Another factor that contributed towards the interest of other nations in the territory of Bulgaria was its strategic position. Founded in the heart of the Balkan Peninsula, Bulgaria functioned as a political, commercial and cultural bridge between Europe and Asia. Every trade route that was established between the nations of Europe and Asia passed through the territory of Bulgaria. It controlled the trade and the flow of ideas and was influenced by the trends in architecture, construction and arms.

Due to its strategic position, Bulgaria was the fastest growing state in Europe. Its economic achievements attracted pioneers from many different states. The increase of the population brought many different individuals with different ideas of ruling the country. Eventually the land was divided into parts and every part had its ruler. This division of the country made it vulnerable to the number of barbarian tribes and other nations who were equally

s officials inspired by their motives for self-betterment adopt laws which in their very part are designed to encourage the criminal organizations rather than to help the poor and improve economic stability. Most of the officials in the government are accepting bribes just for keeping their mouth shut or just to vote "yes" on particular law adoption. Then, there are the other officials who can help the country by exposing the corrupted individuals but it is so difficult because they are bribed too. There is a whole system of flow of briberies that results in nobody really caring about the state in which the country is and the way it is perceived by other nations. The only thing they care about is getting their money. What follows and how this affects the country is not their concern. Briberies flow to the people standing high in Bulgarian hierarchy and are distributed after that to the people of lower positions.

major trade partners, closed its doors to Bulgarian products. Not that Bulgaria had a booming economy at that time but this unwise decision worsened the situation even more.

The lack of kinship and unwillingness to act as a unit has been a national characteristic of the Bulgarians. Unfortunately after many years of suffering the people of Bulgaria have not learned their lesson yet. In my opinion, the biggest and most destructive social problem of my country, Bulgaria, has been the lack of national identity and the lack of desire to participate as a team. Although the citizens are Bulgarians in terms of their religion, culture and language, it is very unlikely to see a group of Bulgarians act together in the name of the country. I think that Bulgarians' refusing to participate as a team is the largest obstacle to improving the lives of the people and the society because it brings all sorts of other problems to the society such as crime, corruption, poverty. Crime most definitely occurs when there is a big difference between the strong and the weak and this difference in Bul

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