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On the Road in Greece: June 17, 2018, A Black Day in Greece’s History
by Professor Catherine Tsounis, Contributing Editor
“Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it,” Winston Churchill.
“With a signature, Prime Minister of Greece...
OCTOBER 28 – “OXI” DAY: ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE CONTINUITY OF HELLENISM, AND ITS RELEVANCE AND SIGNIFICANCE TO THE PRESERVATION OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION...
Dean C. Lomis, Ph.D., Contributing Editor
October 28 is a solemn day in the history of Greece and Greek America, equivalent to December 7 and...
Who would have thought that you, little Greece, Would ever dare to utter that terrific word: NO
Χρήστος Κ. Ευαγγελίου, Ph.D., Contributing Editor
Ζήτω η 28η Οκτωβρίου 1940!
On the Road in Greece: Eleusis, The Great Mysteries at the Acropolis Museum
By Catherine Tsounis, Contributing Editor
On a pleasant day, I walked to the Acropolis Museum from my hotel the Parthenon. On the way, I enjoyed...
AHI Commemorates 96th Anniversary of Smyrna Catastrophe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf0mLnaJs38
WASHINGTON, DC — The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) hosted a noon forum presentation to commemorate the 96th anniversary of the Smyrna Catastrophe in Asia Minor...
In memory of Kostas Georgakis (1948 – 1970), the Corfu student who set himself on fire on September 19, 1970, in protest of the...
by Dr. Napoleon Vlassis, PhD
Coordinator of the Municipal and Management College of Rhodes
"I cannot but think and act like a free person"
Kostas Georgakis
Kostas...
Remembering the Asia Minor Catastrophe in 2018: General Sebouh’s Courageous Actions
by Catherine Tsounis, Contributing Editor
September 13-22, 2018 marks the 96th Anniversary of the Smyrna Catastrophe. Smyrna was one of the wealthiest cities in Europe. Greeks...
Ioannina preserves cultural layers of Epirus
“...the fire of a stove burning fiercely under a smooth and polished surface.”
Sir Henry Holland describing the demeanor of Ali Pasha, 1813 (1)
The graceful...
September 1955: Nothing is as it seems…
What you will read below is not a detective novel,
nor has it been taken from a spy movie.
All the characters are real and all...
VINE LINE: WINE REGION OF NEMEA IN THE PELOPONNESE
VINE LINE
By Marianne Zarcadoolas
Purely Greece Imports- President
Member of Sommelier Society of America
INTRODUCTION
The most famous, well-known and well-balanced wine producing region of the Peloponnese is...
Ο ΜΕΓΑΛΟΣ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΦΑΣ
Γράφει ο Μιχάλης Παπαδημητρίου
Όταν ο Λυκούργος θέσπισε τους νόμους της Σπάρτης περί το 780 π.Χ. (και τους οποίους κατάργησε ο Φιλοποίμην το 206 π.Χ....
Ανακατασκευή του Βενετσιάνικου Ρολογιού στο Ρέθυμνο
Η εθελοντική ομάδα πολιτών η οποία έχει συσταθεί από το 2008 και δραστηριοποιείται στην προσπάθεια καταγραφής, τεκμηρίωσης και ανάδειξης του βενετσιάνικου Πύργου του Ρολογιού...
In the Footsteps of Byzantium: Empress Theodora of St. Vitale Basilica
by Catherine Tsounis, Contributing Editor
“I know it's the belief that women should never show daring in front of men. Never be bold when men...
ΤΑ ΜΕΓΑΛΑ «ΝΑΙ»
Γράφει ο Μιχάλης Παπαδημητρίου
Ζήσαμε πάλι τις προάλλες ένα επικίνδυνο πολιτικό παιχνίδι με εθνικά εξαρτήματα, αν και είναι άγνωστο πώς και πότε θα ολοκληρωθεί.
Πιστοί στις...
Ο ΖΟΛΩΤΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΟ ΦΑΜΠΕΡ
Γράφει ο Μιχάλης Παπαδημητρίου
Στις 26 Σεπτεμβρίου του 1957, στη συνεδρίαση των εργασιών του Διεθνούς Νομισματικού Ταμείου και της Παγκόσμιας Τράπεζας, ο Έλληνας αντιπρόσωπος Ξενοφών...