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The Church of TED is very optimistic. Bulgarians are some of the most pessimistic in the world. There are the Happy, the Unhappy and the Bulgarians.
Ivan Krastev
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Ivan Krastev
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: January 1
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Ivan Yostov Krastev
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