Which way, Bulgarian man? (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty) bulgariaElectionsMoscowPoliticsPutinSofia In central Sofia, the old Russian embassy still bears signs of the Kremlin’s patrimony. First, there’s the building itself, a stately, 19th-century affair, which now houses a business center promoting ties between Moscow and Sofia. Then there’s Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard, named for Russian Tsar Alexander II, where a greeter dressed as a nobleman beckons passersby into an upscale Russian restaurant.