For 35 years, Todor Zhivkov ruled this eastern Balkan nation that borders the Black Sea
.... the Black Sea and the Azov Sea to the south, the Kuban river to the east and 
the... [DOC] [TLE] History of the Balkans - Wikipedia [PAR] The Balkans is an area of southeastern Europe situated at a major crossroads 
between .... Parts of the Balkans and more northern areas were ruled by the 
Achaemenid ... regions bordering the Black Sea (including parts of the modern-
day Bulgaria, ....