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questions he was looking for. The country fell in a deep crisis due to its participation in World War I, so it was imperative an attempt to motivate new generations build a Scout organization. The years of World War I and the following ones were severe, Bulgaria suffered a deep crisis affecting statehood and society. A large percentage of children were involved in production to help feed their families, malnutrition and dead dramatically increased among young people. Child crime was also a big issue. In order to improve the situation of the young generations, a number of youth movements and organizations were emerging like Red Cross, various religious, cultural organizations and
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