Интелигенцията и комунистическият режим в България в началото на 60-те години
The Intellectuals and the Communist Regime in Bulgaria in the Beginning of the 1960s

Summary/Abstract: The 1960s were a decade of contradictions. Western countries followed the new American doctrine of “building bridges” with the Soviet bloc, which stimulated cultural exchanges, but also provoked suspicions about “ideological diversion” among the Communist leadership. The decade was also marked by a strong drive by East European countries towards economic liberalization, which led to a liberalization of the political regimes. In these circumstances, growing demands for creative freedom came from the intelligentsia. The defensive response of the BCP was directly infl uenced from Moscow. Nevertheless, Todor Zhivkov’s policy in the cultural sphere had its own specifi c aspects. It could be described as a mixed approach of “carrots and sticks” – it aimed at seducing the artists, but turned to repression if their actions exceeded the limits set by the Party.

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