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237 Looking Back on The Experiment, Part 1

With the onset of the 1920s, Bulgaria's firebrand Agrarian leader Alexander Stamboliiski rises to become the preeminent political power in the country. But with each new triumph the opposition steadily grows to his regime.


An image depicting Stamboliiski leading the peasantry.
An image depicting Stamboliiski leading the peasantry.
Prime Minister Stamboliiski at work.
Prime Minister Stamboliiski at work.
Several VMRO leaders who participated in the occupation of Kyustendil.
Several VMRO leaders who participated in the occupation of Kyustendil.
Mussolini and his Blackshirt paramilitaries marching on Rome to install a fascist state.
Mussolini and his Blackshirt paramilitaries marching on Rome to install a fascist state.
A young Alexander Stamboliiski
A young Alexander Stamboliiski.

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