„Всички жаби са зелени, само наща е червена" — графитите върху Паметника на съветската армия и Мавзолея
"All frogs are green, only ours is red" — the graphites on the Monument of the Soviet Army and the Mausoleum

Summary/Abstract: One of the socio-cultural manifestations of the change after November the 10th 1989 is the great amount of graphites on the walls of administrative and residental buildings, monuments, underpasses, fences etc. The article presents an attempt for characterization of the graphites in Sofia, particularly these from the two „hottest" places of the capitals' centre — the former Mausoleum of Georgy Dimitrov and the Monument of the Soviet Army. The graphites had always been connected with the sub-culture of the young people, with their adherence to favourite pop groups or football teams. Nowadays they are strongly affected by the politics. The author presents the findings of an inquiry that gives if not exact at least approximate idea of the way people treat the wall-writing and drawing, the graphites themselves, their authors, the objects of this kind of creation etc. The content of the graphites is analysed. The main conclusion of the research is that despite of their at first sight insignificant role in the political life of the country the graphites are in a position to be a reference point in the development of certain trends and they even are able to predict some events.

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