- B ul gar ian ▁organization ▁bearing ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Ivan ▁Mih ail ov ▁as ▁separ at ist . ▁ ▁Rad ko ▁Kn oll ▁on ▁R ug ged ▁Island ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Sh et land ▁Islands , ▁Ant arct ica ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁Ivan ▁" Rad ko " ▁Mih ay lov . ▁ ▁The ▁Government ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Mac ed onia , ▁in ▁an ▁event ▁led ▁by ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Nik ola ▁Gr ue v ski ▁and ▁Minister ▁for ▁Culture , ▁M s . ▁Eliz ab eta ▁Kan č es ka ▁– ▁Mil es ka , ▁opened ▁a ▁mem orial ▁home ▁of ▁leaders ▁of ▁historical ▁VM RO , ▁devoted ▁also ▁to ▁Ivan ▁Mih ail ov , ▁at ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁in ▁Nov o ▁S elo , ▁Š tip . ▁ ▁Mih ail ov ' s ▁view ▁about ▁the ▁Mac ed onian ▁Question ▁▁ ▁There ▁are ▁different ▁political ▁opinions ▁about ▁Mih ail ov ' s ▁activity ▁in ▁Bulg aria , ▁but ▁sch ol ars ▁agree ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁def ender ▁of ▁the ▁statement ▁about ▁the ▁strong ▁Bulgar ian ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁S lav - spe aking ▁population ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁Mac ed onia . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁follow er ▁of ▁the ▁idea ▁about ▁an ▁independent ▁United ▁Mac ed onian ▁multi eth nic ▁state ▁with ▁prev ail ing ▁eth nic ▁Bulgar ian ▁element , ▁something ▁as ▁" Sw itzerland ▁on ▁the ▁B alk ans ". ▁According ▁to ▁his ▁personal ▁secretary ▁V ida ▁Bo e va ▁he