Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bulgarian umbrella


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The result was keep. Renaming can be addressed via WP:RM. (non-admin closure) (t &#183; c)  buidhe  08:30, 8 July 2020 (UTC)

Bulgarian umbrella

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There may be some information worth merging into the Georgi Markov article, but there is no real information known at all about the alleged umbrella, even whether the dropped umbrella that Markov reported was definitely the means of injection. Kevin McE (talk) 17:52, 16 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep. This goes well beyond Markov's case.  The article needs some work but the number of interwiki articles, and their citations, makes it clear that this is a real thing and sufficiently notable.  --Lockley (talk) 18:46, 16 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. Robert McClenon (talk) 19:43, 16 June 2020 (UTC)
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 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bulgaria-related deletion discussions. Robert McClenon (talk) 19:43, 16 June 2020 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Rename to Poisoned umbrella. There is clearly enough material about poisoned umbrellas in general to support an article, but no evidence that the term “Bulgarian umbrella” is generally used at all. Of the four sources provided, the first three do not even contain the term “Bulgarian umbrella”. The fourth source is a brief listicle piece that is definitely not a reliable source. Mccapra (talk) 21:42, 16 June 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 00:51, 24 June 2020 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, (t &#183; c)  buidhe  01:18, 1 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep: I see the term "Bulgarian umbrella" used in the following sources:
 * Kostov's 1988 book, The Bulgarian Umbrella: The Soviet Direction and Operations of the Bulgarian Secret Service in Europe
 * The Global Investigative Journalism Casebook ed by Mark Hunter for UNESCO (2012)
 * A Spy's London by Roy Berkeley and Rupert Allason, Pen & Sword Books (1994)
 * Communication in Eastern Europe: The Role of History, Culture, and Media in Contemporary Conflicts ed by Fred L. Casimir, pub by Lawrence Erlbaum (1995)
 * I believe that this demonstrates notability. — Toughpigs (talk) 19:45, 1 July 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep (alternatively rename to Poisioned umbrella) in addition to the coverage listed by, I found
 * "'Bulgarian umbrella' case closed unsolved". The Mercury (South Africa), September 12, 2013 Thursday.
 * The ‘Bulgarian umbrella’ turned into a synonym for cold-blooded, well-organized, and deadly operations, particularly those associated with socialist state security services.
 * The Umbrella Murder
 * The KGB's Poision factory
 * Ricin--from a Bulgarian umbrella to an optional treatment of cancer
 * beyond the Bulgarian umbrella
 * various passing mentions in books
 * A very eclectic mix of sourcing, for sure, but these make it clear that the topic is discussed, and the term is used. Some of the sourcing is specific to the 'Bulgarian Umbrella case', but the term 'Bulgarian umbrella' has been widely used and the case widely discussed. Best, Eddie891 Talk Work 13:49, 6 July 2020 (UTC)


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