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;
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