Also very interesting. Although there were maverick relgious people in the former Soviet Union (and some in China who run undergroud churches), i never knew that nations like Bulgaria were that different. I'm glad to actually talk with someone who lived through that era; such a facinating take on history.
Yep, our lives changed so dramatically within a week at the end of 1989, it's unbelievable. Bulgaria was considered the 16 state of the Soviet Union and we were ALL speaking Russian as a second language. But yes, propaganda against religions made people feel humiliated about their religious views. It was almost like people were ashamed to concede their belief in god, as other people would often laugh at them. But propaganda is widespread everywhere, in every country, on every continent. It just takes different forms according to the interest being served.
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