Abstract
The aim of this paper is to discuss the use of the concept of totalitarianism in Bulgarian public discourse since the 1980s. The main focus lies on academic and political discourses, started with Zhelyu Zhelev’s book published in 1982, "Fascism. A documentary study on the German, Italian and Spanish fascism", and developed after the fall of the Communist regime (1989). The content of the concept, dynamics and criticism of it are analyzed. It is concluded, that the disputes for and against totalitarianism divide the academic field and public memory. The proponents of the theory of totalitarianism insist on remembering the terror, the camps, deportations, suppression, and non-freedom under Communism. On the other hand, the supporters of the left are reluctant to use the term totalitarianism or relate it only to the period of Stalinism.
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