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Самоковската фамилия Коцеви. Един непубликуван архив
A family from Samokov named Kotsevi. One unpublished archive

Author(s): Silvio Tomov
Subject(s): History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Cultural history, Customs / Folklore, Economic history, Ethnohistory, History of ideas, Local History / Microhistory, Oral history, Political history, Social history, Gender history, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , 19th Century
Published by: Асоциация за антропология, етнология и фолклористика ОНГЬЛ

Summary/Abstract: The text describes the history of a family from Samokov named Kotsevi from the XVIII century to the present day. It`s based on a unpublished archive, containing: memories written by Asen Kotsev, a family tree (incomplete) and four pictures. During his work, the author has found more data, which is mentioned in the text. It all begins with the figure of captain Nikola Altsek. There was migration from Albania to the village of Popovyane and then to the town of Samokov. In addition to the history of the family, the text also describes the connections of the family with other families, the occasions of individual members of the family and their houses and private property. Kotsevi were repressed by the Communist regime in Bulgaria (1944–1989). Some, like Kostadin Kotsev were killed. Sotir Kotsev got all his property confiscated by the communist state. Some of these researches are part of a book written by the author, which was published in November 2018.The text describes the history of a family from Samokov named Kotsevi from the XVIII century to the present day. It`s based on a unpublished archive, containing: memories written by Asen Kotsev, a family tree (incomplete) and four pictures. During his work, the author has found more data, which is mentioned in the text. It all begins with the figure of captain Nikola Altsek. There was migration from Albania to the village of Popovyane and then to the town of Samokov. In addition to the history of the family, the text also describes the connections of the family with other families, the occasions of individual members of the family and their houses and private property. Kotsevi were repressed by the Communist regime in Bulgaria (1944–1989). Some, like Kostadin Kotsev were killed. Sotir Kotsev got all his property confiscated by the communist state. Some of these researches are part of a book written by the author, which was published in November 2018.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 18
  • Page Range: 117-132
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Bulgarian