Zhivkovism

Zhivkovism is economically far-left, culturally progressive traditionalist, regional communistic and nationalistic ideology by Todor Zhivkov, leader of the People's Republic of Bulgaria from 1954 to 1989.

History

Todor Hristov Zhivkov was a Bulgarian communist dictator of the People's Republic of Bulgaria from 1954 until 1989 as General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party. He was the second longest-serving leader in the Eastern Bloc, the longest-serving leader within the Warsaw Pact and the longest-serving non-royal ruler in Bulgarian history.

He became First Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party in 1954 (General Secretary from April 1981), served as Prime Minister from 1962 to 1971 and from 1971 onwards as Chairman of the State Council, concurrently with his post as First Secretary. He remained in these positions for 35 years until 1989, thus becoming the longest-serving leader of any European Eastern Bloc nation, and one of the longest ruling non-royal leaders in modern history. His rule marked a period of unprecedented political and economic stability for Bulgaria, marked both by complete submission of Bulgaria to the Soviet Union and a desire to expand ties with the West. His rule remained unchallenged until the deterioration of East–West relations in the 1980s, when a stagnating economic situation, a worsening international image and growing careerism and corruption in the BCP weakened his position. He resigned on 10 November 1989, under pressure by senior BCP members due to his refusal to recognize problems and deal with public protests. Within a month of Zhivkov's ousting, communist rule in Bulgaria had effectively ended, and within a year the People's Republic of Bulgaria had formally ceased to exist.

Relations

Friends

• Arab Socialism - More socialism for Arabs! Arafat really liked me. Although please stop being so antisemitic.
• Ba'athism - Good Arab friend, but why are you non-aligned and such an antisemite?
• Castroism - Castro was a hero of Cuba, he liberated his nation from capitalist genocidal dictatorship.
• Cybercommunism - Sounds very good, Bulgaria had the first computers in Warsaw Pact, and we were so-called Silicon Valley of the Eastern Bloc.
• Ethnonationalism - Remove kebab! These damn turks can't defeat us! Zhivkov had good relations with Turkey early on, though.
• Eurocommunism - I like Europe and Communism, and Zhivkov wanted to join European Economic Community.
• Gaddafism - Another friend from arab world.
• Goulash Communism - My hungarian brother and basically hungarian version of me.
• Ho Chi Minh Thought - Vietnamese ally, Bulgaria strongly support you over american interventionists.
• Honeckerism - Fellow communist from East Germany! Sorry, but I want to be friends with your western brother...
• Khrushchevism and Brezhnev Doctrine(sugar daddy) - Soviet pals! Khrushchev was especially epic! Why you didn't allow me to join Soviet Union?(Brezhnev, honey when are you gonna give me another check?)
• Marxism–Leninism - We will achieve communism in near future!
• National Communism - Bulgaria should be independent communistic state!Ignore the fact I wanted to join USSR.
• Bulgarian Orthodox Church - Despite the fact that I’m an atheist and that Bulgaria under my rule was fully secular at least in theory I actually supported the church along with BCP and the Fatherland front and vice versa. I even restored the Bulgarian patriarchy and celebrated Easter with the patriarch! And a lot of my modern day supporters are File:ChristSocTeo.pngChristians.
• Cultural Nationalism - Haha bulgarization go brrr.
• Labour Zionism - Surprisingly despite my support for Arafat and antisemitism in the eastern bloc I never hated Jews. I even got the nickname “savior of the Bulgarian Jews”. Bulgaria was also was one of the only communist countries that recognized Israel. May the Jewish proletariat break their chains one day! Also genociding Muslims is based!
• Showa Statism - The only fascist I like. He influenced me to invest heavily into electronics and the tech industry. He also calls me cousin as well as my delegation and talks about how the Bulgars created Japan and that he and the imperial family is descended from them. And also something about me and the Bulgarians returning after 3500 years.

Frenemies

• Zionism - Like my Jewish friend but a filthy capitalist sadly.
• Christian Democracy - I don't like democracy and your religious influence, but I like to trade with West Germany.
• Guevarism - You helped Castro to overthrow Batista, but why do you like Mao so much?
• Dengism - Too revisionist for my liking, but I prefer you to Mao.
• Imperialism - Imperialism is awful! But it's good when we do it.
• Khomeinism - I hate theocracy and religion, but I recognised you after the revolution.
• Pahlavism - Sorry, but I will recognise government of Khomeini...
• Reformism - Moderate reforms are good, but sometimes you need to chill.
• Secularism - I claimed to be fully secular state, but only in theory.
• Social Democracy - He is not socialist at all, just regular capitalist, but I still like your german variant.
• State Atheism - I was a moderate variant of you. Your soft variant was my main religious policy.
• European Federalism - You’re a Capitalist but I have the EU flag on my birthday celebrations since 2012
• Bulgarian Socialism - I can't believe my party became this, but at least you defend my people.

Enemies

• Titoism - NOT ONLY ARE YOU A TRAITOR TO THE SOCIALIST CAUSE BUT YOU CREATED A File:Cball-Macedonia.pngFAKE ETHNICITY OUT OF THE VARDAR BULGARIANS BY MIXING BULGARIAN AND SERBIAN CULTURE AND TRIED TO ANNEX PIRIN! DIMITROV’S BIGGEST MISTAKE WAS EVER TRUSTING YOU AND TRYING TO MAKE BULGARIA JOIN YOUR DISGUSTING IMPERIALIST SERB SUPREMACIST STATE! THANK GOD I POISONED HIM TOGETHER WITH STALIN! “YOU CAN HANG ME 50 TIMES BUT I WILL NEVER TURN MY BACK ON BULGARIAN HISTORY!”
• Capitalism - Communism will be the main political and economic system in the future! Capitalism can not win!
• Fascism and Nazism - Damn you all, fascist counterrevolutionary occupants!
• Gorbachevism - YOU DESTROYED THE SOVIET UNION AND STOPPED SENDING ME AID! I HATE YOU AND EVERYTHING YOU DID, AND I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU FOR THAT!
• Hoxhaism - Idiot who call me and my Comrades revisionists.
• Maoism - Freak who became friends with America and tried to collapse Soviet Union. Stop calling us the revisionists, while you are friend of United States! Also you supported the counterrevolutionary militia Goryani alongside that Bastard!
• Neoconservatism - No, you can not defeat the Warsaw Pact and the glorious Soviet Union!
• Stalinism - Totalitarian dictator and maniac who killed millions of people and was keeping his cult of personality. Also, damn you Chervenkov!
• Mladenovism - DAMMIT MLADENOV YOU RUINED EVERYTHING! NOT ONLY DID YOU FORCE ME TO STEP DOWN WITH THE HELP OF THOSE TRAITORS IN THE BCP AND MOSCOW BUT THEN LATER HAVE WAY TO DEMOCRATIZATION AND RUINED BULGARIA AND TURNED IT INTO THE CAPPITALIST HELLHOLE IT IS NOW! BURN IN HELL FOREVER I CAN’T BELIEVE I TRUSTED YOU!
• File:LibSoc.png Lukanovism - AND LET’S NOT FORGET YOU TOO, LUKANOV! YOU’RE THE MAN WHO OFFICIALLY ENDED THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC! NO WONDER WHY WE NEVER GOT ALONG! at least my family got revenge by hiring an assassin and killing you.
• Kemalism - I’m sorry but the terrorist attacks and separatist movements WILL stop.You WILL be bulgarized and assimilated.You WILL be baptized annd become orthodox Christians.You WILL have Bulgarian names.You WILL become communists.Or else you’re getting deported or sent to Belene.Now that’s what I call a “Revival process”.And I will also slap you again.
• Neo-Ottomanism - You’re definitely getting a free excursion but to Belene. You’re gonna get fed to the pigs after you die from overworking. Quite the fitting end for you.
• Pomaks - The Bulgarian Muslims also known as the Pomaks a remnant from the Ottoman slavery/Turkish yoke when the forced conversions to Islam took place. Your entire existence is anti Bulgarian and your mosques will be shut down and you will be baptized and re bulgarized if you dare to refuse you will be deported, a “Big excursion”, if you will.
• File:Cball-Macedonia.png Macedonia - Боже мой what has that monster done to you, Vardar!? What do you mean you’re a descendant of Alexander the Great and that Pirin isn’t Bulgarian but Macedonian!?!? That’s it you’re getting re bulgarized whether you like it or not! I’ll be also changing your names and I will not permit a single book or thing from that hellhole to ever reach Bulgaria ever again!