What Life Was Like Behind Iron Curtain for IMF Chief

The transcript details a personal narrative of growing up in Bulgaria during the Iron Curtain era. It highlights the speaker's family background, educational journey, and the economic challenges faced by Bulgaria. The speaker discusses learning French and English, obtaining a scholarship to study in the UK, and realizing the economic difficulties of their home country, which eventually led to a shift from socialism to a market economy.

How did the speaker's education change after Gorbachev came to power?

What significant change occurred in Bulgaria's economy two years after the speaker's experience in the West?