Miladinov brothers
Bulgarian revivalists and folklorists
The Miladinov brothers (Bulgarian: Братя Миладинови, romanized: Bratya Miladinovi, Macedonian: Браќа Миладиновци, romanized: Brakja Miladinovci), Dimitar Miladinov (Bulgarian: Димитър Миладинов; Macedonian: Димитар Миладинов; 1810–1862) and Konstantin Miladinov (Bulgarian and Macedonian: Константин Миладинов; 1830–1862), were Bulgarian poets, folklorists, educators, and activists of the Bulgarian national movement in Ottoman Macedonia. They are best known for their collection of folk songs called Bulgarian Folk Songs, considered a milestone in Bulgarian literature, the greatest literary work in the history of Bulgarian folklore studies and the genesis of folklore studies during the Bulgarian National Revival. They also contributed to Bulgarian ethnography through their collection of folk material. Their third brother Naum Miladinov (Bulgarian and Macedonian: Наум Миладинов; 1817–1897) helped compile this collection too. Konstantin Miladinov is also famous for his poem Taga za Yug (Grief for the South) which he wrote during his stay in Russia.
In North Macedonia, the Miladinov brothers are regarded as Macedonians, as part of the Macedonian national awakening and literary tradition. Their original works have been unavailable to the general public and only censored versions, and redacted copies of them have been published there.
Family and background
The mother of the Miladinov brothers was Sultana Miladinova. Her father was an Aromanian from Magarevo who moved to Ohrid and studied in Moscopole with Daniel Moscopolites. Sultana's mother was a native of Ohrid and the granddaughter of sakellarios Pop Stefan, who was so fond of his pupil Dimitrius of Ioannou that he let him marry her.
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