Air Bansko
Interreg
EU This project is co-financed by the European Union through
Interreg - IPA Cross-Border Programme "Bulgaria – the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia"
Project “Affirmation of the natural and cultural values in the border region for better visibility and access” Ref. No CB006.1.21.183

Kostadin (Kocho) Molerov /08.XI.1876 - 24.X.1957 /

An enlightened and literary figure, folklorist, leader of rebellious group during the Ilinden uprising, public figure. He was born in the family of the famous Molerovi icon painters. He graduated the Bulgarian School of Thessaloniki. In 1897/98 he was a teacher in Bansko and a secretary of the GMORO in Razlog. For revolutionary activity he was sent to prison in Skopje. Participated in the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising (1903). Creates a poem devoted to the tragic death of Radon Todev (rebellious leader) and his detachment. His memories under the title "Haidushki Diary" are especially valuable for these events. In 1908 he graduated sociology in Lausanne, Switzerland. Teaching in Vratsa, Sliven, Dupnitsa and Bansko. During the Balkan War he was in a volunteer detachment for the liberation of Razlog area. He has written many articles in newspapers and magazines. Together with his brother Dimitar, issued the folklore collection "Folk materials from area of Razlog".


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