Zhivko and Nevena: A Poem (1916) [In Bulgarian]

Abstract

Lt. Gochev published in 1916 a poetry book entitled ‘Recollections from the Battlefields’ [Bojni spomeni]: "in memory of fallen heroes in this war from the 15th Infantry Lom Regiment”. Central place in this book of poetry is the poem "Zhivko and Nevena”. Neither the book nor the poetic attempts of the Bulgarian officer are now familiar to modern audiences.

Keywords

• 15 Infantry Lom Regiment
• Belogradchik
• WWI
• Naive soldier poetry