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In December of this year, our cultural community celebrates the 60th anniversary of one of the most widely read Bulgarian writers in our country and abroad - Orlin Vasilev. The vivid examples of civic and literary valor in "The White Path", "The Ring of Fire 1923", "The Dead Guilty", "The Wild Forest", "The Outlaw's Mother Doesn't Feed", in the dramas "Anxiety", "Love" and "Happiness" and in his other books, as well as in the hundreds of publications in the periodical press, once again presented before us the multifaceted creative figure of Orlin Vasilev. For thirty-seven years, he communicated with readers, conveyed to them his restless thoughts and observations, and excited them with his experiences, which reflected a great wealth of themes, images and conflicts. The young Orlin Vasilev entered the literary field boldly and confidently. The first two publications appeared in Strashimir's newspaper "Vedrina". In issue 37 of June 29, 1927, the articles "On Prostitution" signed Orlin Vassilev and "Letter from a Woman", signed under another pseudonym Plama Petrova, were printed. Shortly thereafter, in issue 45, "Poklon" was published - a small prose excerpt, an expression of love for the Soviet country. His first printed stories "Service" and "In Sofia" appeared in the collection "Days and Nights", along with several stories and poems by Emil Koralov, Todor Harmandzhiev, Lachezar Stanchev and Ivan Velev. This was the literary environment in which the young writer initially found himself. In the following year, 1929, his name was already frequently found on the pages of the newspapers "Duma", "Globus" and "Vestnik na zhenata". Almost every issue of "Duma" published his works - stories, essays and articles, signed with various pseudonyms - Edin Ognjar, Ivan Kalev, Tesnyak, Rog, Yan or without a signature. This was also the year of his first book - the novel "The White Path" was published. It was followed by the collection of stories "Simple Hearts" (1930). The two books were met with extraordinary interest and caused a sharp controversy in the party literary press, which lasted for more than a year. At the same time, the young writer increased the circle of newspapers and magazines in which he collaborated. These were "Chervena Tribune", "Misl i Volya", "Bulgarska Misl", "Savremennik", "Sudba", "Rodina", "Krgosvet", "Detska radost", "Svetulka" and others. In 1929, in volume 2 of the magazine "Svetulka" the first short story for children "The Deceived Winter" was published, and in volume 6 and 7 the fairy tale "The Horse Camberata".