A communist supporter puts flowers on the Bulgarian communist guerrillas monument in Sofia during a demonstration marking the 55th anniversary of the communist coup in 1944 in this September 9, 1999 file photo. Twenty years after the fall of communism, nostalgia for the past is growing in the small Balkan country and across the former Soviet bloc. Capitalism's failure to lift living standards, impose the rule of law and tame flourishing corruption and nepotism have given way to fond memories of the times when the jobless rate was zero, food was cheap and social safety was high. To match Special Report COMMUNISM-NOSTALGIA. Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

A communist supporter puts flowers on the Bulgarian communist guerrillas monument in Sofia during a demonstration marking the 55th anniversary of the communist coup in 1944 in this September 9, 1999 file photo. Twenty years after the fall of communism, nostalgia for the past is growing in the small Balkan country and across the former Soviet bloc. Capitalism's failure to lift living standards, impose the rule of law and tame flourishing corruption and nepotism have given way to fond memories of the times when the jobless rate was zero, food was cheap and social safety was high. To match Special Report COMMUNISM-NOSTALGIA.

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