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The brutal Bulgarian occupation of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace: Why the Bulgarians delayed their withdrawal from Greece in 1944
The political change in Bulgaria and its shift to an anti-German position – The curious stance of the KKE, the USSR and the Allies – When did the Bulgarians finally leave Greece?
September 14: Greece Marks National Remembrance Day for the Genocide of the Greeks of Asia Minor
On the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Greece honors the victims of the 1922 Smyrna catastrophe and the genocide of Asia Minor Hellenism
Moscopole: The Greek town of 50,000 in Northern Epirus destroyed by Turco-Albanian forces in just three days in 1769
Where is Moscopole located? Who lived there? Why was it known as the "Athens of Ottoman Rule"? How many people lived there in 1769, and why was it destroyed by Albanian armed bands? The town's eventual capture by Ali Pasha
The “Resurrection” of Mystras after 777 years of decay & 42 years of restoration work: The castle town is now open to visitors
The Palace of the Palaiologoi, the Throne Hall, the Kantakouzenos wings, and the administrative quarters of the Despotate have been restored and are opening to the public. Professor of Architecture at the National Technical University of Athens, Stefanos Sinos, who worked on the restoration for 31 years, speaks to Proto Thema
Sources from the Communist Party of Greece on Tsipras’ ELAS: “It’s not the first time he has tried to appropriate history”
“With vague references and overused clichés about state reform, ‘fair development,’ and a ‘strong Greece,’ Mr. Tsipras is attempting to cultivate new illusions,” the sources comment
Legends and mysteries haunting Greece, from Davelis Cave to the Drosoulites
From Frangokastello in Crete to Mavris Petras Street in Thessaloniki and the “Well of Souls” in Kifissia, Greece is still full of metaphysical narratives and unexplained phenomena — scientists attempt to provide rational explanations, attributing them to atmospheric conditions, autosuggestion, or optical illusions
Memorial Day for the Pontic Greek Genocide: Kemal and the massacre of 353,000 Pontic Greeks that went unpunished
The plan for the extermination of the Greeks of Pontus was organized by Mustafa Kemal and carried out by the bloodthirsty, Laz by origin, Topal Osman - the horrific crimes that were committed through massacres, looting, rapes, slave markets, and exterminations in the Labour Battalions
