Dialogue
Russian humanitarian aid during the Greek revolution
Ἤκουσα φωνῆς ἐρχομένης ἀπό τῆς ἄρκτου ἥτις ἔλεγεν οὕτω: ῾Ρωσία ἐξύπνησον οὖν ἐκ τοῦ ὕπνου… Agathangelos It matters not a bit that Theokleitos Polyeidis, the monk who composed a set …
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“This Brilliant Victory” – Remembering the Battle of Navarino and its Australian Connection
“This Brilliant Victory.” The words announcing the success of the Allied fleet over the Ottoman’s at Navarino on 20th October 1827 are not from an English newspaper. The words are …
‘My George Zangalis’, remembering the man who offered so much to his community
– Ω Κώτσιο, a gravelly voice would resound in my ears. Without turning around, I would invariably know who was calling me, and so I would respond: – Ω μπάρμπα …
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25 March 2021: A highly symbolic anniversary
The Greek Revolution in March 1821 erupted against all odds. Six years after the battle of Waterloo in which the Napoleon Bonaparte’s army was crashed, Europe was shaken by uprisings …
Greek Revolution of 1821 was the foundation of international human rights
On March 25, 1821 a messy and bloody uprising by Greeks in an inconsequential province of the vast Ottoman colonial empire set the world on fire. Most important for the …
PM Scott Morrison offers a smorgasbord of messages celebrating Greeks on 25 March
Apart from a statement paying tribute to Greeks and a video presentation on Facebook,Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison also payed homage to the Greek people during Question Time in Australia’s …
His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia on the occasion of the Feast of the 25th March
Sydney, 25 March, 2021 God-loving Brethren, beloved fathers and my beloved children, Today, our Church celebrates the momentous event of the Annunciation of the Theotokos, that is, the announcement to …
Hellenic remedies for life’s modern problems
The older I get, the more I return to my Greek heritage to help me deal with life’s great dilemmas and problems. In far-flung Australia, I find myself constantly consulting …
Lockdown: Mobile data suggests Europeans may not have followed rules as strictly in the second wave
Looking around, it sometimes seems like COVID-19 restrictions aren’t being adhered to like they were a year ago. In the UK, for example, there have been frequent reports of people …
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The 1821 spirit burns bright in the diaspora: Greek Australians point out how 25 March is still relevant today
Independence, resistance, heroism mean different things to different people at specific periods and places in time. Neos Kosmos reached out to members of the diaspora to gauge how the Greek …