“Euro” or Russia
Journal: Papers from the International Scientific Conference of the European Studies Department Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence Faculty of Philosophy at Sofia University “St Kliment Ohridski”
Year: 2022

Bulgaria and Russia have long-standing relations. The attitude towards Russia as been crucial in shaping the political system of Bulgaria. One of the earliest cleavages, dating back to the 1878 Liberation of Bulgaria and subsequent years, but detectable under various forms even today, is that of Russophiles vs. Russophobes. Neither can historical superimpositions exclude the state socialism period and the decades when Bulgaria was situated within the Soviet sphere of influence. It is no coincide