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A Bulgarian Attraction Holds One Of The World's Most Impressive Monuments From The Soviet Era
If you prefer to stick to the city, roam the halls of the former headquarters of the Bulgarian Communist Party (called the Party House). Round out the trip by exploring the National Palace of ...
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Bulgaria's Forgotten Campaign To Wipe Out Turkish Names
Forty years ago, the communist authorities in Bulgaria began a brutal repression of the country's ethnic Turkish community.
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Inside the abandoned Buzludzha Monument in Bulgaria
Following is a transcript of the video. Welcome to Buzludzha Monument — a historical monument built for the Bulgarian Communist Party. It was finished in 1981 after 8 years of construction ...
Time1mon
COMMUNISTS: What the Moon Will See
The first congress since 1922 of the Bulgarian Communist Party was called to order. By week’s end, it had mapped out a program to fit the line from a Communist Youth song: “In five years ...
EURACTIV28d
Pro-Russian socialists eye decisive role in Bulgarian government
The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), the direct heirs of the totalitarian Bulgarian Communist Party that was in power in Bulgaria when it was a Soviet sphere of influence, is strongly opposed to ...
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Exhibition Shines Light on Bulgaria’s Forgotten Communist-Era ‘Labour Troops’
An exhibition in Sofia of Garo Keshishian's black-and-white photos of communist-era compulsory labour units delves into a little-remembered aspect of ... of the Communist Party and used them ...
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Bulgaria’s GERB Party Tries to Cobble Together ‘Frankenstein’ Ruling Coalition
A successor to the repressive Communist Party, it was for a long time the second political force in Bulgaria, but has experienced voter loss and leadership conflicts. If Dogan’s ARF becomes a ...