches doubled as beds. The Bulgarian Ivan Vazov National Theatre in Sofia

247-465: The damage, but they can still be found here and there. With the passage of time, the residents of Kalofer devised their own methods of survival and cultivated a strength of character, which has remained their typical personality trait until today. Every single time the town was burnt, the people of Kalofer built it all over again, carrying stones from their own farming land, working through the night. Reconstruction activities usually started by re-building

266-459: The editor of the political reviews Science and Dawn . He was, however, forced into exile once again, this time to Odesa , because of the persecution of the russophile political faction. Returning to Bulgaria with the help of his mother Saba Vazova, he started teaching. Vazov's next stay was in Svishtov , where he became a civil servant . He moved to Sofia in 1889 where he started publishing

285-403: The novels New Country (1894), Under Our Heaven (1900), The Empress of Kazalar (1902), Songs of Macedonia (1914), It Will Not Perish (1920) and the plays Vagabonds (1894), A Newspaperman? (1900), Borislav (1909) and Ivaylo (1911). Vazov also wrote the first Bulgarian science fiction story The Last Day of XX Century (1899), the first Bulgarian fantasy poem In

304-538: The review Dennitsa . Vazov's 1888 novel Under the Yoke , which depicts the Ottoman oppression of Bulgaria, is the most famous piece of classic Bulgarian literature and has been translated into over 30 languages. Later in his life Vazov was a prominent and widely respected figure in the social and cultural life of newly independent Bulgaria. He died on September 22, 1921. Some of the other famous works by Vazov include

323-494: The struggle for his country's independence from the Ottoman Empire . He returned to Sopot in 1875, where he became a member of the local revolutionary committee. After the failure of the April Uprising of 1876, he had to flee the country, going back to Galaţi , where most of the surviving revolutionaries were exiled. There he was appointed a secretary of the committee. Vazov was probably heavily influenced by Botev, who

342-629: Was nominated for the Nobel Prize in literature. A crater on the planet Mercury was named in his honor in June 2020. Kalofer Kalofer ( Bulgarian : Калофер pronounced : [kɐˈɫɔfɛr] ) is a town in central Bulgaria, located on the banks of the Tundzha between the Balkan Mountains to the north and the Sredna Gora to the south. Kalofer is part of Plovdiv Province and

361-595: Was the ideological leader of the Bulgarian revolutionary movement. He started writing his famous poems with Botev and some other Bulgarian emigrants in Romania. In 1876 he published his first work, Priaporetz and Gusla , followed by " Bulgaria's Sorrows " in 1877. Bulgaria regained its independence in 1878 as a result of the Russo-Turkish War and Vazov wrote the famous Epic of the Forgotten . He became

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