Long Reads: Kristen Ghodsee on the Lost World of Bulgarian Communism
Jacobin Radio
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The Bulgarian Socialist Party and the Fall of Todor Jifkov
The fall of Todor Jifkov in Bulgaria was a putch from the inside, says Simon Tisdall. The new communist leadership under Peter Madenov has already held out an olive branch to Eco-Glaznost's political issues. But not a whole lot really changes in Bulgaria because it wasn't invaded by the Soviet Union and there were never Russian tanks putting down domestic uprising.
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