Macedonian Scientific and Literary Society

The Macedonian Scientific and Literary Society, called also Slavic-Macedonian Scholarly and Literary Society[2] was an organization of Macedonian Slavs in Russia in the first decades of the twentieth century.

The organization's flag, published in the newspaper "Makedonski Golos" in 1914.[1]

Activity
Map of Macedonia from a publication in the newspaper "Makedonski Golos", issued by the Macedonian Scientific and Literary Society.[3]

Its founders were Dimitrija Čupovski and his brother Nace Dimov. Other founders include Stefan Dedov and Dijamandija Mišajkov.[4] The organization's secretary was Milan Stoilov, a medical student in Saint Petersburg, until his death in 1903. Risto Rusulenčič, another founding member, served as its librarian.[5][6]

The Macedonian Literary and Scientific Society was the most prominent society of the Macedonians abroad.[7] It was established in Saint Petersburg on 28 October 1902 and was presided over by Čupovski. As part of its scholarly and literary activities, the society supported the introduction of Macedonian as its official language.[8] Its aim was the creation of an independent Macedonia,[9][10][11] encompassing the entire geographic region of Macedonia, according to maps drawn by the society itself.[12]

Its member Krste Misirkov published the first book in a precursor of the modern Macedonian literary language (Za Makedonskite Raboti - On Macedonian Matters) in 1903. The book was published in the central dialects of Macedonia, which would later form the core of the Macedonian literary language, as proposed in the book itself.[13] The book also used a modified Cyrillic script which served as a basis for standardization of the Macedonian alphabet.[14] By April 1903, its members reached 25, but only the names of 19 founders are known.[15]

In 1905 the Society published Vardar, the first scholarly, scientific and literary journal in the central dialects of Macedonia, which later would contribute in the standardization of Macedonian,[16] while in 1913 it produced the first ethnic and geographic map of Macedonia. In addition it published the journal "Makedonskij Golos" (Macedonian Voice) in Russian.[17]

Towards the end of 1905, the society was dissolved, and from 1912 it reappeared, but its activity ended in 1917 with the October Revolution in Russia.[18] This scholarly institution with its literary and national cultural activity is considered the foundation upon which the history of the modern Macedonian Academy of Arts and Sciences was built upon.[19][20][21][22]

See also

References
  1. Jovan Jonovski (January 2022). "Историја на македoнското државно знаме - History of the Macedonian National Flag". Мaкедонски хералд - Macedonian Herald (18): 10–11. doi:10.47763/mher2218003j. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. Tha Balkan states and the Macedonian question, prof. Antony Giza
  3. DIMITRIJA CHUPOVSKI: THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITHIN THE BORDERS OF MACEDONIA ARE THE MACEDONIANS!
  4. Roumen Daskalov; Tchavdar Marinov (2013). Entangled Histories of the Balkans. p. 319. ISBN 9789004250765.
  5. Blaže Ristovski (1990). Portreti i procesi od makedonskata literaturna i natsionalna istorija. p. 105.
  6. Blaže Ristovski (1996). Dimitrija Čupovski i makedonskata nacionalna svest. p. 60, 254.
  7. Biography of Krste Misirkov Archived 2010-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
  8. "The National Programme of the Macedonian Scholarly and Literary Society in St.Petersburg". 2007-09-07. Archived from the original on 2009-09-25. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
  9. Makedonski Golos, 1 edition, 9 June, 1913, Russia
  10. Makedonski Golos, 1 edition, 9 June, 1913, Russia, p.19
  11. Mishkova, Diana, ed. (2009). We, the People: Politics of National Peculiarity in Southeastern Europe. Central European University Press. p. 132. ISBN 9786155211669.
  12. Shea, Jamie (January 1997). Macedonia and Greece. p. 204. ISBN 9780786402281.
  13. Misirkov, K. "Few words about the Macedonian literary language", "On Macedonian matters", Sofia, 1903.
  14. "About Macedonan Matters/За Македонцките Работи". 2008-10-27.
  15. Ристовский, Блаже. Димитрий Чуповский и македонское национальное сознание, ОАО Издательство „Радуга“, Москва, 1999, с. 37.
  16. Iz istorii makedonskogo literaturnogo iazyka, R.P. Usikova, 2004
  17. Dimitar Bechev (2019). Historical Dictionary of North Macedonia (2nd ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. p. 198. ISBN 9781538119624.
  18. Блаже Ристовски, Димитрија Чуповски (1878–1940) и Македонското научно-литературно другарство во Петроград, Скопје, Култура, 1978, 1978, стр. 157–163;
  19. "Roots – MASA". manu.edu.mk. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  20. МАНУ одбележа 40 години од своето постоење at preminpotal.com.mk
  21. 100 years of foundation of the Macedonian Scientific and Literary Society. One century MANU. Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  22. Important dates in the Macedonian history Archived 2010-12-28 at the Wayback Machine
  • "Macedonian Voice" - third edition on Commons.
  • "Macedonian Voice" - second edition on Commons.
  • "Macedonian Voice" - first edition on Commons.
  • Makedononskiy golos - scans from the original first edition of the magazine.
  • Magazine "Vardar"
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