Atanas Leikov HISTORY OF THE VILLAGE VISHENI
Pictures from Visheni
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Standing on KIRANITSA, the author and his wife, with the village in the background,
with MITILYAVETS, KRIPCHOV VIR, DOLNITE LOZYA
and KRESTO, on the 28 May 1978 after a 40 year absence! Photo taken by daughter CONNIE LEKOVA.
As President of the Macedonian Community in Adelaide the author presents a gold cigarette case to
STEFO KALKOV at the 50th anniversary celebration of Ilinden in 1953. DEDO STEFO
took part in the rebellion with CHAKALAROV and PANDO KLYASHEV.
Certificate of TOMIA IVANOV (GILEV) from the BULGARIAN SCHOOL in VISHENI in 1909.
Certificate of Baptism of
TOMIA IVANOV (GILEV)
in the BULGARIAN CHURCH
in VISHENI in 1899.
The Priest POP KUZO MARKOV threshing the grain with the horses.
The Church of SVETI ATANAS built in 1884. Photo by CONNIE LEIKOVA in 1979.
NOCHO PAPARISTOV as Secretary of the GREAT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
of Bulgaria.
The youth of VISHENI in 1931. Front row, left to right: TSILO BASHOV, FILE YANCHOV, NOCHO MELIOV.
Middle row, left to right: STASIE LEIKOV, VANE ENDRIOV, BORIS DEMIROV. Back row, left to right:
TSILO MARKOV, MITE PRSTENAROV, MANE NOLEV, BORIS PAPATOLEV, NASE PUROV, KUZO CHAPOV.
The maidens of VISHENI in 1921. Front row, LR: DINA LEIKOVA, GICHA ENDRIOVA, DINKA ENDRIOVA,
SLAYEYKA RADINA, LENA PRASINOVA. Back row LR: TOMIA TSULEVA, LICHA PUFKOVA, DICHA KACHANDONOVA,
LINKA TSULEVA.
Kassoff family in VISHENI 1920. LR: Katharine (mother), Konstantine (father), Dimiter (Jim),
Baba Despa and Aunt Tomia. Arrived in Fort Wayne, USA April 1921.
Summit of VICH.
SPIRO HAJIEV family in SHOUMEN soon after his arrival in 1913. Shown with his wife on his right
, his father with stick, his 3 sons and their wives, his 2 daughters and grandchildren.
VISHENKI "Mothers" responsible for the refugee children in Hungary during the Civil War
in Greece.
VISHENTSI refugees
in Tashkemt USSR.
The Leikov Family in 1912. Taken by YANE by "remote control".
Argire and Helen Lebamoff wedding - Sofia 1925.
George Lebamoff, grandson of Maria. Rosie Lebamoff, grandaughter of Tipo Tsuleff, both grandparents
killed in 1903 Ilinden Insurrection.
The Leikov house with Kiranitsa, Bukata, Kovachevi Livadya, Butkov Laz (the beautiful mountain) and Prekopanskyo Rid in the background.
The New Year carnival "ESHKINARITE" (1933). Riding on the donkey is Kosta Prstenarov.
Notice the 2 Greek policemen on the right.
KUZO GUGOVselling popcorn
in Toronto Canada.