National Assembly of Bulgaria
Neo-Renaissance parliament house of the 1880s, scene of a night-long siege of deputies in 1997.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the old National Assembly building in Sofia goes back to a winter of collapse in early nineteen ninety-seven, when inflation was soaring and crowds filled the square every day. It follows about one hundred Socialist deputies who sat inside on the evening of the tenth of January, as the protest outside turned into something else. You'll also hear why the lawmakers now mostly meet a few streets away. Best heard facing the front steps.
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