Todor Zhivkov
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Todor Hristov Zhivkov was a Bulgarian communist politician who served as the de facto leader of the People's Republic of Bulgaria from 1956 until 1989 as General Secretary of the Central Committee of
Todor Zhivkov in 1979
Todor Zhivkov and Georgi Dimitrov in a Fatherland Front congress in 1946
Large-scale industrialisation caused many labourers to move from rural to urban areas, which required the construction of numerous pre-fabricated apartment buildings such as this one in Sofia
Zhivkov's reforms resulted in some expansion of trade with the West, as evidenced by licensed Coca-Cola production since the 1960s with a Cyrillic logo
Lyudmila Zhivkova
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Lyudmila Todorova Zhivkova was a senior Bulgarian Communist Party functionary and Politburo member. She was the daughter of Bulgarian Communist leader Todor Zhivkov, and primarily known for her intere
Todor Zhivkov
…least some common ground between him and the Bulgarian intelligentsia. In 1980, Zhivkov had improved his domestic position by appointing his daughter, Lyudmila Zhivkova, as chair of the commission on science, culture, and art. In this powerful position, Zhivkova became extremely popular by promoting Bulgaria's separate…
Lyudmila Zhivkova
A sculpture of Zhivkova in Sofia.