The October 23 state award serves as a bridge between the Macedonian historical heritage and contemporary achievements in science, culture and the arts, professor MitkoPanov, chair of the board for the October 23 award and head of the Institute of National History, told Friday’s official award ceremony.
This year’s award went to actor GjorgjiJolevski in the field of culture and the arts, as well as historian StojkoStojkov and archaeologist Viktor Lilchikj Adams in the field of science.
In his address to the attendees, Panovpoints out that October 23 is not merely a date recorded in history, but an event that actively shaped the trajectory of Macedonian history and national development.