THE LIFE AND WORK OF THE DONOR ATANAS BLIZNAKOV IN THE MONOGRAPHS OF SLAVE KATIN Going abroad to earn a living and leaving one’s native homeland was mainly for economic reasons. But in certain periods, especially when there were uprisings in Macedonia, wars, etc., it had a political nature as well. The emigration of Macedonians to countries overseas for work was a continuation of going abroad for work, which was extensive in the 19th century. ...

THE LIFE AND WORK OF THE DONOR ATANAS BLIZNAKOV IN THE MONOGRAPHS OF SLAVE KATIN As the time to serve his regular military service approached, Atanas was repulsed by the idea of participating in an anti-Turkish war and did not want to serve those who would kill his people. The recruitment deadline was April 1921. For those reasons he and several of his like-minded friends decided to immigrate to the United States; thanks to what they heard ...