Todor Zhivkov to 1988, Bulgaria won an unprecedented 153 Olympic medals and numerous European and world competitions in sports as diverse as volleyball, rhythmic gymnastics and wrestling. Dissent was punished under Zhivkov's rule. The CSS was a feared tool of control, and overt opposition largely stayed underground until the late 1980s. In 1978, the Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov was assassinated in London by an agent who stabbed him with an umbrella tip which implanted a very small ricin ball. According to former KGB general Oleg Kalugin, this was requested by Zhivkov and either performed by the KGB or it assisted the CSS;
The Blue Umbrella (2013 film) for Pixar’s "Monsters University". "National Post" gave the film 3.5/4 stars, writing "Directed by Saschka Unseld, who worked on "Toy Story 3" and "Brave", "The Blue Umbrella" is six minutes of rain-beaten beauty", and describing it as "sure-to-be-Oscar-nominated". The Blue Umbrella (2013 film) The Blue Umbrella is a 2013 computer-animated short film produced by Pixar Animation Studios that was released alongside "Monsters University". The short is directed by Saschka Unseld of Pixar's technical department. The short features techniques such as photorealistic lighting, shading, and compositing. A city scene is brought to life by a rainstorm. Many objects along the street