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- Title
THE OTHER FACE OF THE COMMUNIST REGIME: CONCENTRATION CAMPS IN BULGARIA ACCORDING TO CIA REPORTS (1944-1955).
- Authors
ÖZYURT ULUTAŞ, Selcen
- Abstract
Fascism and communism are ideologies that have affected millions of people's lives. The spreading and fascist politics of Nazi led the world into chaos. Nevertheless, the communists who came to power in Russia were the only hope of the Balkans and Eastern Europe against the spread of fascist Germany in World War II. As all the other European countries affected by the political winds of the 1930s and 1940s, Bulgaria also experienced serious political crises. Communism and Russia became the saviour for opponents and minorities in Bulgaria, who have been dealt with frequent military coups and have been ruled by the fascist government for years. On September 9, 1944, the fascist power in Bulgaria was smashed and the communist party took power with the support of Russia. But contrary to expectations, the communist government imposed policies that resembled fascist management, being contrary to its ideology and its promises. The communist regime, which suppressed all ethnic and religious groups whom they considered as opponents and violated their right to live, filled up the concentration camps that is the remainder of fascism. In this study, the activities of the communist regime from 1944 to 1955 will be closely examined using the documents of the American Central Intelligence Agency.
- Subjects
BULGARIA; RUSSIA; CONCENTRATION camps; COMMUNISM; ETHNIC groups; GOVERNMENT policy; RELIGIOUS groups
- Publication
Uluslararasi Suçlar ve Tarih, 2019, Issue 20, p75
- ISSN
1306-9136
- Publication type
Article