Cyril Parlichev
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Cyril Parlichev was a Bulgarian
revolutionary and public figure. He was a member of Internal Macedono-Adrianopolean Revolutionary Organization (IMARO) and a popular teacher, journalist, translator and writer.
in 1875. His father was Grigor Parlichev
- a popular local educator. On August 5, 1898 Metody Patchev
murdered a local pro-Serbian activist - Dimitar Gardanov - with the help of Hristo Uzunov
and Cyril Parlichev. Patchev was arrested together with his two conspirators.
Parlichev later taught in the Bulgarian Men's High School of Thessaloniki
, where he was accepted in IMARO. During the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising
he was a member of the Hristo Chernopeev
's band. After the end of the unsuccessful uprising he started studying history in Sofia University
. In the meantime he worked as a secretary of the IMARO committee in Sofia
.
After the Young Turk Revolution
, Cyril Parlichev participated in the inauguration of the Bulgarian Constitutional Clubs
political party
. He taught in Edessa
, where he and Hristo Zaneshev contributed to the activity of Bulgarian Constitutional Clubs
.
In 1918 Cyril Parlichev wrote his first work - The Serbian Regime and the Revolutionary Struggle in Macedonia (in ). He was also one of the founders of the Macedonian Scientific Institute
in 1923. Parlichev translated into Bulgarian works of Karl Marx
, Voltaire
and others. After the murder of Todor Alexandrov Parlichev was forced by Ivan Mihailov
to stop his participation in the activities of IMRO. In the period 1941-1944, when the area was under Bulgarian control, he was director of the Historical museum in his native Ohrid. He died there on February 9, 1944. Cyril Parlichev is survived today by his grandson, Cyril, who has published his previously unknown works in Sofia.
Bulgarians
The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...
revolutionary and public figure. He was a member of Internal Macedono-Adrianopolean Revolutionary Organization (IMARO) and a popular teacher, journalist, translator and writer.
Biography
Cyril Parlichev was born in OhridOhrid
Ohrid is a city on the eastern shore of Lake Ohrid in the Republic of Macedonia. It has about 42,000 inhabitants, making it the seventh largest city in the country. The city is the seat of Ohrid Municipality. Ohrid is notable for having once had 365 churches, one for each day of the year and has...
in 1875. His father was Grigor Parlichev
Grigor Parlichev
Grigor Stavrev Parlichev was a Bulgarian writer and translator. He was born January 18, 1830 in Ohrid, Ottoman Empire and died in the same town January 25, 1893...
- a popular local educator. On August 5, 1898 Metody Patchev
Metody Patchev
Metody Patchev was a Bulgarian revolutionary, vojvoda of the Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization. In the Republic of Macedonia he is regarded an ethnic Macedonian....
murdered a local pro-Serbian activist - Dimitar Gardanov - with the help of Hristo Uzunov
Hristo Uzunov
Hristo Dimitrov Uzunov was a Bulgarian revolutionary, head of the Ohrid branch of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization and its ideological leader in the Ohrid region...
and Cyril Parlichev. Patchev was arrested together with his two conspirators.
Parlichev later taught in the Bulgarian Men's High School of Thessaloniki
Bulgarian Men's High School of Thessaloniki
The Sts. Cyril and Methodius Bulgarian Men's High School of Thessaloniki was the first Bulgarian high school in Macedonia. One of the most influential Bulgarian educational centres in Macedonia and Southern Thrace, it was founded in autumn 1880 in Ottoman Thessaloniki and existed until...
, where he was accepted in IMARO. During the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising
Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising
The Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising or simply the Ilinden Uprising of August 1903 |Macedonia]] affected most of the central and southwestern parts of the Monastir Vilayet receiving the support mainly of the local Bulgarian peasants and to some extent of the Aromanian population of the region...
he was a member of the Hristo Chernopeev
Hristo Chernopeev
Hristo Chernopeev was a Bulgarian revolutionary and member of the revolutionary movement in Macedonia...
's band. After the end of the unsuccessful uprising he started studying history in Sofia University
Sofia University
The St. Clement of Ohrid University of Sofia or Sofia University is the oldest higher education institution in Bulgaria, founded on 1 October 1888...
. In the meantime he worked as a secretary of the IMARO committee in Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
.
After the Young Turk Revolution
Young Turk Revolution
The Young Turk Revolution of 1908 reversed the suspension of the Ottoman parliament by Sultan Abdul Hamid II, marking the onset of the Second Constitutional Era...
, Cyril Parlichev participated in the inauguration of the Bulgarian Constitutional Clubs
Bulgarian Constitutional Clubs
Bulgarian Constitutional Clubs was an ethnic Bulgarian political party in the Ottoman Empire, created after the Young Turk Revolution, by members of the Internal Macedonian Adrianople Revolutionary Organization. The party functioned for a little over a year - from September 1908 until November 1909...
political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
. He taught in Edessa
Edessa, Greece
Edessa , is a city in northern Greece and the capital of the Pella regional unit, in the Central Macedonia region of Greece. It was also the capital of the defunct province of the same name.-Name:...
, where he and Hristo Zaneshev contributed to the activity of Bulgarian Constitutional Clubs
Bulgarian Constitutional Clubs
Bulgarian Constitutional Clubs was an ethnic Bulgarian political party in the Ottoman Empire, created after the Young Turk Revolution, by members of the Internal Macedonian Adrianople Revolutionary Organization. The party functioned for a little over a year - from September 1908 until November 1909...
.
In 1918 Cyril Parlichev wrote his first work - The Serbian Regime and the Revolutionary Struggle in Macedonia (in ). He was also one of the founders of the Macedonian Scientific Institute
Macedonian Scientific Institute
The Macedonian Scientific Institute , is a Bulgarian scientific organisation, which studies the Region of Macedonia and mostly the Macedonian Bulgarians.-Establishment and activity:...
in 1923. Parlichev translated into Bulgarian works of Karl Marx
Karl Marx
Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist political movement...
, Voltaire
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet , better known by the pen name Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state...
and others. After the murder of Todor Alexandrov Parlichev was forced by Ivan Mihailov
Ivan Mihailov
Ivan Mihailov Gavrilov , was a Bulgarian revolutionary in Ottoman and interwar Macedonia, and leader of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization after 1924.-Early years:...
to stop his participation in the activities of IMRO. In the period 1941-1944, when the area was under Bulgarian control, he was director of the Historical museum in his native Ohrid. He died there on February 9, 1944. Cyril Parlichev is survived today by his grandson, Cyril, who has published his previously unknown works in Sofia.
Works
- The Serbian Regime and the Revolutionary Struggle in Macedonia (1912 - 1915)
- Kjustendyl Congress of IMRO from 1908. VEDA-MZH, Sofia 2001 (in
- 36 Years in IMRO - Memories of Cyril Parlichev. VEDA-MZH, Sofia 2001. (in