ix, 7, 269; People's Militia, 148, 269, 270, 271-273;
registration of weapons, etc., 272;
secret police (police state period), 159, 270-271;
voluntary paramilitary auxiliaries, 269

Politburo: vii, 3, 4, 5, 143, 153, 157, 158, 160, 161, 187;
composition, 154, 156, 162-163;
foreign policy role, 171

Pomaks: 16, 55, 67

Popov, Lyuben: 194

population (_see also_ ethnic groups): vii, 37, 55-58;
by age and sex, 55, 56;
exchanges, 57-58;
growth rate, vii, 57;
minorities,
percent, 37, 55, 65;
rural, 56, 57

ports: Black Sea (_see also_ Burgas; Varna): 54, 62

Preslav: 12

press: 183, 184, 190-193; BTA, 187, 188, 189;
circulation, 193;
foreign language, 188;
party control, 186-187, 190-191, 192;
periodicals, 193;
provincial, 192, 193;
public attitude, 185;
Sofia Press Agency, 187-188;
Soviet pattern, 191-192;
Union of Bulgarian Journalists, 186, 191

private ownership: 33, 140, 142, 204;
Law on Citizens' Property, 142

propaganda: 183, 184, 185, 187, 190, 191, 194;
anti-Western (_see also_ Western influence), 155, 169, 188-189, 190,
191;
Soviet Press Agency, 187-188

publishing: viii, 183, 187, 197-199;
ideological content, 198-199;
party control, 187, 197, 198;
promotion of books abroad, 199;
textbooks, 197-198, 199;
translations, 197

_Rabotnichesko Delo_: 191, 192

radio and television: 125, 183, 184, 193-196, 267;
color TV, 183, 196;
foreign language, 195, 196;
Intervision, 196;
party control and use, 187, 194, 195;
popularity, 185;
programming, 195, 196;
radio relay ties, 195;
TV subscribers, 196

railroads: viii, 59-61;
Orient Express, 59

rainfall: 43-44, 226

Rakovsky, Georgi: 19

religion: vii, 33, 65, 66-67, 189;
Bulgarian Orthodox Church, 15, 19, 33, 66, 95, 98, 99, 121;
Christianity, early, 12, 13, 14;
church schools, 94, 95, 96, 99, 100, 121;
Committee for Religious Affairs, 33;
freedom of, vii, 66-67, 142;
government control, 67;
Greek (Eastern) Orthodox Church, 12, 16, 95;
Jews, vii, 34, 67;
Moslem, vii, 16, 33, 67;
Protestants, vii, 33-34, 67;
religious art, 131;
Roman Catholics, vii, 14, 33, 67;
Russian Orthodox Church, 33;
Turkish era, 16, 66

Rila Monastery: 134

Rila mountains: 40, 41, 42, 46, 57, 226, 227;
mineral resources, 253;
Mount Musala, 40

Rilska River: 42

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