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Портретът на моя двойник. Жените на Варшава
224 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2001
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Georgi Markov
51 books89 followersGeorgi Ivanov Markov (Bulgarian: Георги Иванов Марков; March 1, 1929 – September 11, 1978) was a Bulgarian dissident writer.
Markov originally worked as a novelist and playwright in his native country, then governed by a communist regime under chairman Todor Zhivkov, until his defection from Bulgaria in 1969. After relocating to the West, he worked as a broadcaster and journalist for the BBC World Service, the US-funded Radio Free Europe, and Germany's Deutsche Welle. Markov used such forums to conduct a campaign of sarcastic criticism against the incumbent Bulgarian regime. As a result of this, it has been speculated that the Bulgarian government may have decided to silence him, and may have asked the KGB for help.[1] He died as a result of an incident on a London street when a micro-engineered pellet containing ricin was fired into his leg via an umbrella wielded by someone associated with the Bulgarian secret police.
Георги Иванов Марков е български писател и дисидент във времето на Народна република България. Роден е през 1929 г. в София и е убит при покушение на 11 септември 1978 в Лондон по поръчка на българската Държавна сигурност.
Markov originally worked as a novelist and playwright in his native country, then governed by a communist regime under chairman Todor Zhivkov, until his defection from Bulgaria in 1969. After relocating to the West, he worked as a broadcaster and journalist for the BBC World Service, the US-funded Radio Free Europe, and Germany's Deutsche Welle. Markov used such forums to conduct a campaign of sarcastic criticism against the incumbent Bulgarian regime. As a result of this, it has been speculated that the Bulgarian government may have decided to silence him, and may have asked the KGB for help.[1] He died as a result of an incident on a London street when a micro-engineered pellet containing ricin was fired into his leg via an umbrella wielded by someone associated with the Bulgarian secret police.
Георги Иванов Марков е български писател и дисидент във времето на Народна република България. Роден е през 1929 г. в София и е убит при покушение на 11 септември 1978 в Лондон по поръчка на българската Държавна сигурност.
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