Dimitar Dimitrov (writer)

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Dimitar Dimitrov

Dimitar Dimitrov (born in 1937 in Chrisa near Aridaia, Pella regional unit, Greece) is a Macedonian politician (minister and diplomat), scientist (professor in philosophy), writer.

Dimitrov was the Minister of Culture (1991 – 1992) and the Minister of Education (1998 – 1999) of the Republic of Macedonia, [1] the Ambassador (2000 – 2003) of the Republic of Macedonia to Russia and Belarus.

He has a reputation for being a Bulgarophile intellectual in his country. [2] [3] Dimitrov acknowledges that there was a process of de-bulgarisation in the 20th century on the territory of North Macedonia. [4]

Dimitrov is an author of philosophical, political and children's books. He published 3 books with short stories for children: "Shepherd boy" (1960), "Goodbye, childhood" and "When we are children" (1962). [5]

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References

  1. Димитар Димитров - Sobranie na Republika Makedonija
  2. "Јован Павловски. Анахронизмите на гласноговорникот на необугарштината, Дневник, 18 март 2006". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
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  4. Димитров, Димитар. Името и умот, Скопje, 1999, p. 225-243; Димитров, Димитър. Името и умът, София 1999, p. 6
  5. Друговац, Миодраг. Историја на македонската книжевност ХХ век, Скопје 1990, с. 684 (Drugovac, Miodrag. History of the Macedonian literature 20th century, Skopje 1990, p. 684).