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Terroir is a concept almost untranslatable, combining soil, weather, region and notions of authenticity, of genuineness and particularity — of
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I live in a small village called Kaletzi (or Vothon) 2 km east of the artificial lake of Marathon, in
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Angelopoulos’ movie is not a journey to a destination. It is a journey to infinite emptiness. Spiros is a
Continue reading“There are no fascists in Greece! I go around so many years and have never met one!”
In light of the recent developments in Greece, the resignation of the General Secretary of the Council of Ministers,
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Εισαγωγη Ο Ελληνικος Εμφυλιος Πολεμος 1946-1949 αποτελει θεμελιωδες γεγονος για τη νεωτερη ελληνικη ιστορια. Μαζι με την Μικρασιατικη Καταστροφη του 1922
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