Ukrainian authorities have moved to ban the use of names of 520 Bolsheviks from the Soviet Union and famous Communist figures as part of its “de-communization” law.Regions or toponyms in Ukraine cannot be named after those people anymore, according to a statement by the country’s national memory institute [UA]. Four Bulgarians who took active part in the Communist International in the first part of the 20th century. These include: Dimitar Blagoev, the founder of Bulgarian socialism and a pioneer of social democracy in the Balkans who was often referred to as “Grandfather Blagoev” or simply “the Grandfather”.Dimitar Ganev, who took …read more
Source: Novinite
