A Neighbour in Turmoil: Two Waves of Popular Protest in 2013 Bulgaria

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A Neighbour in Turmoil: Two Waves of Popular Protest in 2013 Bulgaria

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Author(s): Kyril Drezov

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The phrase ‘five centuries of slavery’ sums up popular Bulgarian perceptions of the Ottoman period. Concerning Ataturk, a mostly adulatory and uncritical biography was published in 1973 with official sanction from the then communist authorities – see Парушев, Парашкев: Мустафа Кемал Ататюрк (София; Издателство на Отечествения фронт, 1973). After the fall of communism the same biography was republished by an academic publishing house with the title ‘Ataturk – the Democrat Dictator’ – see Парушев, Парашкев: Ататюрк - диктаторът демократ (София; АИ “Проф. Марин Дринов”, 2000).
Изпепелиха две коли на EVN в Пловдив (BNews.bg 10 February 2013) - http://www.bnews.bg/article-69445 (accessed on 4 September 2013)
'100 000 недоволни блокираха страната в най-масовия протест от 16 години’ (Сега, Брой 4618/41, 18 Февруари 2013 - http://www.segabg.com/article.php?id=637084 (accessed on 4 September 2013)
See the ‘Che Guevara’ site at http://komunistibg.wordpress.com/ (accessed on 4 September 2013)
‘Ангел Славчев, Дончо Дудев и Янко Петров създадоха „Движение за граждански контрол”’ (Darik Radio 22.03.2013) - http://dariknews.bg/view_article.php?article_id=1058826 (accessed on 4 September 2013); ‘Протестът си направи партия, иска 160 депутати’ http://offnews.bg/index.php/174121/protestat-si-napravi-partiya-iska-160-deputati (accessed on 4 September 2013). Also ‘ДГИ, Ангел Славчев Дончо Дудев Янко Петров, Демократична Гражданска Инициатива София България’ - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Eb_6y1Zbp0 (Published on 30 March 2013; accessed on 4 September 2013).
See ‘Резултати от избори за народни представители 12.05.2013 г.’. (Central Electoral Commission) -http://results.cik.bg/pi2013/rezultati/index.html (accessed on 4 September 2013). The Movement for Civic Control used the electoral registration of Democratic Civic Initiative, so their joint results are listed under the latter.
‘Parliament chose Delian Peevski to chair SANS’ (Radio Bulgaria News, Friday June 14, 2013) -http://bnr.bg/sites/en/News2013/Pages/140513B2.aspx (accessed on 4 September 2013)
‘President Plevneliev, protesters protest at Peevski appointment as SANS boss’ - http://sofiaglobe.com/2013/06/14/president-plevneliev-protesters-protest-at-peevski-appointment-as-sans-boss/ (accessed on 4 September 2013)
‘Пет партии образуваха реформаторски блок’ - http://www.bnews.bg/article-80779 (accessed on 4 September 2013)
The respected sociological agency Alfa Research gave the Reformist Bloc 7.6% of the vote, based on polls conducted in late August 2013 – see ‘БСП изпреварва ГЕРБ, трети е Реформаторският блок’ (Mediapool, 01.09.2013) - http://www.mediapool.bg/bsp-izprevarva-gerb-treti-e-reformatorskiyat-blok-news210703.html (accessed on 4 September 2013)
The mayor of Sofia Yordanka Fandakova famously said on 22 July: ‘I do not want Sofia to become an Istanbul for the protesters’ - http://www.faktor.bg/obshtestvo/ulicata/11080-fandakova-ne-iskam-sofiya-da-se-prevarne-na-istanbul-za-protestirashtite.html (accessed on 4 September 2013)
See ‘В защита на Реформаторския блок, 21 август 2013’ - an interview with Radan Kanev, one of the key leaders of the Reformist Bloc, on his personal blog - http://radankanev.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/blog-post.html

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[1] The phrase ‘five centuries of slavery’ sums up popular Bulgarian perceptions of the Ottoman period. Concerning Ataturk, a mostly adulatory and uncritical biography was published in 1973 with official sanction from the then communist authorities – see Парушев, Парашкев: Мустафа Кемал Ататюрк (София; Издателство на Отечествения фронт, 1973). After the fall of communism the same biography was republished by an academic publishing house with the title ‘Ataturk – the Democrat Dictator’ – see Парушев, Парашкев: Ататюрк - диктаторът демократ (София; АИ “Проф. Марин Дринов”, 2000).

[2] Изпепелиха две коли на EVN в Пловдив (BNews.bg 10 February 2013) - http://www.bnews.bg/article-69445 (accessed on 4 September 2013)

[3] '100 000 недоволни блокираха страната в най-масовия протест от 16 години’ (Сега, Брой 4618/41, 18 Февруари 2013 - http://www.segabg.com/article.php?id=637084 (accessed on 4 September 2013)

[4] See the ‘Che Guevara’ site at http://komunistibg.wordpress.com/ (accessed on 4 September 2013)

[5] ‘Ангел Славчев, Дончо Дудев и Янко Петров създадоха „Движение за граждански контрол”’ (Darik Radio 22.03.2013) - http://dariknews.bg/view_article.php?article_id=1058826 (accessed on 4 September 2013); ‘Протестът си направи партия, иска 160 депутати’ http://offnews.bg/index.php/174121/protestat-si-napravi-partiya-iska-160-deputati (accessed on 4 September 2013). Also ‘ДГИ, Ангел Славчев Дончо Дудев Янко Петров, Демократична Гражданска Инициатива София България’ - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Eb_6y1Zbp0 (Published on 30 March 2013; accessed on 4 September 2013).

[6] See ‘Резултати от избори за народни представители 12.05.2013 г.’. (Central Electoral Commission) -http://results.cik.bg/pi2013/rezultati/index.html (accessed on 4 September 2013). The Movement for Civic Control used the electoral registration of Democratic Civic Initiative, so their joint results are listed under the latter.

[7] ‘Parliament chose Delian Peevski to chair SANS’ (Radio Bulgaria News, Friday June 14, 2013) -http://bnr.bg/sites/en/News2013/Pages/140513B2.aspx (accessed on 4 September 2013)

[8] ‘President Plevneliev, protesters protest at Peevski appointment as SANS boss’ - http://sofiaglobe.com/2013/06/14/president-plevneliev-protesters-protest-at-peevski-appointment-as-sans-boss/ (accessed on 4 September 2013)

[9] ‘Пет партии образуваха реформаторски блок’ - http://www.bnews.bg/article-80779 (accessed on 4 September 2013)

[10] The respected sociological agency Alfa Research gave the Reformist Bloc 7.6% of the vote, based on polls conducted in late August 2013 – see ‘БСП изпреварва ГЕРБ, трети е Реформаторският блок’ (Mediapool, 01.09.2013) - http://www.mediapool.bg/bsp-izprevarva-gerb-treti-e-reformatorskiyat-blok-news210703.html (accessed on 4 September 2013)

[11] The mayor of Sofia Yordanka Fandakova famously said on 22 July: ‘I do not want Sofia to become an Istanbul for the protesters’ - http://www.faktor.bg/obshtestvo/ulicata/11080-fandakova-ne-iskam-sofiya-da-se-prevarne-na-istanbul-za-protestirashtite.html (accessed on 4 September 2013)

[12] See ‘В защита на Реформаторския блок, 21 август 2013’ - an interview with Radan Kanev, one of the key leaders of the Reformist Bloc, on his personal blog - http://radankanev.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/blog-post.html