Georgi Stoykov Rakovski (real name Subi Stoykov Popovich) is bulgarian revolutionary and patriot, truly writer of the Bulgarian national revival. He is born in Kotel at cheerful trade and craftsman’s family. Rakovski is learn at the local school, then continues at Karlovo where teaches Rayno Popovich. From the end of 1837 he behave at the great school in Kurucheshme (Istanbul). He studies branch of scholarship and natural sciences, ancient and modern languages. He reacts at each or any attempt against patriots and Bulgarian revolutionaries. He set in touch with the figures of the church struggle Neofit Bozveli and Ilarion Marariopolski. During the 1841 he travel to Athens where he creates the secret Macedonian association in purpose of organizing revolt. Georgi Rakovski is traveling to Braila (under the alias Georgi Macedon), when he become aware of preparation between Bulgarian and Grecians for collaborated rise. The rebellion is spoiled by the Romanian authorities but Rakovski is staying at Braila for reason of continuing the organization of the patriotic forces. He is leaving on this period from all he is able to collect ast private teacher in Hellenic and French language. There is another attempt of the Romanian authorities to react but Rakovski is able to conceal himself. He contacts the Russian consul but he betray Rakovski to the Romanian government and at the 14th of July, 1848 Georgi rakovski is convicted to dead. Because he has been Grecian resident, the Grecian consulate is attempting to send Rakovski to Athens, but the Grecian ambassador at Istanbul sent secretly the Bulgarian revolutionary in France. Rakovski stays in Marseille for one and an half year. He is unable to study in Paris, as the Grecian consul promises to him and then he decides to go back at the hometown Kotel and enjoying of the national fight. To mislead the police he changes his name from Subi Popovich to Georgi Rakovski. Again, along the livery companies in town he is trying to fight with all of them against the bosses and they are defamed to the Turk authority. Each of them is receiving 7 years long judgment of rigorous, dungeon gaol. Later on Rakovski is being liberated. His sufferings from this period he types at his memories.
Rakovski practice law and trade in Istanbul. He is involved into the Chirch struggle also. Due to this period are some of the first literature attempts of Rakovski. During the The Crimean War (1853-1856) he behave as translator at the Turk main lodging in Shumen. Rakovski creates Secret Society with aim to collect and resend military information forward the Russian commanders. Because of treachery he is revealed, arrested and sent to Istanbul.

Being able to escape, Georgi Sava Rakovski organizes band of 12 members, which throw across the east side of Stara Planina mountain to set the spirit up of the Bulgarian citizens and involve them into the fight for freedom with the Russian armies. He keeps a diary. Because of his leaving from the Russian armies, Rakovski breaks up the band and four months he is in hide at his home in Kotel, where he contemplate the poem “ Woodland Traveller”,he rough out the memories „Предвестник горского пътника“. He starts with printing of the beginning by the poem “Woodland Traveller”. Rakovski make a study of the Bulgarian historical past and he project creation of Bulgarian literary association. The Turkish government urges the Austrian authorities for arrest of Rakovski and they want him into judgment process but once again because of his Greek citizenship he is able to escape and he is staying for couple of months at Galati (Romania), after that he goes to Odessa and there Rakovski enter the ecclesiastical as educator. The Russian censorship is not allowing to him press releasing. He is able to release only one of his ready writings – “Forefinger”.

At 1860 he goes to Belgrade. There Rakovski release his academic studies, finish printing “the Danube’s swan” (It is printed for one year period- between 1860 and 1861). From the 16th release Rakovski starts also printings of the newspaper in French in order to introduce to the European public the Bulgarian fate and struggle. Here he creates the plan for liberty of Bulgaria and the status of one provisional Bulgarian command in Belgrade. Rakovski creates First Bulgarian Legion (1862). June 3rd 1862 explodes the unexpected impinge between Russians and Turks where the legion immediately is taking side. The expected war is prevented and Rakovski must break up the legion.
He cannot stay downcast and he undertake new idea for creation of union between all Bolkan Christians against Turkey. During the 1863 he visits Athens, Cetinje and Bucharest as he is making contacts with statesmen and sociality active persons. He releases newspaper named “Бъдущност“(1864) printed on Bulgarian and Romanian languages because of the idea of creance of union between Bulgarians and Romanians. He releases the newspaper “Defender” and helps the rebel bands to pass over in Bulgaria. The Bulgarian emigration and the created Secret committee are divided. Then Rakovski creates the provisional code for the populist woodland rebels for summer 1867”. He continues his literal activities and he projects first booklet to the “Bulgarska Starina” magazine and type detailed autobiography. He dies from tuberculosis in Bucharest.

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