Биографичните данни за Николай Ив. Николаев (1852 – 1938): нови факти и съвременен прочит
Biographical data about Nikolay Nikolaev (1852 – 1938): new facts and contemporary read

Summary/Abstract: Biographical data about Nikolay Nikolaev’s life have been gathered and published in various publications. In the beginning, it was all connected with celebrating his artistic jubilees in 1920 and 1925. The latest musicological article dedicated to his life and activities was part of the Encyclopedia of Bulgarian Musical Culture (1967). One can notice that the article was published more than 50 years ago! This is why this paper aims to fill the existing gap concerning the biographical data about him considering that there is not a single piece of monographic research on Nikolay Nikolaev which contains a detailed view of his life and artistic career. The presented paper focuses on several goals: gathering exhaustive information from a wide range of sources, such as articles, correspondence, archival documents (including newly discovered ones), meetings with his descendants and adding new data about him; specifying and correcting inaccuracies from previous publications issued afterwards; periodizing his life; analyzing important events in his life and career as well as his place in Bulgarian musical development from the 1880s to the 1930s.

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