Word: forli
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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The court hastily adjourned for 20 minutes to give Kostov a chance to read his confession over. When the court reconvened, Traicho Rostov, a colorless little man who looked like a small-town schoolmaster, still firmly stood his ground. For the first time in the weird history of Communist show...
Kostov had been ousted from power last spring for being "anti-Soviet," which meant in plain Bulgarian that like Tito he opposed his country's economic exploitation by Moscow. "Kostovism," explained Bulgaria's new boss, Vulko Chervenkov, "is nothing but Titoism on Bulgarian soil." Through the summer and...
Unbelieving Ears. As Kostov walked into the great hall of Sofia's Military Club, which had been rigged up as a courtroom, high Communists in the spectators gallery sat back smugly, waiting for him to cringe before his judges.
Thieving Eyes. Kostov was whisked from the courtroom. His co-defendants knew their parts, and stuck to them. Ex-Minister of Finance Ivan Stefanov, who confessed that he had been a spy for the British since 1932, passionately demanded that the Bulgarian people be on the lookout against such public...
For three days, the Bulgarian press was too dumfounded to mention Kostov's defiance. Then Moscow's Pravda reported that the startling words of the "despised Anglo-American spy" with the "thieving eyes" had aroused great indignation. Taking their cue, Sofia papers expressed great indignation at Kostov'...