Съветското икономическо проникване в България след Втората световна война
The Soviet Economic Penetration in Bulgaria after the Second World War

Summary/Abstract: The theory of the penetration explains the devices in the international economic relations. In the present study an attempt was made to apply this theory regarding the Bulgaro-Soviet economic relations that played a very important role in the newest Bulgarian history.For that purpose some general theoretical explanations were given concerning the core of the theory and the process of the Soviet economic penetration in Bulgaria is followed. Especially for our country it was favoured by several factors – the agreement among the great powers for spheres of influence, the Bulgarians status as a vanquished country, its international isolation, the close ties with the USSR of the ruling communist elite, that always held the soviet model as its own standard. The proses began actively with the signing of the Moscow agreement for armistice and was completed by the 50s. It passed through several stages. At first the international trade of the country was entirely connected with the USSR. The foreign presence was limited and the road to the penetration of Soviet technologies was opened. The series of trials and investigations organized by Stalin against some well known party apparatchiks aimed the imposition of a direct control over the country. After the death of Stalin, under the guidance of COMECON the formation of the so called international socialist division of labour was initiated and the Bulgarian economy became a part of it. It was organically connected with the Soviet economic potential. By the end of the study, a general estimation was given to the controversial results for Bulgarian of the process of the Soviet economic penetration.

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