As part of Athens History Walks, the historian Menelaos Charalambidis conducts a new historical walk on the theme of Pagrati during the years of the Occupation.
Beginning with the arrival of the Asia Minor refugees in the area, he outlines the character of the district, the people who lived there and their relationships with the new residents.
It follows the development of the first foci of resistance and the persons who played a leading role in it. It refers to the bloody clashes between ELAS and the X organization in Pagrati and examines some of the main events that characterized the occupation's everyday life in the district.
The historical walk focuses on the following topics:
1. The arrival of the Asia Minor refugees in 1922 and the transformation of Pagratio into a border between the old and the new residents of Athens
2. The artists in the Resistance. The "Theatrical Study" of Vassilis Rotas
3. "I wanted to leave my house, not to be there." The Pagrati High School is the center of the student resistance
4. The blockade of the Security Battalions in Guba and the ELAS suicide operation to free the prisoners
5. Kochira family. Seven brothers in EAM. Four executed by the Germans and their Greek collaborators
6. "Empty the Pagrati." The murder of a German officer and the paradoxical cooperation between ELAS and the Police to avoid reprisals
7. Papageorgiou Family. The action of organization X in Pagrati
8. "Pagrati is hell." The execution of Nikos Papageorgiou by OPLA and the reprisals that followed.
After the end of the walk, there will be a screening and commentary of rare photos from Pagrati of the time and people who worked in its neighborhoods. The screening will take place at the "Pleiades" bookstore (Spyrou Merkouri 62 Pagrati).
In the first phase, two dates were announced (Sundays 16 and 23 February). To reserve seats visit:https://www.athenshistorywalks.com/pagrati