It has been 36 years since Bulgaria began its transition from a one-party communist system to a democratic state with a ...
KORNITSA, Bulgaria (AP) – Ibrahim Byalk has had a bullet stuck in his arm for nearly four decades. It adds to the painful memories of communist repression in this quiet village in southern Bulgaria.
Philip Dimitrov, the former prime minister of Bulgaria, asserted that Communism continues to be a threat at a lecture in Kaufman Auditorium on Friday. “To me, the threat of Communism is still there.
The Victims of Communism Museum (VOC) Tuesday unveiled a new pop-up exhibit entitled, “Belene–A Bulgarian Resistance Story.” This effort was spearheaded by the Sofia Platform Foundation with support ...
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Vigils in memory of thousands of victims of the communist regime have been held across Bulgaria. The country’s vice president, Margarita Popova, on Friday joined relatives of ...
An exhibition of the work of two Turkish photographers documents a dark chapter of Bulgaria’s history – the forced assimilation and deportation of its ethnic Turkish minority. The Bulgarian Communist ...
Amid talk in Bulgaria of reintroducing compulsory military service, a new photo exhibition exposes the "labor battalions" used by the communist authorities, in part, to control the country's ...
SOFIA -- The government's recommendation to give the highest state award to Georgi Yordanov, a former culture minister closely associated with the communist regime of Todor Zhivkov, has sparked ...
Experience the eerie grandeur of the Buzludzha Monument in Kazanlak, Bulgaria, with stunning drone footage capturing its abandoned yet striking UFO-like structure. Once a symbol of communism, this ...
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 Bulgaria's repressive past. A rarely mentioned ...
The chests full of French yarn, a German tape recorder, and other objects speak to a time when sourcing Western products from behind the Iron Curtain required a mix of immense opportunity and effort.
Acclaimed Bulgarian directing duo Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov ("The Father") are in post-production on their fifth ...