Forty years ago, the communist authorities in Bulgaria began a brutal repression of the country's ethnic Turkish community.

Bulgaria commemorates the victims of the communist regime, marking the anniversary of the mass executions carried out in 1945 by the so-called People's Court. Established under Soviet influence, this ...

Since 2011, February 1 has been marked in Bulgaria as a Day of Gratitude and Homage to the Victims of the Communist Regime, as the largest single spate of executions in Bulgarian history was carried ...

With wreath-laying ceremonies and statements, various Bulgarian political leaders and members of the public marked February 1, the day of homage to the victims of the communist regime. On February ...

The Construction Corps built much of Bulgaria's 20th-century infrastructure but was also used during the communist era to punish opponents of the regime and maintain control over ethnic minorities ...

Bulgaria, situated in the eastern Balkans, has been undergoing a slow and painful transition to a market economy since the ...

Also known as the “Soviet Ufo”, the Buzludzha Memorial House was inaugurated by the Bulgarian communist regime in 1981. After ...

Some brave souls even scale the tower behind the main building, which is emblazoned with a red star, once rumored to be made of ruby (it's not).

Fireworks were also set off close to the Bulgarian border town of Ruse, where the bridge enters the country. The two former communist countries partially joined the Schengen area in March when ...

The fall of the communist regime in 1989 radically changed the media situation in the country. This transformation was determined by liberalisation of the market, free competition, the establishment ...