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Bulgaria still divided 20 years after communism

Bulgaria still divided 20 years after communism

Nov 11 2009 10:29 CET by Gabriel Hershman 18 comments

Brunwasser's article highlights a generational divide; those born after 1989 believe in shaping their own destinies whereas older people still expect the state to give them their "orders".

READING ROOM 2: Ambivalence about Europe

While Bulgarians celebrated the signing of the treaty that will bring them into the EU, many still have mixed feelings about whole project.
May 16 2005 02:00 CET by Matthew Brunwasser

SEVERAL thousand participants in the "Euro BG Street Parade" gathered in front of Alexander Nevski cathedral in Sofia on April 25 to celebrate Bulgaria's signing of the European Union accession treaty that day. Dressed in traditional costumes from towns throughout the Sofia region, they joined marching bands, folk dancing groups, baton-twirlers and groups of fur-clad "kukeri" (masked dancers), chasing away evil spirits with clanking cowbells.

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