THE BULGARIAN TRACE OF A RUSSIAN FAIRY TALE (“TROYAN AND ANGELITSA” by ALEXANDER WELTMAN, 1846)

Abstract

In this paper I expore the circumstances of the publication of one of the literary fairy tales by the Russian writer Alexander Veltman in Balgarski knizhici (“Bulgarian booklet”) in 1858. The tale, based on Slavic folklore, was inscribed in the national liberation process which took place during the period of the National Revival. It played an important role in the intercultural communication between Russia and Bulgaria.