The fall of Communism through my own eyes

This video is dedicated to the 20th Anniversary of the fall of Communism in Bulgaria - November 10th, 1989. At the time I was 10 years old. Although young I fully understood the magnitude of the events. Witnessing the fight of the Bulgarian people to establish democratic nation has deeply influenced my views on politics today. My deepest gratitude to those who paid with their lives so that we can enjoy our freedom today.

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• fall of Berlin wall
• eastern Europe
• western Europe
• communism
• Bulgaria
• freedom
• politics
• democracy
• oppression
• Communist Party
• East Germany
• West Germany

[RITRTR]

Love your message here. As an American, yes I do take a lot of things for granite. You told a great story here. Thank you very much. Also, in another video of yours a viewer was putting down your beautiful accent. To me it is like song. Don't ever stop singing out your wonderful messages with your beautiful, beautiful accent. I just subscribed to you.

[GreenMomZoe]

@RITRTR Thank you for the kind comment! I really appreciate people who don't get stuck on my accent but rather can hear the message. Thanks for subbing too. :-)

[bllzf]

Why don't you make a new video about the current situation in Bulgaria.What can you say about unemployment and immigration rates?Due to unemployment lot's of people have left Bulgaria. Lot's of factories are out. Prices have increased a lot. Health care is not free anymore. Lot's of people don't have insurance and pensions are very low. If you look at gdp per capita in 1989 and 2009 it is about the same around 6000$.

[GreenMomZoe]

@bllzf I wish I could make a new video about the current life in Bulgaria but I haven't been back since I left in 1997. I really don't know how things are today although I hear it's been getting progressively worse. It doesn't surprise me. After all, that was the reason my parents left with us back then...because the future wasn't looking too promising in Bulgaria.

[NZderCambro]

very interesting thanks. I love talking to people who lived under those regimes to get thier perspectives, it would be interesting to hear more stories like what your family grandparents, parents etc. What did you think of Zhikov ruling from 1954-1989? and his death the and destruction of that tomb and such?

[GreenMomZoe]

Thank you! I'd be happy to share more stories of my family in Bulgaria in future vidoes. :-)

Zhivkov was despised by many Bulgarians including my grandfather. He was such a puppet whose strings were pulled by the Soviet Union. When Chernobyl happened in 1986 addressed the public by saying tap water was completely 'safe' to drink and we should not worry about radiation. Meanwhile, his cabinet only drank imported spring water and food. What a big fat liar! Glad he's gone for good.

[slysay2]

search "my democratic views" on utube for my views its the first vid

[theoneandonlyolya]

we had a car and phone in the house and this was in the village... what r u talking about?

[thallious9876]

u look amazing in this vid.. is it the hat?

[dirtbiker426]

Thanks for reminding us shallow Americans how nice we have it!!

[3martijns]

Zoe is Happy because she Lives in the USA! That makes All the Difference!!

[3martijns]

How Ironic that the 'wall street protestors' Want Communism!

They are Tools being Manipulated by Far Left Radicals.

American Exceptionalism - Our Declaration of Independence states that we get our Rights from God.

In All other countries people get their Rights from Government.

Therefore the Government Controls their Rights, and Can Take Them Away!!

Americans will Not allow that in USA - the Biggest reason for the 2nd Amendment.

[kaotikdreamer]

You're a liar... Everything went downhill... Today, most Bulgarians will tell you that they would rather have those days back.

[medgardd]

making countrys capitalist made it even worse, there is more killing now, more murdur, more sins, more evil, more terror, more greed, more selfish, more uncaring about the poor.

in the old times when communism was, it was the best time of history, the whole town was a big fammily, if you take a look now, you would see that this generation has been killing others fammilys and such.

me views on this is that capitalism is evil, it makes you cold and greedy, communism has a warmer life-style ETC.

[T3DDY1997]

yes but my family had no problem we were a part of the communist party. but only my grand perents liked it my mum not so much. and zhivkov was taking orders directly from the ussr and so did mladenov but i hate both communism and democratism