Sasha Bezuhanova corporate executives feel that her life has come to a complete circle.
More than twenty years ago, she took part in the pro-democracy protests against Bulgaria's communist regime crumbling. Now aged 50, she is back on the streets with thousands of others to protest widespread corruption in the Balkan country and request a new Socialist-led government to resign.
Pointing to a tree today's government protesters gathering area, the heart of every night, Bezuhanova, said:
"My husband and I stood in the tree in 1990, our baby daughter, calling for democracy and reform, she is now 24 and studying at the London School of Economics, but she came back here for the summer, we again protest.
"We are here for the same reason in 1990, but hopefully a little more wisdom."
Bulgaria, the Black Sea 7300000 country, sandwiched between Greece and Romania, has been transformed into an open, anchored in the European Union and NATO stable market economy over the past 23 years, from a one-party state financial bankruptcy.
But six years after joining the EU, it is still the poorest and most vulnerable countries transplant 28 members of one of the clubs, trapped at about 400 euros, the average monthly salary.
Demonstrators, mostly young, well-educated and well-traveled, are deeply disillusioned with them that incompetent, opaque, corrupt and unable to meet their core needs, living in a "normal European country," the political class .
? colorful successor Prime Minister, from Bulgaria, the former King Simeon Saxe - Coburg - was forced into exile in 1946, supported by the Moscow communists - his former bodyguard Boyko Borisov, nudged forward reform , but failed to tame the criminal gangs still control parts of the economy.
"We are now threatening Europe, Bulgaria democratic path. Who cares about the people of this country must stand up and say enough is enough, and said:" Bezuhanova "
Bezuhanova fluent English, an elegant woman, is a nice new Bulgarian advertising, turned it into a U.S. IT giant Hewlett-Packard, has a staff of 5,000 people, in Sofia's global hub.
Inspired by the energy and determination of the protesters, she has now quit her senior HP in the global emerging markets sector to launch an online forum MoveBG generate ideas and put forward policy suggestions on how to modernize Bulgaria.
The forum's theme is "Bulgaria" is a deliberately President Barack Obama's campaign slogan "Yes, we can" echo.
"Middle class revolution."
Now every night seven weeks, demonstrations along Sofia "yellow brick road" - paving stone colors - the last communist-era government buildings and parliament Orthodox church named.
Their route took them past the open-air bars and restaurants - full Balkans a sultry summer night - foreign-owned banks and boutique hotel - to a new, hedonism, Bulgaria capitalism all monuments, some have flourished But many struggle to make ends meet customers.
As in neighboring Turkey and elsewhere, anti-government rallies, protesters through social media and communications rudderless. Unlike Turkey, Bulgaria largely peaceful protests and the police did not use tear gas or water cannon.
"We do not care about politics, we conducted Nikolay Staykov, 40 years old, self-proclaimed" digital city guerrillas "run" anti-government information services, "said:" No party banner.
Like many protesters, Staykov with an IT background, a booming industry, now accounts for 10% of national output, thanks to a skilled workforce, low wage costs and Bulgaria close to the major European markets.
"We want to live in one of Bulgaria, respect for rules and laws, corruption and criminal penalties, said:" Polina Yancheva 27, start-up, an NGO, mainly in the IT sector, to help young Bulgarian entrepreneurs.
"Many of my colleagues who went to study or work abroad to return to Bulgaria, but they worry that the business climate here is too difficult."
Demonstrators pledged to continue their daily rallies until Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski alliance of the two parties to resign. They get rid of opposition election may now lead to the same discredited party proposed a new government.
"This is a middle class revolution. Composer Victor Stoyanov said," We are strong, because we pay taxes, we know what we want, 35.
Many protesters also worry about, they saw an increase in Russia and Bulgaria's economy, especially in the energy sector, and welcomed the EU's moral support, they Oresharski confrontation between the government expressed.
Stoyanov said: "There is a geopolitical game here, if the EU does not back us, they will effectively lose Bulgaria, Russia's influence will grow even more."
Bulgaria previous center-right government in February after street protests, the low level of life and high utility bills. However, today's protest is not economical.
According to Georgy Kadiev, a congressman from the ruling Socialist Party (BSP), who once Bulgaria's most faithful ally of Moscow Soviet bloc communist successor protest is about ethics.
Divided Society
"My colleague said:" The protesters will get tired, they will go to the beach ', but this is not going to happen. , Said: "They are getting more aggressive, he believes that the government should commit to early elections next year Kadiev - allowing time for tempers cooled - returns protest ended.
Kadiev the BSP is a rare opposition.
But he is also alarmed by phrases such as "red trash can," the return of some of the protesters used the BSP, to make people think of the 1990s, it is still unclear whether the polarization of Bulgaria will join the Western camp, or return to authoritarian rule.
Political analysts also warned demonstrators, high-heeled, mainly based in Sofia, Bulgaria, is not representative of all.
Polls show the divided country. By the Open Society Institute, a survey showed that 44 percent of Bulgarians protest, 33 percent of the people support the government. Worrying is that 72% of people believe that the situation in the country was "intolerable."
All young professionals do not support the protests.
41, Nadia Hadjova, UK and USA educated lawyer, said she participated in the 1990 rally, because it was to choose between democracy and communism. She questioned why today's protesters did not use the ballot box.
A country obsessed with conspiracy theories, some people say the protesters are manipulated or even pay Borisov's center-right opposition GERB party, because it wants to return to power - and protesters denied claims GERB.
"Our Destiny"
Ironically, the Prime Minister Oresharski - target protesters scoffed - introduce a uniform income tax and sales tax off middle-class welcome, when he was in the previous Socialist-led cabinet as Minister of Finance.
Now, 53 years old, Oresharski cut a lonely figure, local media ridicule puppet BSP and its alliance partners, on behalf of the rights of ethnic minorities in Bulgaria and Turkey and the free movement of factions.
Oresharski told Reuters in an interview, told reporters that he would not resign because it would hurt economic stability, he played a philosophical note of the protest.
"We often say that the Bulgarian people, what we have achieved, but we all know that this is untrue, for the past 20 years, we have achieved a lot, perhaps from the high expectations and aspirations, promote the speed may than this negative feeling, "he said.
Demonstrators and their critics disagree with one thing.
With its up to several weeks of protests, the Bulgarian people have been ignoring the old saying - rooted in the five-century Ottoman Turkish rule - they are passive, fatalistic.
"There's a vibe these protests is sincere, beneficial to the country," said lawyer Hadjova. "
For the composer Stoyanov is to take responsibility.
"We have been looking for savior of the Bulgarian people from the outside to solve our problem, which must be stopped, we must do the sort," he said.
Since heat dissipated Parliament Square and blue contours Mount Vitosha - the vast, 2,290 m (7,513 ft) mountain towering above Sofia - melted into dusk, shrill protesters drums, whistles and chants fades.
Uncoordinated, someone started playing on a white grand piano, standing in Russia 19 "Tsar Liberator" Alexander II, who drove the Ottoman Turks in the 1870s at the foot of the equestrian statue of "forward Christian Warrior" tsar and his horse wrapped in green red and white flag of Bulgaria.
"This is an awakening, we are responsible for our destiny and we came together and said:" Bezuhanova, suggesting she might in the future establishment of a reform party.
"No matter what happens, Bulgaria will never be the same."
 



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