Стаматов

Georgi P. Stamatov, born in Russia and spending the first thirteen years of his childhood there, then lived in Bulgaria for 55 years, to which are added another five years as a student in Switzerland. After studying at the Military School, his short service as an officer and his studies in law, from 1902 onwards Stamatov became a judge and then more fruitfully displayed his writing talent. He served in Sofia, Plovdiv, Tran and for the longest time in Kyustendil. His official career as a judge in the Kyustendil District Court, extracted from the court archives, is as follows: from August 1, 1905 to September 31, 1907, from February 1, 1908 to January 31, 1911, from March 1, 1914 to July 31, 1919, and from October 1, 1919 to May 31, 1921.

Many still remember his soldierly figure: in winter with a black coat and a black soft hat, in summer - always with a white jacket, an open a la Byron shirt, dark blue trousers and a white straw hat. In bad weather, an umbrella hangs from his elbow. Most often, in one hand hangs a net in which he takes home a loaf of bread or biscuits. He was usually thoughtful, absorbed in himself. His eyes were lost under thick eyebrows. But when they focused on someone - they did deep dissections, doubted everything, looked for secrets and truths. Concentration did not prevent him from being polite to every acquaintance he met. If not with a joke, with a touch of two fingers to the brim of his hat - he greeted them politely. Even children! An expression of attentive attitude towards a person, a sign of a lively attitude towards the world around him! And outwardly he looked gloomy, indifferent, even proud and haughty towards everything around him. He rarely walked the streets. Usually he passed them to go to an acquaintance for a conversation or to some of the capital's cafes. In his last years, he especially often stayed in the editorial office of "Vestnik na zhenata" or with Nikolay Liliev at the National Theater.