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Nikola Vaptsarov

1909 - 1942

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Nikola Yonkov Vaptsarov (Bulgarian: Никола Йонков Вапцаров; Macedonian: Никола Јонков Вапцаров, romanized: Nikola Jonkov Vapcarov; 7 December 1909 – 23 July 1942) was a Bulgarian poet and Bulgarian Communist Party activist. Working most of his life as a machinist, he only wrote in his spare time. Despite the fact that he only ever published one poetry book, he is considered one of the most important Bulgarian poets. Because of his subversive activities in favor of the Soviet Union and against the Bulgarian government and the German troops in Bulgaria, Vaptsarov was arrested, tried, sentenced and executed the same night by a firing squad. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nikola Vaptsarov is the 3,908th most popular writer (down from 3,438th in 2019), the 157th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 143rd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Bulgarian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Nikola Vaptsarov ranks 3,908 out of 7,302. Before him are Javier Cercas, Aboul-Qacem Echebbi, Voltairine de Cleyre, Duchess Agnes of Württemberg, Mato Kósyk, and Nikolay Novikov. After him are Saken Seifullin, Zhou Zuoren, Mika Antić, Friedrich von Bodenstedt, István Örkény, and Athol Fugard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Nikola Vaptsarov ranks 218. Before him are Edward Osóbka-Morawski, Hans Hotter, C. N. Annadurai, Lev Artsimovich, John Wright, and Aboul-Qacem Echebbi. After him are Riccardo Freda, Wang Zhen, David Miller, Eva Justin, Vagn Holmboe, and Aruna Asaf Ali. Among people deceased in 1942, Nikola Vaptsarov ranks 159. Before him are Constantin Henriquez, Ants Laikmaa, Lev Nussimbaum, J. B. M. Hertzog, Kiyonao Ichiki, and Ioannis Malokinis. After him are Albert Kahn, Ferdinand Albin Pax, Frank Irons, Wlodimir Ledóchowski, Oskari Mantere, and George Andrew Reisner.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Nikola Vaptsarov ranks 157 out of 415. Before him are Petko Slaveykov (1827), Georgi Ivanov (1940), Teres I (-470), Nikola Ivanov (1861), Blaga Dimitrova (1922), and Angel Wagenstein (1922). After him are Teodor Teodorov (1859), Nina Dobrev (1989), Anton Pann (1796), Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis (1913), Yordan Letchkov (1967), and Veselin Topalov (1975).

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Among WRITERS In Bulgaria

Among writers born in Bulgaria, Nikola Vaptsarov ranks 16. Before him are Constantine of Preslav (900), Georgi Sava Rakovski (1821), Elin Pelin (1877), Petko Slaveykov (1827), Blaga Dimitrova (1922), and Angel Wagenstein (1922). After him are Anton Pann (1796), Ferdinand Bruckner (1891), Aleko Konstantinov (1863), Lyuben Karavelov (1834), Peyo Yavorov (1878), and Geo Milev (1895).

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