Депопулацията и условията за живот в българското село
Depopulation and life conditions in Bulgarian village

Summary/Abstract: Bulgarian villages for centuries had been the backbone of the nation and the economic and demographic foundation for its existence. In the mid-20th century, villages and rural communities experienced deep crisis caused by social and economic experiments of the established totalitarian communist regime. Revocation of land and agricultural implements from the peasants and the subsequent mass migrations to cities caused severe demographic crisis in rural areas. For half a century the rural population melt half and nearly 1,000 villages disappeared, or almost were completely depopulated. The democratic changes occurred after 1989 democratic changes did not put an end to negative demographic trends in rural areas. Differences in conditions and living standards between urban and rural get even deeper. Bulgarian villages become a place to leave.

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