Communism
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Context! Apologies for not posting in the last few days! I’ve been gathering my thoughts on what I’ve seen and my overall thoughts on Bulgaria but I’m excited to do some more writing. I’ve still got 2-3 more posts planned, don’t worry! It was the 1990s, Communism had just fallen, and Bulgaria had a problem.…
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Context! Okay, first a confession – I am definitely not a military enthusiast. I’ve never read a Tom Clancy novel. I can’t identify a Panzer tank based on one blurry photograph. I’ve certainly never leaked classified data because a game got minor details about an army tank wrong (this actually happened). However, I do have…
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Context! Bulgaria has a… complicated relationship with the Communist era. Of course it was an era of great hardship, repression and surveillance, but the Communist government also (broadly) brought security, stable jobs and improvements to public infrastructure. After Bulgaria moved to democracy, the country’s economy collapsed for several years – it’s still one of the…
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Context! At last! Eight months after I started this blog, and after covering places in London, Scotland and the East Midlands, I’m finally able to talk about something international. I’m currently writing this in the lovely country of Bulgaria, where I’ll be staying with a good friend of mine for a few days 🇧🇬 We…
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Context! Okay yes it’s #1 on the list of “unusual and interesting London sights” on Atlas Obscura. Highgate Cemetery isn’t that obscure these days, receiving a steady stream of Communists, goths, tourists looking for something quirky to do and (very occasionally) actual mourners. Highgate Cemetery is one of the few private cemeteries left in the…
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