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Paintings, photos and books from his career as consul and ambassador for our western neighbor adorn the home of historian Angel Dimitrov.
The Republic of North Macedonia lives in Angel Dimitrov’s apartment – he is the Bulgarian diplomat who has been our country’s living connection with our western neighbor for nine years after November 10 – from 1992 to 2001. He says about his mandates there: “Everyone after me was just clean.” And now he heads the Bulgarian part of the interdepartmental commission between Bulgaria and our western neighbor.
Copies of 6th century ceramic icons and a mask found near Ohrid, paintings, books, lots of photos, all related to the country, which for him was not a career destination, but an expensive place where he met good friends. “All these things, photos, paintings have memory. They are valuable because they carry the aroma of something that is part of his own life, “said the diplomat today on the eve of his birthday.
Final comments from our western neighbor due to the hardening of Bulgaria’s position on the membership of the Republic of North Macedonia in the EU as “First Macedonian, then green euglena!” For him they are only words. “Bulgaria should not be blamed for anything, because we are the country that first recognized them and helped them in absolutely all difficult moments. In 1993-1994 there was an embargo, in the winter hospitals were closed, schools were closed, everything was paralyzed. Gasoline tanks were constantly arriving from the port of Burgas in Macedonia, but by Thanks it was rumored that Bulgarian gasoline was bad and ruined their cars. I told them that if so, we would stop the fuel supply. They panicked, but I had them write a rebuttal and it appeared on the pages of the “New Macedonia” newspaper. “”
The historian says that the first opening of the door between the two countries was when Ljupcho Georgievski came to power. They then signed the declaration, which is now the basis of the Neighborhood Agreement between Bulgaria and the Republic of North Macedonia.
The story of our western neighbor is not the most romantic, as Petar Stoyanov is often quoted by our Macedonian colleagues, but the most dramatic, says the historian. According to him, however, the two words have a close meaning, so both are true. He summarizes: “In both cases there is an opposition of life circumstances.” We have always supported Macedonia, but when patience and confidence disappear, when what is said as a warning, expectation, wish has not been heard over the years, something more definite is said, the diplomat of all life is convinced.
1. Two ceramic icons, copies of the 6th century are the most representative things with which Macedonia presents itself to the world. They were discovered by Kosta Balabanov, a close friend of Dimitrov, an archaeologist and art critic who studied in Bulgaria. One of the icons, “Angela”, was a gift from Dosta Dimovska, a poet and politician. There was also a third ceramic icon depicting two horsemen, one in armor like a knight chasing the other, who was almost naked. And underneath it says: “Bulgarian and Slavic – you guessed who is who.” This ceramic icon Balabanov was hidden in a safe for a long time, and has only been heard of in recent years.
2. Photos from the period 1992-2001, headed by the Bulgarian Consul General in the Republic of Macedonia, and from 1994 to 2001 he was the first Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Bulgaria in Skopje. He is with President Petar Stoyanov, Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski, Nadezhda Mihaylova, Kiro Gligorov.
3. Copy of a mask from Trebenishte, a town near Ohrid, found during the First World War. It is a gift from his colleagues in the diplomatic corps, of which he himself has been dean for many years. The gift idea came from his English colleague, who knows that our first long-time diplomat in Skopje is a historian and archaeologist.
4. Funny photo of a diplomatic wild boar hunt in our western neighbor
5. One of three paintings by artist Petar Hadjibozhkov, who is from solid families in Vardar Macedonia, sadly now deceased. He worked as a sculptor with Henry Moore. “We were very close,” said the diplomat.
6. Mile Nedelkovski’s short story “Heating up yesterday’s lunch” This work by the Macedonian writer becomes a film based on the idea of Angel Dimitrov, who became an advisor to the film. Snezhina Petrova, Galin Stoev, Dosyo Dosev, Vasil Banov, Stefan Valdobrev, Kamen Donev, Deyan Donkov, etc. He talks about the Republic of Macedonia after the dissolution of Tito’s Yugoslavia.
7. Favorite photo of Angel Dimitrov with his wife – Rumyana Stancheva, whose origin is from Ohrid. She is the daughter of the writer and poet Lachezar Stanchev. His mother was the daughter of Vladimir Boyadzhiev, who headed the revolutionary committee during the Ilinden Uprising in Ohrid. Now Rumyana Stancheva is professor and professor of comparative literature at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”.
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