By Evaggelos Vallianatos (*)
For about a millennium the Mongol Turks have been targeting the Greeks. The Mongol Turks first appeared in the neighborhood of the Greek medieval empire in the 11th century. In 1071, they defeated the Greeks in...
EDITOR'S NOTE (Nick Stamatakis): As I watched this beautiful documentary about Manos Hadjidakis, it was hard to believe that such a productive, multi-faceted life could be contained in just 18 minutes! If you can understand Greek well enough, enjoy...
EDITOR'S NOTE (Nick Stamatakis). This is a remarkable part of Greek History!!... You see, it is part of our culture not to establish "ghettos" as we migrate all over the world... Especially in Hellenistic times (the three centuries after...
It was an amazing stroke of luck yesterday when surfing through my TV apps, I came across the free side of "Prime Video" and started watching the Russian TV series "Sophia" (2016-17)- based on the life of Sophia (Zoe)...
EDITOR'S NOTE (Nick Stamatakis). This is remarkable!! Klavdia (Papadopoulou), a granddaughter of Pontian refugees (you can read her fascinating biography at the bottom of this post), won first place in Greece's Eurovision contest with a song that resonates 4-5,000...
πηγη - tovima.gr
Η ανιψιά του πολιτικού και φιλοσόφου Παναγιώτη Κανελλόπουλου παντρεύτηκε τον Κωνσταντίνο Καραμανλή τo 1952 και στάθηκε στο πλευρό του με τον πιο διακριτικό τρόπο όσο ήταν πρωθυπουργός αλλά και στην αυτοεξορία του. Ήταν για πολλούς η αρχετυπική...
EDITOR'S NOTE (Nick Stamatakis) I have to admit I am chronically fascinated by Southern Italy and Sicily. As a Greek history buff, I have been learning new facts about this region every month, every year... The history is rich,...
ΣΗΜΕΙΩΣΗ ΣΥΝΤΑΞΗΣ (Νίκος Σταματάκης). Το Helleniscope με περηφάνεια συμμετέχει στην Επιτροπή Ομογενών που δημιουργήθηκε πρόσφατα με στόχο την ενίσχυση της ταινίας του εθνικού μας σκηνοθέτη Γιάννη Σμαραγδή "Καποδίστριας". Οι Επτανήσιοι συμπατριώτες μας ήδη από πέρσι είχαν ξεκινήσει προσπάθειες για...
EDITOR'S NOTE (Nick Stamatakis). Many have suggested that Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, with the famous four notes, has had a revolutionary impact on music more than anything else composers have produced over the centuries... And that they encapsulated life better...
ΣΗΜΕΙΩΣΗ ΣΥΝΤΑΞΗΣ (Νίκος Σταματάκης). "Οταν πέθανε ο Καποδίστριας τον σήκωσαν με τα ματωμένα ρούχα και τον πήγαν στο σπίτι που διέμενε να τον αλλάξουν. Εψαξαν να βρούν μια δεύτερη αλλαξιά ρούχα και δεν βρήκαν..." Αυτός φίλοι μου ήταν ο...
