time could be running out for buzludzha.pses, the walls will go too, and the building will be lost. there is now an urgent debate about what exactly to do with the monument. those who remember the repression and hardships of the communist era would like to see it destroyed. others want it restored to its former glory. but dora is working on a proposal to preserve it as a museum and a place to discuss the past. it was built to glorify the communist idea. we do not want to do that nowadays. we just want to know the history and to understand why it was built. but if we keep it intact and leave the symbols in their present condition, i think it will be much more powerful and meaningful for the next generation to understand. it'll be a symbol of much more than what it was. communism. more a symbol of the ups and downs and rollercoasters of bulgaria and what it went through. there is no doubt it is a powerful, controversial, and iconic building, and so it feels worthy of preservation in whatever form for me. but it ultimatley is d