Zoran Todorovski

Zoran Todorovski (Macedonian: Зоран Тодоровски) was a prominent historian from North Macedonia.[1] Todorovski has criticized the Macedonian historiography as selective and one-sided.[2]

Biography

Professor Dr. Zoran Todorovski was born in Skopje, SFR Yugoslavia on March 3, 1950. He graduated in history from the University of Skopje in 1972. He defended his master's degree in 1981 and his doctorate in 1981. In the course of his working career he worked in the Republican Committee for Culture (1975-1990) and in the Institute of National History (1990-1999). From 1999 to 2002 he was director of the State Archives of the Republic of Macedonia, and from 2002 to 2006 he worked again at the Institute of National History. From 2006 until his death on 5 March 2015 he was again a director of the State Archives of then Republic of Macedonia.[3] Zoran Todorovski is the author of over a hundred scientific papers, of which twenty books and collections of documents, over 50 articles and appendices, 25 feuilletons and 33 historiographical additions to the periodical. He also participated in a number of international conferences.[4] In cooperation with the State Archives of Bulgaria he published the diary of Krste Misirkov. Todorovski advocated for the rehabilitation of Todor Alexandrov and Ivan Mihailov from the historiography in North Macedonia.[5]

References

1. Македонска енциклопедија, том II. Скопје, Македонска академија на науките и уметностите, 2009. ISBN 978-608-203-024-1. с. 1489.
2. Stefan Troebst, Germany, Historical politics and historical “masterpieces” in Macedonia before and after 1991.
3. Почина Зоран Тодоровски, директор на Државниот архив на Македонија
4. Вечер, посветена на съвременния македонски автор и историк д-р Зоран Тодоровски, 22 февруари 2010, Агенция „Фокус“
5. Интервю: „Зоран Тодоровски: Аз съм от най-критично настроените македонски историци“.