In an era of militant atheism and straightforward Marxism-Leninism, the daughter of the country's first party leader did the unthinkable - she turned Eastern spiritual teachings, yoga and esotericism into official state policy. Lyudmila Zhivkova remains one of the most enigmatic and controversial figures in the history of the People's Republic of Bulgaria. As chairwoman of the Committee for Culture, she wielded enormous power, which she used to …
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In an era of militant atheism and straightforward Marxism-Leninism, the daughter of the country's first party leader did the unthinkable - she turned Eastern spiritual teachings, yoga and esotericism into official state policy. Lyudmila Zhivkova remains one of the most enigmatic and controversial figures in the history of the People's Republic of Bulgaria. As chairwoman of the Committee for Culture, she wielded enormous power, which she used to …