May 6th 1846 – One of the Most Remarkable Dates in the History of the School in Polikraishte. 195 Years Bulgarian School in
Polikraishte (1825 – 2020)

Georgi Georgiev; Trifonka Popnikolova; Mariana Georgieva

INIS Series, INIS Series, 2024, volume 3

Title:

May 6th 1846 – One of the Most Remarkable Dates in the History of the School in Polikraishte. 195 Years Bulgarian School in Polikraishte (1825 – 2020)

Autor(s):

Georgi Georgiev, quot;St. Cyril and St. Methodiusquot; University of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, gngeorgiev@yahoo.com
Trifonka Popnikolova, ,
Mariana Georgieva, ,

Abstact:

On May 6th, 1846 (O.S.), the Prince of Serbia Aleksandar Karađorđević and senior Serbian government delegation, consisting of: Avram Petronijević Stekić – personal representative of the Prince (Prime Minister) and Minister of Foreign Affairs, cavalier, Milosav Zdravković Resavac – member of the State Council, cavalier, Stevan Petrović Knićanin – member of the State Council, Lazar Arsenijević Batalaka – member of the State Council and Kapu-kehaya (Chief Diplomatic Representative) to the Ottoman Government in Constantinople, cavalier, Timotej Knežević – First Secretary of the Offices of the Prince and of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, lieutenant colonel cavalier Lazar Aranđelković and Aleksandar Trifković – adjutants of the Prince, Khalil Hamdi Effendi – scribe of the Prince in Turkish, Dr. Otto – court physician, etc., visited the Bulgarian school in Polikraishte – a standard for Bulgarian school and Bulgarian educational work in 1846 and attended a service in Bulgarian in the Bulgarian church quot;St. Martyr Marinaquot; in Polikraishte. The distinguished guests are on a state visit. They arrive to meet with Sultan Abdul Majid I in Kazanlak, to get acquainted personally with the most prominent Bulgarians, to establish educational, church and economic relations, to study the Bulgarian church and school work, and to gain experience from them. The school in Polikraishte is one of the oldest Bulgarian schools, which immediately after its establishment rises to a level equal to and higher than that of the Greek ones. The existence in 1846 in Polikraishte (100 houses then) of a Bulgarian school in a brand new building, of a Bulgarian church, of a Bulgarian priest and teacher supported by the village, is a spiritual feat of the Founder priest Georgi Poluganov and of his father Chorbadji Marin Poluganov, with whose support the first building was raised especially for a school. Moreover, then the percentage of pupils in Polikraishte is between two and a half to five times higher than in the center of education Gabrovo. The visit of the Prince of Serbia to Polikraiste is an exceptional historical event. It proves the great authority enjoyed by the school here at that time, for two decades becoming one of the most important educational centers in Bulgaria with fame – crossed the borders of the Ottoman Empire. In Polikraishte, Prince Alexander Karađorđević achieved another of his goals, as well – he met some of the most eminent Bulgarians of the era – Chorbadji Marin Poluganov, priest Georgi Poluganov and Hadji Enyo Dachev, and not only that, but also spent the night in the home of the first two with his ministers.

Keywords:

Polikraishte, Prince of Serbia, Serbian government, school, church, Prince Alexander Karađorđević, chorbadji Marin Poluganov, priest Georgi Poluganov, Hadji Enyo Dachev,

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http://www.math.bas.bg/vt/inis/series/book/2024.03/inis.2024.0307.pdf

Cite (APA style):

Georgiev, G., Popnikolova, T., Georgieva, M. (2024). May 6th 1846 – One of the Most Remarkable Dates in the History of the School in Polikraishte. 195 Years Bulgarian School in Polikraishte (1825 – 2020), INIS Series, 2024, volume 3, ISSN 2815-4231, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 106-115.