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CONSULTING AND REFERENCES

Par Misho Kitanoski & Giorgi Donevski · Partie 49 sur 49 · Environ 4 minutes

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CONSULTING AND REFERENCES

1. Books

- Д-р. Фана Буцкова:И ние сме деца на мајката земја, Скопје, 1998 година, - Д-р. Милан Ристовиќ: Дуг повратак куħи, Белград, 2000 година, - Лазар Колишевски: Аспекти на македонското прашање, Скопје, 1982 година, - Ден на разделените, Скопје, 1998 година.

2. Manuscripts

- Станое Обренов: Состојби во детските домови во Југославија, - Сеќавања од повеќе деца бегалци од детските домови во Југославија (депонирани кај авторите на книгата), - Сеќавања на “мајка” Стоја Јанковска, - Спомени на Динко Козинаков и Атанас Кировски.

3. Newspapers

- Глас на Егејците, Скопје, 1950-1954 година, - Нова Македонија, Скопје, 1948-1958 година, - Борба, Белград, 1946-1950 година.

4. Feuilleton

- Каде сте Македончиња, Вечер, Скопје, 1988 година.

About the authors

Misho Kitanoski was born in Vevchani in 1941. He completed his primary and secondary education in Kavadartsi and university in Skopje.

He began his career in journalism in 1963 with the newspaper “Studenski zbor” (Student’s word), and, as a professional journalist, continued his career with the newspapers “Trudbenik” (Worker), “Komunist” (Communist) and the magazine “Mlad borets” (Young

Fighter). He was editor in chief of the newspaper “Prosveten rabotnik” (Enlightened worker) in Macedonia. He was also an editor of the first Macedonian political magazine “21”. He was an editor of several newspapers and magazines, and 2nd editor of the newspaper “Nezaborav” (Unforgotten) - Journal of the Association of Macedonians from the Aegean part of Macedonia, published in all newspapers, magazines and journals in the country.

Misho Kitanoski has authored the following works: “Site detsa se isti” (All children are the same) and “Dzimlii i liftovi” (Marbles and elevators, poems for children). He has contributed to the publications “Informator i instructor” (Newsletter and instructor) – for twenty-five years to “Prosfeten rabotnik” (Educated worker), for thirty years to the kindergarten “Kocho Ratsin” and has co-authored the monograph “50 godini od Organizatsiata na RVS na Makedonia” (50 years from Organization RVS in Macedonia). He has published the book “Bela kniga – tsrno pismo” (White Paper - black letter), the works “Makedonski indeks na zabraneti dela” (Macedonian index of prohibited acts), and the book “Letopisi za makedonskit sela” (Chronicles of Macedonian villages). His works and articles have been published in English, Albanian, Turkish, Slovenian, Serbian, Russian, Bulgarian, Croatian and other languages. Misho Kitanoski’s works were included in two anthologies of Macedonian and Yugoslav poetry for children: Serbian and Russian, and in many textbooks for primary education in Macedonian, Albanian and Turkish.

Giorgi Donevski was born in 1934 in the village Bapchor, Aegean Macedonia. He was the son of Dosta and Mitre Donevski. In 1948, during the course of the Greek Civil War, Giorgi, along with many other children, was sent to Yugoslavia.

Giorgi spent his childhood in the chidren’s homes (boarding schools) in Tsrikvenitsa and Samobor in Zagreb, Croatia.

He was a very active young man and spent nearly four decades in various managerial positions in the social and political life of the Republic of Macedonia. He was honoured and awarded many times for his long-term social activities and contributions.

Under his initiative established were: The song and dance folk ensemble “Gotse Delchev” from Skopje, and the singing groups “Bapchorki”, “Vodenki” and “Sirma”. Giorgi was also an organizer of the cultural-historical event “Pesna za Gotse” (A song for Gotse) that eventually grew into an international event.

Giorgi was one of the main organizers of the World Meeting of former refugee children, held in Skopje in 1988, and the second meeting held in Skopje in 1998.

Giorgi Donevski has been one of the most active members of the Association of Refugee Children in Macedonia since it was establishment in 1989. He was secretary and president of the Association. He was also the initiator for establishing the club “Nezaborav” (Unforgotten) for the Associations of Macedonians from the Aegean part of Macedonia.