Literature & Bibliography

Books, academic studies, primary sources, and archival documents about Panayot Volov

Biographies and Monographs

  • Chilingirov, Stiliyan. Panayot Volov. A Contribution to the History of the Bulgarian Renaissance. Sofia, 1930.
  • Chilingirov, Stiliyan. Panayot Volov. Biography. Sofia, 1938.
  • Chilingirov, Stiliyan. Panayot Volov. Reissue, Bulgarian History Publishing, 2021. ISBN 978-619-7496-73-4.
  • Nikolova, V.; Kumanov, M. Brief Historical Reference Guide of Bulgaria. Narodna Prosveta, Sofia, 1983.

Primary Sources

  • Stoyanov, Zahari. Notes on the Bulgarian Uprisings. Volumes 1–3. 1884–1892.
  • Zaimov, Stoyan. The Past. Memoirs on revolutionary activity and the April Uprising.
  • Kableshkov, Todor. Correspondence and documents.
  • Archive of the Bulgarian Revolutionary Central Committee (BRCC).
  • Protocols of the Giurgiu Revolutionary Committee, November–December 1875.
  • Power of attorney for Panayot Volov and Georgi Benkovski, signed by S.S. (Stefan Stambolov), December 15, 1875.

Academic Studies

  • Strashimirov, Dimitar. History of the April Uprising. 1907.
  • Kosev, Dimitar; Hristov, Hristo; Angelov, Dimitar. A Short History of Bulgaria. BAS, 1981.
  • Genchev, Nikolay. Bulgarian Renaissance. 1995.
  • Bratoev, Boris. “Military-Revolutionary Views and Activities of Panayot Volov (1869–Sept. 1875).” // Proceedings of the Shumen Historical Museum, vol. VII, Varna, 1992.
  • Bratoev, Boris. “On the Ideology of Panayot Volov.” // Collection Panayot Volov – Life and Work.
  • Bratoev, Boris. “On the Selection of V. Levski’s Successor.” // Vekove (Centuries), vol. XVI, no. 3, pp. 33–42.
  • Andreeva, Milena. “Panayot Volov and Divdyadovo.” // Proceedings of the Shumen Regional Historical Museum, vol. 17, 2017, p. 200.
  • Boneva, Vera. “The French Wedding in Shumen in 1875.” // Historical Review, 2002, no. 3–4, pp. 245–265.
  • Boneva, Vera. The Bulgarian Renaissance in Shumen and Shumen Region. Varna, LiterNet, 2007. ISBN 978-954-304-302-6.
  • Who’s Who Among Bulgarians, 15th–19th Centuries. Historical-encyclopedic collection, ed. Prof. Il. Todev. Anubis, 2000.

Foreign Testimonies

  • MacGahan, Januarius. The Turkish Atrocities in Bulgaria. London, 1876.
  • Gladstone, William. Bulgarian Horrors and the Question of the East. London, 1876.
  • Baring, Evelyn. Report to the British Government on events in Bulgaria, 1876.
  • Schuyler, Eugene. Report of the American diplomat on the suppression of the April Uprising, 1876.

Ottoman Archival Documents

  • Bulgaristan’daki Osmanli Evraki (Ottoman Documents in Bulgaria). T.C. Basbakanlik Devlet Arsivleri Genel Mudurlugu, Istanbul, 1994.
  • Report by Edip Efendi and Sakir Bey to the Sublime Porte, 1876.
  • Saygili, Hasip. “Ottoman Diplomacy in the Face of the 1876 Bulgarian Uprising.” // IBAC, Prishtina, 2017.

Periodical Press

  • Shumenska Poshta (Shumen Mail), no. 24, March 20, 1937.
  • Belenski Izvestia (Belen News), no. 8, June 16, 1902 – on the unveiling of the Volov monument near Byala.

Museums and Institutions

  • Panayot Volov House-Museum, Shumen – Shumen Regional Historical Museum. Scientific fund with over 3,000 books on national liberation struggles.
  • Pantheon of the National Revival Heroes, Ruse – burial place of Panayot Volov.
  • Historical Museum, Panagyurishte – memorial plaque and exhibition on the IV Revolutionary District.
  • Stiliyan Chilingirov Regional Library, Shumen – specialized collection on Volov.

Online Resources

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