Post-World War II Bulgaria

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical period
gptkbp:artwork state-sponsored arts programs
gptkbp:capital Sofia
gptkbp:culturalHeritage promotion of socialist realism
gptkbp:culturalInfluence gptkb:Eastern_Bloc_culture
Soviet_culture
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Bulgarian_folklore_preservation
development_of_Bulgarian_cinema
growth_of_Bulgarian_literature
influence_of_Bulgarian_music
gptkbp:currency Bulgarian lev
gptkbp:demographics aging population
urbanization
gptkbp:economicActivity planned economy
gptkbp:education state-funded education
gptkbp:environmentalImpact state control of natural resources
gptkbp:follows gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:governmentType People's_Republic
gptkbp:healthcare universal healthcare
gptkbp:historicalEvent Bulgaria's_role_in_World_War_I
Bulgaria's_role_in_World_War_II
Bulgaria's_role_in_the_Balkan_Wars
gptkbp:historicalSignificance economic transition in the 1990s
transition to democracy in 1989
influence_of_Soviet_Union
part_of_Eastern_Bloc
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Post-World War II Bulgaria
gptkbp:infrastructure developed road network
developed telecommunications
gptkbp:internationalRelations diplomatic_relations_with_USSR
alignment_with_Soviet_Union
diplomatic_relations_with_Eastern_Bloc_countries
limited_relations_with_Western_countries
membership_in_COMECON
membership_in_Warsaw_Pact
gptkbp:internetAccess limited access until 1990s
gptkbp:language Bulgarian
gptkbp:majorIndustry agriculture
heavy industry
gptkbp:media state-controlled media
gptkbp:migration emigration to Western countries
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Bulgarian_Communist_Party
gptkbp:population approximately 7 million (1989)
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Fall_of_Communism_in_Bulgaria
gptkbp:significantEvent 1946 referendum
1947 Treaty of Paris
1956 anti-government protests
1965 economic reforms
1989 political changes
gptkbp:socialResponsibility state control of education
state control of healthcare
gptkbp:sport success in weightlifting
strong emphasis on athletics
gptkbp:transportation state-owned railways
state-owned airlines