Overview of the Public Event ”Memory Tribute to the Character and Work оf Prof. Dr. Dragi Mihajlovski (1951-1922)” (15.6.2022)

Abstract

This article under the title “Overview of the Public Event ‘Memory Tribute to the Character and Work of Prof. Dr. Dragi Mihajlovski (1951-1922)’” draws on the title topic, that is, deals with the public event, held on 15.06.2022 as a commemoration in memory of the beloved Prof. Dr. Dragi Mihajlovski who passed away on 21.02.2022. The purpose of this public event was to pay homage to the great writer and brilliant literary translator Mihajlovski, but also to honour the memory of the good and gentle man Dragi Mihajlovski who was always here to advise, instruct and guide us. The event programme was realized by professors and students, mostly from the Department of English Language and Literature. Prof. Dr. Sonja Vitanova-Strezova, professor of English literature, gave an introduction speech on Mihajlovski’s brilliant literary output, focusing on his fiction, while Prof. Dr. Rajna Koshka-Hot, professor of English literature, presented her paper on Mihajlovski’s work, focusing on his literary translations. Both professors also evoked beautiful memories of moments shared with Dragi at the Department. Prof. Dr. Zoran Anchevski, professor of English literature, gave his equally emotional and humorous speech, evoking happy memories of the time he spent with his friend Dragi. Nikola Gelincheski, Svetlana Guguchevska, Magdalena Stojanova, Boris Simonovski, Blagica Dimitrova and Ivona Laushevic, the best undergraduate, postgraduate and former students from the Department of English Language and Literature, read extracts from Mihajlovski’s fiction and literary translations. In addition, Prof. Dr. Aneta Ducevska, then dean of Blaze Koneski Faculty of Philology in Skopje, gave a welcoming speech, as well as Nikola Gelincheski, a representative of the Macedonian Association of Translators, and Dr. Jana Miajlovska, Dragi’s daughter, who presented their commemorative speeches.