Arnaudov, Mikhail

Father - Peter Sibinov Arnaudov, a merchant. Mother - Drumka Panova. Brothers - Dimitar (worked in the city community of Ruse, was its chief secretary), Elijah (opera director, one of the first Bulgarian music directors, first director of operas by Richard Wagner in Bulgaria). Wife - Stefanka. Children - Asen (economist), Zlatka (pianist), Peter (music teacher).

He graduated from the state male gymnasium “Prince Boris” in Ruse, the Higher School in Sofia (future Sofia University; 1898 ), where he studied Slavic philology, a student of professor Ivan Shishmanov . He specialized in the universities of Leipzig and Berlin (1898-1900) and Prague ( 1903-1904 ), in which he received a doctorate in philosophy, Slavic philology and Indology (the topic of the dissertation: “Bulgarian folk orders”).

He was a teacher of grammar schools in Vidin , from 1901 - in Sofia. Since 1907 - Deputy Director of the People’s Academy in Sofia. From 1908 - an ordinary assistant professor, from 1914 - an extraordinary professor, from 1919 - an ordinary professor of comparative literary history, in 1921 - 1922 - dean of the historical and philological faculty, in 1935 - 1936 - rector of Sofia University. In 1926 - director of the People’s Theater. In 1923 - 1927 and 1931 - 1933 - Chairman of the Union of Bulgarian Writers . He was the president of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. He was a member of the literary academy "Petofi" ( Hungary ), doctor of honoris causa of the universities of Heidelberg (1936) and Munster ( 1943 ). He was a member of the masonic lodge "Svetlina".

The author of numerous monographs dedicated to prominent figures of Bulgarian culture - Paisiy Hilendarsky , Neofit Bozveli, Vasil Aprilov, Ivan Seliminsky, Georgi Rakovsky, Lyuben Karavelov . He studied the work of the classics of Bulgarian literature - Ivan Vazov , Peyo Yavorov, Cyril Hristov, Yordan Yovkov, Dimcho Debelyanov and others. He studied folk poetry, one of the founders of modern Bulgarian ethnography. A supporter of the cultural-historical method in literary criticism. In 1925 - 1943 - editor of the magazine "Bulgar Misla". He published a bibliographic publication “Bulgarian Writers” (vols. 1-6, 1929 - 1930 ; 2003 - 2004 ).

From June 1 to September 2, 1944 - Minister of Education in the Government of Ivan Bagryanov . After the coup September 9, 1944 arrested. For participation in government activities he was sentenced by the so-called People's Court in 1945 to 15 years in prison. In prison, he was engaged in translations from French and the preparation of the publication of the works of Ivan Vazov. He was released from prison in 1947 . He was expelled from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (restored in 1961 ).

Academician Arnaudov named the secondary school in Sofia. “Rnaud readings” take place in Ruse.

• Bulgarian folk celebrations. ( 1918 ).
• They stole Marko in folk poetry. (1918).
• Studios Varghu Bulgarian name and legend. (1920-1924).
• The withdrawal of literary science. Tasks. Story. Simultaneously, the condition. (1920).
• Psychology on literary creativity. (1931).
• Essays on Bulgarian folklore. (1934).
• Creativity on the Bulgarian citizens. (1940).
• Foundations of Literature Science, 2nd ed. ( 1942 ).
• Ivan Vazov, 2nd ed. (1944).
• From the stomach and poziyat to Ivan Vazov. ( 1958 ).
• Yavorov. Personality, creativity, eddba. (1961).
• Psychology on literary creativity, 2nd ed. ( 1965 ; Russian transl., 1968).
• Poets and heroes on the Bulgarian citizens. (1965).
• G. S Rakovsky ( 1967 ).
• Verkovich and Veda of Sloven. ( 1968 ).

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