Views from The Eastern Bloc: Bulgaria
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An elderly woman looks on Dec. 6, 2011 through the gate of her house at the heart of Bulgaria's northwestern region--the poorest in Eastern Europe. When the Iron Curtain fell, factories closed.
( DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP / Getty )
( DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP / Getty )
Produced by Arwa Gunja