Remembering Greece’s Kileler Uprising
In 1910, Greek agrarian workers revolted against the injustices of the landowner-dominated system. They were brutally suppressed – but their uprising is still celebrated in Greece today.
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Eugenia Russell is a historian, writer and publisher who has written and edited several books and articles on early modern cultural history and especially the literature, art and culture of Byzantium and early modern Greece.
In 1910, Greek agrarian workers revolted against the injustices of the landowner-dominated system. They were brutally suppressed – but their uprising is still celebrated in Greece today.
Legendary Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis died last week aged 96. He spent a lifetime struggling against fascism and dictatorship – and for a socialist future that would give full expression to human creativity.