People look at the empty shelves of a store in central Sofia in this May, 1990 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

People look at the empty shelves of a store in central Sofia in this May, 1990 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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