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The literary inheritance of Samuel Zachej, his correspondence, works and translations are evaluated from a literary historical and literary theoretical point of view and on the basis of theory of the translation principles.Samuel Zachej was criticized and imprisoned for his nationalist opinions in Slovakia. As an advocate of Slavic ideals he was also attacked and persecuted in Bulgaria. His articles admonish to mobilize the national forces, to resolving the current social problem by suppressing strengthening Magyarization tendencies and empowering weakened the Slavic ideals. To recognize the emergency situation and mobilize the liberation forces in Slovakia also helped his first translation of the Bulgarian novel 'Under the Yoke' by Ivan Vazov.