Tag: The Nature of Bulgaria’s Socialist State

Totalitarian Regime and Socialist Structure

Today, Bulgaria exists not only as a state under the totalitarian regime of a proletarian dictatorship but also as a self-proclaimed “Socialist state” modeled closely on the Soviet pattern. The fundamental principles of this system are evident in the socialization of all means of production. Key sectors, including industry and credit, have been nationalized, and agricultural lands are largely collectivized. Large estates and urban properties have been seized, and ownership has been rigorously restricted.

One notable distinction between the Communist Constitution of Bulgaria and the Soviet Constitution is that the former has not yet formally declared land and housing as state property. Nevertheless, housing has effectively been expropriated under laws governing large urban properties, while rural lands have already undergone initial stages of expropriation according to regulations concerning agricultural cooperat