Polityka przymusowej asymilacji bułgarskich muzułmanów w drugiej połowie XX wieku w aspekcie jej konsekwencji ekonomiczno-społecznych

In research on the forced assimilation in communist Bulgaria, the attention is most frequently paid to the effects of this process in the context of violating fundamental human and civil rights. However, researchers often overlook the socio-economic consequences of the actions taken at that time. The forced assimilation of Bulgarian Muslims, who chose to leave Bulgaria, resulted in a huge economic loss. The unexpected staff shortage has caused problems for the Bulgarian economy on a massive scale. The change in the organization of work has created tensions in the inter-ethnic relations. The aim of this article is to answer the question – did the economic and social consequences of the so-called Revival Process in Bulgaria led to the collapse of Todor Zhivkov’s regime in the late 1980s?