WRITER

Kočo Racin

1908 - 1943

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Kosta Apostolov Solev (Cyrillic: Коста Апостолов Солев; 22 December 1908 – 13 June 1943), primarily known by his pen name Kočo Racin (Кочо Рацин), was a Macedonian poet, writer and communist who is considered a founder of modern Macedonian literature. He is also regarded as a founder of modern Macedonian poetry. Racin wrote in prose too and created some significant works with themes from history, philosophy, and literary critique. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kočo Racin has received more than 111,809 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Kočo Racin is the 3,802nd most popular writer (down from 3,781st in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from North Macedonia (up from 36th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Macedonian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kočo Racin ranks 3,802 out of 7,302Before him are Antonio Buero Vallejo, Kalhana, Stevan Sremac, Eric Ambler, Zofia Kossak-Szczucka, and Teffi. After him are François Cavanna, Torgny Lindgren, Francis Scott Key, Gennadius of Massilia, Alexander Volkov, and Jane Wilde.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Kočo Racin ranks 204Before him are Gualberto Villarroel, Ed Heinemann, Gideon Ståhlberg, Joseph Keilberth, Paolo Monti, and Lars-Erik Larsson. After him are Arkhip Lyulka, Harald Reinl, Karl Hein, Mikayil Mushfig, Joshua Logan, and Renzo Rossellini. Among people deceased in 1943, Kočo Racin ranks 136Before him are Harry Baur, Tōson Shimazaki, Richard Sears, Fats Waller, Anita Augspurg, and Henri-Jean Guillaume Martin. After him are A. Merritt, Dora Gerson, Kristjan Raud, Kiyotsugu Hirayama, Damrong Rajanubhab, and Charley Paddock.

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In North Macedonia

Among people born in North Macedonia, Kočo Racin ranks 35 out of 156Before him are Andrey Lyapchev (1866), Blaže Koneski (1921), Dušan Džamonja (1928), Lyubomir Miletich (1863), Georgi Pulevski (1817), and Milka Babović (1928). After him are Grigor Parlichev (1830), Goran Pandev (1983), Yahya Kemal Beyatlı (1884), Nikola Gruevski (1970), Talat Xhaferi (1962), and Nikola Kljusev (1927).

Among WRITERS In North Macedonia

Among writers born in North Macedonia, Kočo Racin ranks 4Before him are Stobaeus (401), Maximus the Greek (1475), and Georgi Pulevski (1817). After him are Grigor Parlichev (1830), Yahya Kemal Beyatlı (1884), Gjorgji Abadžiev (1910), Sevasti Qiriazi (1871), and Lidija Dimkovska (1971).