I think that for those older than me, communism was just too recent and way too unpleasant. And for those younger - it's something far away and unreal. I was born in 1985 and I remember very little from that time. My family does tell me stories about that time. For example, policemen patrolling on Easter night, so people don't go to church. Or when the party took part of our cemetery property, to give to some well-connected communist family. And lots of stuff like that. But I do remember good things, that I now miss and I know are never coming back. First of all is the quality of our produce. It may have been chep and mass produced milk, for example, but it was milk. For instance, since wooden window frames are designed to allow air to circulate, in winter many homes seal the frames with long thin pieces of paper, soaked in heated milk. They stayed the winter and had to be scratched off in summer. Gradually the milk became less and less effective. Yes, now we have paper ssticky tape and plastic and metal window frames. But at the cost of the milk being half water. Also - back then when you bought veal, it was veal. Now it's all beef. No one wants to slaughter their cattle young and they wait till the meat is tough and stringy. And the list goes on. So yes, mass produced and cheap and humble-looking. But quality products. Much less chemicals in the production. Now the goal is not to make something edible, but to get a profit.
Also, there was a lot more Bulgarian in our lives. There was no McDonalds, Billa, etc, but there was Плод и зеленчук (fruit and vegetables), Детмаг (from Детски магазин - kids's store)... Even Coca Cola, Pepsi and Schweppes were written Кока Кола, Пепси and Швепс. Suddenly all the letters switched to some strancge symbols I didn't understand. And I miss them. Now there are hardly any shops or brands written in cyrillic. There was a lot more love for Bulgarian stuff. Although if you didn't love mother Russia much more, you were in trouble. And now everything's in English there's so much graffitti and posters where there shoudln't be.
Then there's something I don't remember, but I can see, compared with today. The quality of building materials and work done with them. While back then things were made and built to last and to be efficient, rather than to look nice. Though that could be a tendency of the human species as a whole...
Bottom line is, we tried to run away from communism too hard and now we're in the other extreme. It's like we had a few gold coins, which we lost and we were given a truckload of silver, bronze or nickel ones. And instead of being oppressed by the state, you are free to get screwed over by your peers. Yay!
Now there's so much stuff I can't find anywhere. Not because there is an adequate alternative, but because it's not profitable. Веяна риbа, газ за мазане, варова шпакловка...
Yes, there were good things back then, but I wouldn't trade back the freedom I have now.
Oh, forgot about the education. Our system was one of the best. Now our kids can't spell, can't do math, can't even build a nice, coherent sentence...