Georgi Markov people in the inner circles". Georgi Markov was assassinated on a London street via a micro-engineered pellet containing ricin, fired into his leg from an umbrella wielded by someone associated with the Bulgarian Secret Service. It has been speculated that they asked the KGB for help. Georgi Markov was born on March 1, 1929, in Knyazhevo, a Sofia neighbourhood. In 1946, he graduated from the "Gymnasium" (high school) and began university studies in industrial chemistry. Initially, Markov worked as a chemical engineer and a teacher in a technical school. At the age of 19 years he became ill with tuberculosis
Waterloo Bridge as the South Bank, which includes the Royal Festival Hall, Waterloo station, Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Royal National Theatre, as well as the BFI Southbank, which is directly beneath the bridge. The north end of the bridge passes above the Victoria Embankment where the road joins the Strand and Aldwych alongside Somerset House. This end housed the southern portal of the Kingsway Tramway Subway until the late 1950s. The entire bridge was given Grade II* listed structure protection in 1981. The nearest London Underground station is Waterloo, the nearest National Rail station is London Waterloo. Waterloo Bridge Waterloo Bridge