Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Contents IX
4. Abbreviations XI
5. Introduction 1
6. I. Background: The Non-Communist Scene 5
7. II. Dimitrov and His Detractors 35
8. III. The Purge of the Left Opposition 65
9. IV. Communism and the Popular Front 101
10. V. Soviet Diplomacy and Bulgarian Communism 144
11. VI. The Party During the Initial Stages of the War 166
12. VII. Armed Resistance 200
13. VIII. Politics of the Fatherland Front 221
14. Conclusion 259
15. Bibliography 263
16. Index 275