Velev, Elijah (village Vres, Strumica, 7. 1959) – Literary historian, scientific adviser at the Institute for Macedonian Literature in Skopje, poet and short story writer. He graduated from the Faculty of Philology in Skopje (1982), where he was a master’s degree on the topic “Lesnovo Literary Center” (1988), and then received his doctorate on the topic “The development of Macedonian literature in the ⅹⅳ century” (1994). Publishes poetry, prose and criticism. Member of the DPM (1990). His scientific research activity is in the field of media, paleoslavism, archography, historiography and contemporary literature. He is the author of several books, articles and other articles. He was head of the Institute for Macedonian Literature in Skopje and the first acting director in two terms. He was the editor-in-chief of the SP. “Spectrum” and a member of the Editorial Statement of the SP. “Kirilmetodadastasia”. BBB.: Distance (poetry), Skopje, 1980; Postponement of speech (poetry), Skopje, 1988; Bisero Mom, Bisero (election of Macedonian love poetry from the Revival until 1945), Skopje, 1990; Review of medieval churches and monasteries in Macedonia, Skopje, 1990; Macedonian medieval literature, Skopje, 1991 (co-author); Macedonian literary ⅹⅳ century, Skopje, 1996; St. Gavril Lesnovski in the literary tradition, Skopje, 1996; Scripting centers in medieval Macedonia, Skopje, 1997 (co-author); Lesnovo literary center, Skopje, 1997; Kirilometodiev’s tradition and continuity, Skopje, 1997; We must bloody (short stories), Skopje, 1999; When the sea is pronounced without shore (criticism), Skopje, 2000; Medieval literary anthologies, Skopje, 2000; Penetrations of tradition and continuity, Skopje, 2000; Records and inscriptions from the Lesnovo Literary Center, Skopje, 2001; Lesnovski – Kovacevski Prologue, Skopje, 2002; Creators of the Macedonian literature IX-century, Skopje, 2004 (co-author); Byzantine-based Macedonian literary links, Skopje, 2005; Through the transition of the tradition, Skopje, 2006. S. Ml.
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Кириличен напис ВЕЛЕВ, Илија