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Approved For Release 2004/02/19 : CIA-RDP83-00415R006800050005-6 Bulgaria’s Economy Flourishes With Generous Soviet Aid ROM the Krymsky Bridge, one of F the most beautiful bridges in Mos- cow, opens up a wide panorama of the Gorky Central Park of Culture and Rest. Here the exhibition of the achieve- ments of the Bulgarian Republic in the fields of industry, farming and culture opened on September 9. The exhibition opened on a signifi- cant day for Bulgaria, September 9, 1944, was a turning point in the history of the Bulgarian people. On that day, six years ago, the heroic Soviet Army reached the borders of Bulgaria, and the liberation of the country from the Nazi yoke began. The Bulgarian people, with the Communists at their head, organized an armed uprising, overthrew the mon- archo-fascist dictatorship, and establish- ed the power of the working people. Since then, September 9 has become a national holiday of freedom, The exhibition in Moscow is a strik- ing story of the glorious path traversed By Y. Shavrov by the Bulgarian people, of their out- standing successes achieved in all fields of life. Relying upon the powerful sup- port of the Soviet Union and its unself- ish aid, the working people of pcople’s democratic Bulgaria fulfilled the two- year plan and since 1949 have been suc- cessfully fulfilling their first five-year plan. A the main entrance, which in its decorations expresses the character- istic features of Bulgarian national ar- chitecture, stand two sculptures, figures of a worker and a peasant, This sym- bolizes the creative labor of the working class and the laboring peasantry, the close alliance between the workers and peasants of Bulgaria. In the very center of the main pavilion is a huge portrait of Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin. By its side is a statue of the leader of the Bul- garian people, Georgi Dimitrov, and portraits of V. Kolarov and V. Cher- CROWDS AT BULGARIAN EXHIBITION. Moscow views the many displays of machinery, goods and tools made in Bulgaria, 606 venkov, the continuators of his great cause. How varied is the creative labor of a free people! The exhibits of the agricul- tural section comprise new varieties of Bulgarian wheat, tomatoes, and fruit. They were cultivated by applying the advanced methods of Soviet Michurin agtobiology; most of them have come from the fields of Bulgatia’s 2,000 agri- cultural co-operatives. Here are the displays of the Bulgarian machine-and-tractor stations. ‘These sta- tions, created by the people's power, help to mechanize agriculture and light- en the labor of the peasants. Ninety- five machine-and-tractor stations are al- ready functioning. A colorful poster bears the laconic inscription: “The ma- chine-and-tractor stations are a guaran- tee for the successful reformation and development of agriculture.” Among the exhibits of the agricultur- al co-operatives, one’s attention is drawn to the beautifully arranged corner of world-famous Bulgarian roses. In the center of Bulgaria, at the foothills of the Stara Planina range, stretches a most beautiful valley of roses, where attar of roses is prepared. About 2,000,000 rose petals are necessary for the preparation of one kilogram* of attar of roses. The exhibition convincingly shows what tremendous strides have been made by the country’s agriculture, what changes have come about in the Bulgar- ian village. More than 1,100 villages are supplied with electricity. Only 784 villages had electricity during the pre- ceding 50 years. ‘There were only 73 village motion picture installations in the country before the liberation of Bul- garia from the fascist yoke, whereas to- day 473 villages and communities have them. The Bulgarian people are waging a stubborn struggle against droughts. A huge dam is being built on the river * 1 kilogram—2.204 pounds. USSR INFORMATION BULLETIN Approved For Release 2004/02/19 : CIA-RDP83-00415R006800050005-6