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K. Zhinzifov (1839 - 1877) spent half of his life, almost 19 years, in Russia. In Macedonia, under the influence of D. Miladinov and his personal participation in the struggle for his native language and school, he developed into an ardent patriot of his enslaved fatherland. Such Zhinzifov remained until the end of his life. After his arrival in Russia, Zhinzifov, like many other representatives of Slavic youth, was taken under the protection of the Slavic Committee and became one of its graduates. He became close to the Slavophiles (I. S. Aksakov, N. A. Popov, P. I. Bartenev) and entered their ideological circle. Of the Bulgarians who received education in the 1950s-1970s in Russia, K. Zhinzifov was the most orthodox like-minded person and associate of I. S. Aksakov. In 1861, Zhinzifov began collaborating with I. S. Aksakov's newspaper "Den" (1861-1865), then continued in the newspapers "Moskva" and "Moskvich" (1867-1868). After Aksakov's publications ceased to be published, Zhinzifov participated in the organs close to the editor of "Den" - "Moskovskiye Vedomosti", "Sovremennaya letopis" and "Pravoslavnoe obozrenie". The Bulgarian publicist was a close person in the Aksakov household. He treated I. S. Aksakov with extreme respect, as an exceptionally noble, good and honest man", 1 In one of his letters, Zhinzifov wrote: The house of Aksakov and the house of Bartenev will remain forever in my memory, wherever my fate takes me. "2 It was probably not pleasant to make a remark to you about the exam in more than one glass of wine, but Zhinzifov perceived Aksakov's words as from a close and playful person and therefore shared with Bartenev:,, Ivan Sergeevich gave me quiet and calm instruction and suggestion about the way of my life 3

In our family tree, modest figures of master blacksmiths, pipers and carpenters stand out. Among them is my father - Tsanyo Neykov - a respected and time-honored woodcarver (marangozin). He died in 1956 as a deserved artist of the republic. Many things changed in their lives: they were often full and hungry, they were respected and humiliated, loved and hated, they lost and gained property, but only their love for grandfather Ivan remained unchanged. At that time, there were no permanent Turks in the Tryavna region, because the villages guarded the mountain passes and the people felt somehow like in their "gubernia": more independent and freer. And therefore, without hindrance, they confessed among themselves their holy love and trust in Russia and in everything Russian.