Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Maps and Illustrations ix
4. PROLOGUE Communism 2.0? xi
5. A Note on Transliteration xxi
6. PART I THE WAY WE REMEMBER THE PAST DETERMINES OUR DREAMS FOR THE FUTURE
7. 1. The Mysterious Major Frank Thompson 3
8. 2. A Communist by Any Other Name . . . 11
9. 3. “I Simply Want to Fight” 21
10. 4. The Brothers Lagadinov 34
11. 5. A Failed Petition 41
12. 6. Lawrence of Bulgaria? 49
13. 7. Ambushed in Batuliya 59
14. 8. Guerillas in the Mist 63
15. 9. Everyday Life as a Partisan 69
16. 10. Blood of a Poet 84
17. 11. The Head Hunted 90
18. 12. Words of One Brother on the Death of Another 96
19. PART II THE REMAINS OF THE REGIME
20. 13. The Retired Partisan 101
21. 14. A Woman’s Work Is Never Done 113
22. 15. History Is Written by the Victors 126
23. 16. On Censorship and the Secret Police 134
24. 17. The Politics of Truth 144
25. 18. Cassandra’s Curse 151
26. 19. The Red Samaritan 155
27. 20. The Past Is a Foreign Country 165
28. 21. A Moment of Redemption 176
29. CONCLUSION On the Outskirts of Litakovo 187
30. Acknowledgments 201
31. Notes 205
32. Selected Bibliography 219
33. Index 225