- This article is about a Bulgarian politician. For the city, see Dupnitsa .
Stanke Dimitrov ( Bulgarian. Stanke Dimitrov , real name Stefan Dimitrov Todorov , 1889 - 1944 ), the pseudonym " Marek " ( acronym of the Bulgarian words M arxist, A anti-fascist, R- revolutionary, E migrant, Komunist) - Bulgarian political activist, activist party (BKP), member of its Politburo and Secretary of the Central Committee. He led activities in forced emigration to the USSR as an editor and leading Bulgarian-language radio station Narodon Glas. Tragically died in a plane crash.
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| Date of Birth | February 5, 1889 |
| Place of Birth | Dupnitsa , Bulgaria |
| Date of death | August 26, 1944 (55 years old) |
| Place of death | Bryansk , USSR (now Russia ) |
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Biography
He was born on February 5, 1889 in the Bulgarian city of Dupnitsa , in the family of a shoemaker. After graduating from a teacher training college in the city of Shumen ( 1908 ) he worked as a teacher; later graduated from the Law Faculty of Sofia University ( 1919 ) [1] .
From the age of 15 he joined the labor movement; since 1919 he was a member, secretary of the BKP district committee; participated in the preparation of the September Uprising of 1923 . In 1925 he was forced to emigrate to the USSR , where he joined the CPSU (b) . Conducted teaching work, since 1932 participated in the work of the Executive Committee of the Comintern . [one]
On August 26, 1944, a group of Bulgarian communists, led by Stanke Dimitrov, flew from Moscow to their native country on a Li-2 plane to lead an antimonarchist uprising planned for September. The plane made a stop in Bryansk, and when taking off from the Bryansk airport [2] it crashed, in which all members of the delegation died. Some historians try to see in this tragedy a staging of an accident, performed on behalf of Stalin or George Dimitrov , but no confirmation of these hypotheses was found [3] .
Stanke Dimitrov and his associates were solemnly reburied in the central cemetery of Bryansk ; a tombstone was erected on their grave in 1979 (sculptor G. E. Kovalenko, architect Yu. I. Tarabrin ). [2] A memorial obelisk was also installed at the crash site ( 1965 ).
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, Stanke Dimitrov (Marek) was posthumously awarded the Order of Lenin ( 1945 ). [one]
Memory
- The birthplace of Stanke Dimitrov is the city of Dupnitsa , 1948 - 1949 and 1950 - 1990 . It was called Stanke-Dimitrov , and in 1949 - 1950 it was called Marek .
- One of the avenues of the city of Bryansk is named after Stanke Dimitrov ; On February 17, 1969, a memorial plaque with a bas-relief of Stanke Dimitrov was opened at No. 6. [2]
Notes
- β 1 2 3 Stanke Dimitrov - an article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia .
- β 1 2 3 Isaychikov F. S. The streets of Bryansk are named after them. - Bryansk, 1995.
- β NashBryansk.ru: Monument to the Bulgarian government