Georgi Tsankov testifies before a BCP CC Commission for the Investigation of the Political Trials [against opposition leaders]. He emphasizes the role of the Soviet advisor to the Bulgarian Ministry of Internal Affairs, Gen. Filatov, regarding the human rights abuse of detainees. Vulko Chervenkov talks about Filatov’s disregard of Politburo’s policy decisions, as well as about his eventual withdraw to Moscow by Stalin.

Creators

Tsankov, Georgi

Chervenkov, Vulko

Ganev, Dimitar

Kozovski, Ferdinand

Subjects Discussed

• Bulgarian Communist Party. Central Committee
• Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953
• Political purges
• Bulgaria. Ministry of Internal Affairs
• Human Rights
• Bulgaria--Foreign relations--Soviet Union

Locations discussed

• Bulgaria

Source

• Central State Archive, Sofia, Fond 1-B, Record 5, File 226

Original Archive

• Central State Archive of Bulgaria (TsDA)

Type

• Meeting Minutes

Language

• Bulgarian

Publishers

• Cold War International History Project (CWIHP)

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Record ID

• 112523