It was an earlier stage of the Bulgarian Renaissance and the most prominent poets at this time were: Vassil Drumev (Kliment Turnovski), Rayko Zhinzifov and Dobri Chintulov.
After a stay of several months in Brăila, Chintulov returned to Sliven in 1850 and worked as a teacher for seven years; he established a cultural centre (chitalishte), joined the Bulgarian Church struggle and endorsed the idea of Bulgarian independence.
Dobri Hristov | Dobri dol, Montana Province | Dobri Chintulov | Dobri |