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Kostadin Kostadinov
Костадин Костадинов
Chairman of Revival
Assumed office
2 August 2014
Personal details
Born (1979-04-01) 1 April 1979 (age 45)
Varna, Bulgaria
Political partyRevival
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer, author, historian, doctor of ethnography

Kostadin Todorov Kostadinov (Bulgarian: Костадин Тодоров Костадинов; born 1 April 1979) is a Bulgarian politician, lawyer, historian and doctor of ethnography. He is the chairman of the nationalist party "Vazrazhdane" (Bulgarian: Възраждане).

Kostadinov is known for his nationalistic and pro-Russian stances, as well as for his anti-Roma and anti-Migrant views.[1][2]

Biography

Throughout the years Kostadin has been actively engaged with the historical Bulgarian communities in Moldova, Ukraine, Greece, Romania, Serbia, North Macedonia, Albania, and others,[citation needed] and is the author of several books and documentaries about them.

He completed his master's degree in Balkan studies in 2002 and his master's in Law in 2011 at Veliko Tarnovo University. In 2017 Kostadin completed his Ph.D. in Ethnography and Folklore in the Ethnographic Museum of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. In 2004 he filmed a documentary on the Bulgarians in Albania, and in 2005 published the film 'We are one nation' – directed to the Macedonian Bulgarians in Aegean Macedonia. He is also the author of the film 'Forgotten Land', devoted to the Bulgarians in North Dobrudja, filmed in 2009.

In 2016, disappointed by what he perceived as falsifications and forgeries of Bulgarian history in contemporary Bulgarian textbooks – he wrote a 'History Textbook' (Bulgarian: Учебник по Родинознание) aimed at children from grades 1st through 4th.

In 2017, he released his next book, 'Guide to the ancient Bulgarian lands' in which over 100 revered places of Bulgarian history are named and detailed.[3]

Political career

IMRO-BNM (Bulgarian: ВМРО-БНД)

In 1997 Kostadin became a member of IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement (Bulgarian: ВМРО-БНД) and its coordinator for Northeast Bulgaria (2002–2009).[4] He was regional coordinator of VMRO-BNM in the provinces of Varna, Shumen, and Dobrich from 2002 to 2009, and from 2007 through 2012 he was a member of the National Executive Committee of IMRO-BNM. In 2013 he left the party because of the re-election of its leader – Krasimir Karakachanov, and in the same year ran as a member of the also nationalistic NFSB party.[5]

Vazrazhdane (Bulgarian: Възраждане)

In June 2014, driven by the idea that Bulgaria needs national reform and revival, a constituent assembly was held in the city of Pliska which created the party ""Vazrazhdane" (Revival)". The initiators chose the symbolic date of the Ilinden Uprising.[6][7]

On 3 November 2019, Kostadinov and "Revival" went on a run-off vote for the mayor position in Varna (the 3rd largest city in Bulgaria) and accumulated 14.3% in the first round of voting and 35.99% in the runoffs.[8]

Despite high spirits among party members during the 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election, "Revival" only gathered 2.45% nationwide support which is below the 4.0% needed for entry into the Parliament.[9]

Controversy

Kostadin has garnered much controversy around his negative views on ethnic minorities and the LGBT community.[10] He is also known for his pro-Russian sentiment and has called for physical assaults on people who do not conform to his views, calling them names like "rabble" and "stupid scum" who should be "put down like dangerous animals".[11][12][13]

Kostadinov has also exposed strong anti-Roma views, describing Roma people as "parasites" and "non-human vermin that has no place in Bulgaria".[1]

In the summer of 2020, the Court in Sofia launched a procedure for the removal of "Revival" as a political party, on the grounds that it had been fraudulently established through gathering falsified signatures.[14] However, in May 2021, the Supreme Court of Cassation ruled in favor of Kostadinov's party, establishing that there had been no irregularities.[15] In September 2020, Kostadinov was detained by the police during the protests opposing chief prosecutor Ivan Geshev and Borisov's administration.[16] His party has also been noted for its opposition to many of the pandemic control measures, the promotion of conspiracy theories and its strong reservations regarding the COVID-19 vaccines.[17] In March 2022, it was revealed that Kostadinov had received a 10-year ban from entering Ukraine, which has been attributed to the staunchly pro-Russian orientation of his party.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b Kostadinova, Simona (5 February 2020). "Kostadin 'Kopeykin' Kostadinov - the new Siderov". mediapool.bg. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  2. ^ Spasov, Spas (19 November 2021). ""In the name of the people, you are sentenced to death" - where did Kostadin Kostadinov come from". dnevnik.bg. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  3. ^ ""Личности"" (in Bulgarian). vazrazhdane.bg. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  4. ^ ""Костадин Костадинов пред Сега: Българите ще сме малцинство в собствената си държава"" (in Bulgarian). vmro.bg. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  5. ^ ""Кои са кандидат-депутатите във Варна"" (in Bulgarian). moreto.net. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  6. ^ ""Нова националистическа партия учредяват в Плиска"" (in Bulgarian). cross.bg. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  7. ^ ""Костадин Костадинов слага началото на нова партия"" (in Bulgarian). utre.bg. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  8. ^ ""Местни Избори – Резултати"" (in Bulgarian). cik.bg. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Обобщени данни от избор на народни представители" (in Bulgarian). cik.bg. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  10. ^ Няма страшно. Това е просто предизборна кампания Енчева, Светла, toest.bg 12.01.2019 г.]
  11. ^ Георгиев, Николай (25 July 2020). "Костадин Костадинов: Русофобите са прости отрепки, да бъдат избивани като вреден дивеч". tribune.bg. tribune.bg. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Костадинов: Русофобската паплач ще отговаря пред съда за престъпленията си срещу България". offnews.bg. offnews.bg. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  13. ^ Spasov, Spas (8 February 2020). "Лидерът на "Възраждане" - новият Волен". dnevnik.bg. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  14. ^ Nikodimov, Ivo (20 July 2020). "Прокуратурата поиска заличаване на партия "Възраждане"" (in Bulgarian). bnt.bg. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  15. ^ Ficheva, Ralitsa (31 May 2021). "Съдът реши: няма нарушения при учредяването на партия "Възраждане"" (in Bulgarian). dnevnik.bg. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  16. ^ Yordanova, Veselina (2 September 2020). "Лидерът на "Възраждане" е задържан" (in Bulgarian). dnes.bg. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Арести на протест на проруската партия "Възраждане" срещу кабинета, ваксините и Бил Гейтс" (in Bulgarian). svobodnaevropa.bg. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  18. ^ Nikolova, Ivelina (7 March 2022). "Лидерът на "Възраждане" със забрана да влиза в Украйна" (in Bulgarian). nova.bg. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

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