Lachezar Stanchev

Who was Lachezar Stanchev?

Latchezar Stantchev is a Bulgarian poet who first became famous in the 1930s. He is also a well-known translator, journalist, and publisher of children's magazines. He was born on September 12, 1908 in the resort town of Varshetz, located in North-west Bulgaria. He died on March 13, 1992 in Sofia. Latchezar Stantchev graduated from Sofia University with a major in French Philology and specialized in French Literature at the Sorbonne in Paris from 1937 to 1939. While in Paris, he was the correspondent of the Bulgarian newspaper Zarya. He was the founder and general editor of the Slaveyche children's magazine, 120,000 issues of which were published monthly.