Dr. Kiril Avramov (Fulbright Scholar; Gustavus '99), "The Rocky Road of Transition and the Story of a ˜Mixed' Success: The Case of Bulgaria. e

The lecture is aimed to explain the perils and successes of the so-called dual transition of Bulgaria from a totalitarian state with a command economy to a liberal democracy and free market system, with a bit of a historical perspective on the Balkan region and on the country itself.