Bulgarian umbrella Bulgarian umbrella A Bulgarian umbrella is an umbrella with a hidden pneumatic mechanism which injects a small poisonous pellet containing ricin. It has a hollowed stalk into which the pellet neatly sits. Such an umbrella was allegedly used in and named for the assassination of the Bulgarian dissident writer Georgi Markov on 7 September 1978 (the birthday of the Bulgarian State Council chairman Todor Zhivkov, who had often been the target of Georgi Markov's criticism) on Waterloo Bridge in London. Markov died three days later. It was also allegedly used in the failed assassination attempt against the Bulgarian dissident journalist
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