The Goryani Movement against the Communist Regime in Bulgaria (1944â1956): Prerequisites, Resistance, Consequences

Valentin Voskresenski

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Pages:: 388â425

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.30965/9783657703043_019

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After initially remaining neutral and refusing to participate in the military conflict that had broken out in Europe, in March 1941 the Kingdom of Bulgaria entered the Second World War on the side of the Axis Powers. In the course of the military operations, the Bulgarian state established its own administration in Vardar Macedonia and Aegean Thrace. On 4 September 1944, the Kingdom of Bulgaria terminated its alliance with Nazi Germany and began to disarm the German troops on Bulgarian territory. On 5 September, the Soviet Union declared war on the Kingdom of Bulgaria, after which units of the Red Armyâs 3rd Ukrainian Front entered Northeastern and Southeastern Bulgaria. On 9 September 1944, a coup dâÃ©tat brought to power the Fatherland Front, a communist-dominated coalition. The following years saw the establishment of a totalitarian regime governed by the Bulgarian Communist Party, based on the class-party principle and accompanied by a repressive model characteristic of the whole period of socialism (1944â1989).

The article deals with several main topics related to armed resistance against the communist regime in Bulgaria (1944â1956). More than 3,000 goryani and over 10,000 helpers of theirs took part in the conflict against a vastly superior opponent. The article offers a detailed review of the domestic and foreign political factors that provoked the armed conflict. A series of examples are used to illustrate the characteristics of the two belligerent parties. The composition, structure, number and tactics of the participants in the armed resistance are described, as well as the means employed by the state institutions to fight against âpolitical banditryâ.

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Violent Resistance

From the Baltics to Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe 1944â1956

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Publisher:: Brill | SchÃ¶ningh

Print Publication Date:: 25 Jun 2020

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Chapter 18 The Goryani Movement against the Communist Regime in Bulgaria (1944â1956): Prerequisites, Resistance, Consequences

From the Baltics to Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe 1944â1956