Boshko Rajchovski-Pelisterski (“Close Arches “)
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SLAVE NIKOLOVSKI – KATIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BO[KO RAJ^OVSKI - PELISTERSKI СО ОСОБЕНА ПОЧИТ WITH THE UTMOST RESPECT Po povod 50-godi{en jubilej na moeto literaturno tvore{tvo, ovaa monografija so quov ja posvetuvam na moite deca : Sandra, Anita i Bab Junuor On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of my literary creative writing, I dedicate this monograph to my children Sandra, Anita and Bob Jr. with great love KNIGOIZDATELSTVO ,,MAKEDONSKA ISKRA” - SKOPJE PUBLISHING HOUSE MAKEDONSKA ISKRA - SKOPJE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edicija: PORTRETI Series: PORTRAITS SLAVE NIKOLOVSKI – KATIN SLAVÉ NIKOLOVSKI - KATIN BO[KO RAJ^OVSKI - PELISTERSKI BOSHKO RAJCHOVSKI - PELISTERSKI Recenzenti / Reviewers: Prof. Jordan Plevne{, Prim. d-r Ivan Apostolov, Prof. prota Sini{a Ristovski Prof. Jordan Plevnes, Prim. Ivan Aposolov, M.D, Prof. Reverend Sinisa Ristovski Prevod na angliski / Translated into English Sowa Prus / Sonja Prus PRVO PE^ATEWE- 2008 GODINA FIRST PRINTING 2008 PE^ATENO VO MAKEDONIJA - PRINTED IN MACEDONIA BY “MAKEDONSKA ISKRA” - SKOPJE MAKEDONSKA ISKRA - SKOPJE CIP – Каталогизација во публикација Национална и универзитетска библиотека „Св.Климент Охридски“, Скопје 929 Рајчовски – Пелистерски, Б. НИКОЛОВСКИ – Катин, Славе Бошко Рајчовски – Пелистерски/ Славе Николовски – Катин. – Скопје: Македонска искра, 2007.-210стр.:илустр.во боја;24цм.- (Едиција Портрети) На наспор.насл.стр.:Bosko Rajcovski-Pelisterski/ Slave Nikolovski-Katin. - Текст напоредно на македонски и англиски јазик ISBN 978-9989-157-86-8 1.Ств.насл.на наспор.насл.стр. а) Рајчовски – Пелистерски, Бошко (1945) – Биографии COBISS.MK-ID 68199690 SLAVE NIKOLOVSKI - KATIN BO[KO RAJ^OVSKI - PELISTERSKI SLAVÉ NIKOLOVSKI - KATIN BOSHKO RAJCHOVSKI - PELISTERSKI VOVED QUBOJNO Mo`ebi sum najpitomiot plod na tvoite granki ili toa ptica so najnefatliv let e. Vo bistrite vodi na tvoite zori ranki ~uvaj gi sepak o~ite na edno dete. Qubojno, vo mojot son ti si najsvetloto kopje i moreto {to v srce ve~no se peni Po mojata qubov zraci vo snopje gorat vo tvoite modrini zemni. Bo{ko Raj~ovski-Pelisterski („Bliski svodovi”) LJUBOJNO Maybe I am the most cultivated fruit of your branches Or a fl ying bird that could not be caught. However, in the clear waters of your early dawns Keep the eyes of one child. Ljubojno, you are the brightest lance in my dream, As well as the sea forever foaming in my hearth. Beams in bundles are burning for my love in your earthly blueness. Boshko Rajchovski-Pelisterski (“Close Arches “) Panorama na Qubojno • A view of Ljubojno 5 Karta na Prespa • The map of Prespa 6 INTRODUCTION Uspe{nite Makedonci vo dijaspo- rata, ~ij broj e golem, mu davaat svoeviden The successful Macedonians in the beleg na makedonskiot pe~albarski fenomen diaspora, whose number is great, have left a i na op{testvata vo koi se integrirale. peculiar imprint on the Macedonian emigration Eden od takvite Makedonci koj cel `ivot phenomenon and on the societies into which they talka po svetot sekako e, mojot drugar od have integrated. One of such Macedonians who detstvoto, po~ituvan sorabotnik, kolega i has been traveling around the world for all his life prijatel Bo{ko Raj~ovski-Pelisterski od is Boshko Rajchovski-Pelisterski, my esteemed prespanskoto pe~albarsko selo Qubojno. Toj vo playmate from childhood, associate, colleague and, leto `ivee vo Detroit i Qubojno, a vo zima na certainly, a friend, born in the Prespa emigrational Florida. Bo{ko i negovoto semejstvo minale village of Ljubojno. In summer, he lives in Detroit niz site fazi na makedonskoto raspetie vo and in Ljubojno, while in winter he lives in Florida. celiot dvaesetti vek i po~etokot na ovoj vek, Boshko and his family have gone through each ispolnet so nastani tipi~ni za vekovnata stage of the Macedonian crucifi xion of the entire borba na Makedonecot, ne samo vo negovata 19th century and of the beginning of this century stara tatkovina, tuku i vo vtorata tatkovina – that has been overtaken by events typical for SAD. Me|utoa, toj ostana dosleden na svojata the centuries-old fi ght of any Macedonian, not vekovna makedonska nacionalna pripadnost only in his old fatherland, but also in the second - na svoite koreni, a vo isto vreme stana one – the United States of America. However, privrzanik i po~ituva~ na vtorata tatkovina- he has remained consistent with his centuries- Amerika (SAD). old Macedonian national belonging and he has Obidot da napi{am monografija za remained consistent with his roots becoming at the Bo{ko Raj~ovski-Pelisterski, vo mojata same time a supporter and admirer of his second istra`uva~ka rabota za makedonskoto ise- homeland – America (the USA). leni{tvo, pretstavuva zna~ajno posti gnuvawe The effort to write a monograph on Boshko na toj slo`en pat. A `ivotnata prikazna Rajchovski-Pelisterski is a signifi cant achievement na qubojn~anecot vo Detroit i Florida, within my research work related to the Macedonian zaedno so semejstvoto Raj~ovski se potpira emigrants. And the story Boshko, born in Ljubojno, na faktografijata koja izvira od `ivotniot about his life in Detroit and Florida, together with opus na tie na{i lu|e so koi se gordee nivnata the family of Rajchovski, is based on the facts that stara tatkovina – Republika Makedonija. originate from the life opus of those people of ours Monografijata za Bo{ko, vsu{nost, whom the Republic of Macedonia, i.e. their former e ogledalo za mo{ne golemoto semejstvo homeland, is so proud of. Raj~ovski. Najgolemiot broj od familiite od The monograph on Rajchovski-Pelisterski sojot Raj~ovski od vtorata dekada na minatiot is in fact a mirror of the very large family of the vek prete`no `iveat i rabotat vo Soedinetite Rajchovski. Starting from the second decade of the Amerikanski Dr`avi, osobeno vo najgolemiot previous century, the major part of the Rajchovski grad na dr`avata Mi~igen – Detroit. family have been living and working mainly in Ne slu~ajno, Bo{ko Raj~ovski, gordosta Detroit the largest city in Michigan. na majkata Sandra i tatkoto Mijal, go nosi It is not by a pure chance that Boshko prezimeto koe vo sebe go sodr`i zborot - Raj. Rajchovski, his parents’ pride and joy, has got a Tokmu taka, Bo{ko Raj~ovski - Pelisterski e last name which contains the word ‘raj’ (meaning izvonreden rodoqub, rodnokraen vqubenik, ‘paradise’ in Macedonian). That’s for sure since doka`an aktivist, istaknato poetsko i Boshko Rajchovski-Pelisterski is an exceptional novinarsko ime... Knigata kako traen dokument, patriot, lover of his birth place, trusted activist, 7 kako vistinsko svedo{tvo go ovekove~uva prominent name in poetry and journalism. This bogatiot li~en i semeen letopis na ova book, being a lasting documentary and clear poznato i priznato semejstvo ~ii koreni se evidence, immortalizes the opulent annals of this od Qubojno, a koe se ra{irilo vo SAD. well-known and recognized family on a personal and family level that has its roots in Ljubojno and Slave Nikolovski - Katin has spread throughout the U.S.A. Slave Nikoloski - Katin 8 Bo{ko Raj~ovski - Pelisterski • Boshko Rajchovski - Pelisterski 9 Etni~ka karta na Makedonija • Ethnic map of Macedonia 10 I DEL RODNATA ZEMJA - MAKEDONIJA - Makedonska vistina - Korenite na semejstvoto Raj~ovski - Qubojno – rodnoto mesto - Qubanski mozaik - Bitola, babam Bitola PART I MACEDONIA – HIS HOMELAND - Macedonian truth - The roots of the Rajchovski family - Ljubojno – the birth place - Mosaic of Ljubojno - Bitola, babam Bitola 11 Crkvata Sv. Sofija vo Ohrid • The Church of St. Sofi a in Ohrid Makedonska rezba • Macedonian wood carwings 12 MAKEDONSKA VISTINA MACEDONIAN TRUTH ,,Borbata na Makedoncite pretstavuva ,,The fi ght of the Macedonians is a streme` kon sloboda na eden jasno striving for freedom by a nation that has been oformen i svesen narod.” evidently established and aware of itself.” Edvard Bojl, Edward Boyle, angliski op{testvenik i dr`avnik British public fi gure and politician Macedonia, the mother country of the Makedonija rodnata zemja na semejstvo- Rajchovci family, is a historical and geographical to Raj~ovci e istorisko i geografsko podra~je region whose name originates from time immemo- ~ie ime poteknuva od pamtiveka. Taa e rial. On several occasions Macedonia is mentioned spomnata kako zemja na nekolku mesta i vo in the Bible as a country and many writers Biblijata i mnogumina patepisci ja imaat of travelogs have experienced it as a biblical do`iveano kako bibliska zemja. Site koi country. Whoever described Macedonia’s ancient ja opi{ale Makedonija vo poodminatata i and recent history has become fascinated by it. ponovata istorija, se fascinirani od nea. That’s why it is said that Macedonia is a country Zatoa se veli deka Makedonija e zemja na of turmoil and upheaval, but also a country of premre`ja, no i zemja na ubavina, zemja na beauty, a country of mysteries where its people misterii, kade narodot na svoite ple}i had experienced and undergone through many po~uvstvuval osvojuvawa, golgoti, imperii, invasions, golgotha, empires, changes and yokes of promeni i brojni neprijatelski jaremi. many enemies. Yet, in spite of all those upheavals, Me|utoa, i pokraj site premre`ja taa ja Macedonia has preserved its magic and its name. zadr`ala svojata vol{ebnost i svoeto ime. Since the time of Alexander the Great (Makedon), Od vremeto na Aleksandar Makedonski, through the rules of Rome and Byzantium, preku vladeeweto na Rim i Vizantija i preku golemite migracii na Slovenite, Makedonija through the great migrational movements of the bila krstosnica na razli~ni civilizacii, Slavs, Macedonia was a crossroads for different kulturi, religii, jazici i narodi. Vo tekot civilizations, cultures, religions, languages and na ovoj dolg, buren i bogat vremenski period, nations. During that long, turbulent and intense samo dva naroda imaat pravo da ka`at deka period only two peoples have the right to claim se del od identitetot na zemjata, a toa se that they are a part of the identity of that country anti~kite Makedonci i Makedoncite denes.