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
Poetry for the Poisoned song "The Great Pandemonium" and released on the band's official YouTube channel on September 6. In 2011, a reissue of "Poetry for the Poisoned" entitled "Poetry for the Poisoned & Live From Wacken: Limited Tour Edition" was released on April 15 in Europe and May 10 in the US. The album was released as a double-disc set, with the first disc featuring "Poetry for the Poisoned" as previously released and the second disc contained 8 live tracks from their show at Wacken Open Air 2010. Disc 1: Disc 2 - Live from Wacken Open Air 2010: Poetry for the Poisoned