Actor Iriney Konstantinov Reads Out Poems by Atanas Dalchev

Dimitrina Solakova

Irinei Konstantinov at the unveiling of the memorial plaque to the Dalchev brothers, Thessaloniki, Greece, September 15, 2024 (BTA Photo/Nikolay Uzunov)

Thessaloniki, Greece,

15.09.2024 22:22

(BTA)

Actor Iriney Konstantinov read poems by Atanas Dalchev here on Sunday during the unveiling of a memorial plaque to Atanas Dalchev and his brother Lyubomir Dalchevat the Bulgarian Consulate General in Thessaloniki, their hometown. The plaque was placed at the initiative of the Bulgarian News Agency and the Bulgarian Consulate General.

Konstantinov, who is the Director of Sofia Theatre and an actor with many recordings of Atanas Dalchev's poems, read the works Prayer, To the Motherland, and Cuckoo.

On behalf of the Bulgarian News Agency, coins dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the BTA were presented to Anton Markov, Consul General of Bulgaria in Thessaloniki, and Victoria Dalcheva, daughter of Atanas Dalchev.

Among those present at Sunday's event were: BTA Director General Kiril Valchev, Anton Markov, Consul General of Bulgaria in Thessaloniki; Victoria Dalcheva, daughter of Atanas Dalchev, and other members of the family; Prof. Huseyin Mevsim, professor of Bulgarian language and literature at Ankara University and author of the book Atanas Dalchev in Thessaloniki and Istanbul; Prof. Mihail Nedelchev, professor and researcher in theory and history of literature at New Bulgarian University in Sofia, editor of the two-volume book of Atanas Dalchev's works published by Bulgarian Writer in 1975, and author and editor of studies on the poet; Boyko Vassilev, journalist and presenter on Bulgarian National Television; and Assoc. Prof. Georgi Lozanov, Editor-in-Chief of LIK magazine.

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