Communism in Bulgaria

Discover 9 places tagged “communism” in Bulgaria.

Peshtera, Bulgaria

Cars of Socialism Museum

A small, but very well curated, museum of cars, propaganda, and toys of socialist Bulgaria.

Sofia, Bulgaria

The Red Flat

An interactive museum-like experience takes visitors back to 1980s Communist Bulgaria.

Vintage cars.

Varna, Bulgaria

Retro Museum

The Grand Mall in Varna hosts one of the biggest collections of Soviet-era paraphernalia in Bulgaria.

Stomoplo, Bulgaria

Perla 2

Not far from a popular beach, an unfinished, abandoned mansion for Bulgaria's last communist dictator.

Permanently Closed

Part of the original mural

Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

Abandoned Textile Factory

The social hall of this former factory is a Communist-era time capsule.

Lenin's head looks out over all.

Sofia, Bulgaria

Museum of Socialist Art

A collection of art from Bulgaria's time as a communist state.

Arkutino, Bulgaria

Arkutino School for Gifted Children

An unfinished complex built for children from around the world sits abandoned on the Black Sea coastline.

The Largo Party House.

Sofia, Bulgaria

The Largo

Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.

Raketa Rakia interior.

Sofia, Bulgaria

Raketa Rakia

Eastern Bloc nostalgia, anybody?

Are we missing something unusual in Bulgaria?