Long Reads: Kristen Ghodsee on the Lost World of Bulgarian Communism

1

Introduction

00:00 • 5min

2

The History of the Left in the Balkans

04:47 • 6min

3

The Partisan Movement in Bulgaria During the Second World War

10:21 • 3min

4

The Unknown War

13:46 • 5min

5

There Is a Spirit in Europe

19:13 • 3min

6

The Trial of Gorgi Dimitrov

22:00 • 6min

7

Todor Jifkov: The Leader of the Bulgarian Communist Party

27:44 • 4min

8

Prudur Zhivkov: The Most Humble Leader in Bulgaria

31:40 • 2min

9

The Origins of the Bulgarian Revolution

33:53 • 3min

10

The Bulgarian Socialist Party and the Fall of Todor Jifkov

37:16 • 3min

11

The Relationship Between the Communist Party and the Bulgarian Socialist Party

39:48 • 5min

12

The Social Consequences of the 1989 Revolutions

44:39 • 2min

13

The Booz-Luzio Monument to Bulgarian Socialism

46:32 • 2min

14

The Dream of Saving Socialism

48:23 • 3min

15

The Importance of History in the 21st Century

51:11 • 4min