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Jim Claven discusses the latest book by European historian Halik Kochanski, who provides a comprehensive account of the Resistance movements across Europe, with a particular focus on Greece. Claven describes the book as "monumental."

A distinguished soldier known for his personal bravery, he became famous as "The Black Rider" during the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922, where he commanded

On this day in 1883, Greek general and politician, who served thrice as Prime Minister of Greece, Nikolaos Plastiras was born.

For as long as cops have been poorly-behaved, people have talked about defunding the police. This talk has gotten louder in recent years and almost deafening in recent weeks as protests over police brutality erupted around the nation in the wake of the George Floyd killing. But what does it mean to defund the police?…

Antonis Vradis from the Occupied London collective looks at the role of the central Athens district of Exarcheia in Greek politics and counter-culture.

On this day in 1883, Greek general and politician, who served thrice as Prime Minister of Greece, Nikolaos Plastiras was born.

Modern Greek Literature,  Inside (and) Out It has never been possible to speak of Greece in terms of a simple opposition between what it contains on the inside, and what lies beyond its borders. Even before the founding of the Greek state in 1830, independence was actively pursued by bourgeois, cosmopolitan Greeks living in cities as far-flung as Istanbul, Alexandria, Odessa, and Marseilles. Greece was, then, an idea long before it was a reality—an idea promoted, in large part, by the litera...