The constant spirit of artistic revolution that characterized Picasso throughout his career was always combined with the independent and free spirit that led him to live and think in such a way as to make his own all the issues he judged fair, whether they were about art or not. Radical and creative
One of the timeless myths of modern Greek history is the No of the dictator Ioannis Metaxas, in the early hours of October 28, 1940. Overall, Metaxas period is one of the darkest ideologically, and least enlightened of recent Greek history, with persecutions, exiles and torture of dissidents, with c
We can arbitrarily define the age at which a person begins to remember and understand 8 to 10 years. Well, biologically a person who has experienced the events of the Second World War is now at an age that certainly exceeds 85 years. Relative to todays life expectancy, the War generation is in its w
In collective memory, the election of October 29, 1961 was recorded as the election of violence and fraud or, according to others, the election in which the trees also voted. In fact, everything that happened before, during and after the specific elections, constituted the beginning of an abnormalit
The calendar showed October 30, 1974, when Muhammad Ali defeated George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire, taking the world title for the second time in his career. The match has been described as arguably the greatest sporting event of the 20th century and went down in history with the name rumble in the
Angela Merkel admits she was relieved when Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier officially handed her her dismissal letter last Tuesday and is grateful for the chance to remain in the chancellorship for 16 years. Its good now that someone else comes, she says of her successor, but she defends h
The first period of this years excavation research on the plateau of Trapeza, eight kilometers southwest of Aegio, has been completed, bringing to light, among other things, valuable collections of offerings and bronze swords. The position is identified with Rypes, a city that flourished during earl
For thousands of years, the city of Pavlopetri has been submerged off the coast of Laconia, reminiscent of the myth of the lost Atlantis, only here the word myth has no place. Pavlopetri really existed, it is scientifically documented and if you are one of those who like diving, you can see it with
Since Al Capone was convicted of tax evasion - and not for the heads he opened with a baseball bat - the choice to lock him up in Alcatraz was probably unjustified. He belonged to the first batch of prisoners who entered the newly built prison, but not among the ranks of criminals who should be in s
Archaeologists have discovered a room in a mansion just outside Pompeii, containing beds and other objects, which shed light on the living conditions of slaves in the ancient Roman city, which was destroyed after the volcano erupted. The room, which has been preserved in excellent condition, contai
A strange foreigner, uncompromising and lonely, solidarity and humanist, apologist for the absurd, creator and leaver, hermetic and impetuous, but above all artist, this could be a brief identity of Albert Camus. Philosopher and writer, a great revolutionary of literature, lyrical and denouncer, dee
With this name, the trial of the perpetrators of the Asia Minor Catastrophe by an extraordinary military court, set up by the Venezuelan officers of the 1922 Revolution, went down in history. Seven politicians and one military man sat on the bench, six of whom were sentenced to death and executed.
The calendar showed November 16, 1938, when the Swiss chemist Albert Hoffmann first prepared a semisynthetic substance, lysergic acid diethylamide, from an alkaloid extract of erysipelas, a fungus that commonly grows on rye. Hoffmann didnt know what his mixture could be used for, but he gave it the
We are approaching half a century since the historic November 17, 1973, and yet, on the blood-stained wall where history was written, marking the return of the Republic to our country, the exact number of people who spearheaded the uprising, as a result of which they were killed, is still not formed
Roger de Flor had done very well in his life. From being a pirate and adventurer, he saw himself now sitting at the same table with Michael Palaiologos, son of the Byzantine Emperor, and indeed as his official guest. The Catalan now bore the title of Caesar, an office he won with his sword, saving t
This years celebration of the 200th anniversary of the beginning of the Revolution of 1821 coincides with other important and memorable anniversaries. Like, lets say, with the 200 years of scientific cooperation between Greece and the United States. To commemorate this very anniversary, the US Emb
Richard Norris Williams should not have been among the passengers on the Titanic. The young American tennis player had intended to leave Europe earlier, but a measles outbreak delayed him, forcing him to book a ticket on the then marvel of navigation. Not alone, along with his father, on a trip that
Zog the first (and last) was perhaps the most strange monarch of the 20th century. At least thats how he was characterized by the Times and Jason Tomes, the biographer of the Albanian leader, who also dubbed him the last lord of romance. As his biographer wrote, Zog was a fan of westerns, classical
A little knowledge of the fable or the tragedy of Aeschylus, you suspect who the one might have been. But the other six? What were their names? Who were they and what happened? The one you - I imagine - imagine is obviously Polyneices, the man for whose sake the campaign against Thebes was carri
Just two months after the release of the legendary Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, in August of 67 a band emerged that would leave its own mark on world music, blazing new trails and influencing generations and generations of musicians. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn was the first child of Pin
Several dozen princes from abroad passed through the court of medieval Poland. Everyone was begging for the same:Help me get the throne! No wonder that they came to Poznań, Gniezno or Kraków with this request. Few were as skilled in overthrowing kings as the Piasts. Czech Republic. If not a drun
The Polish Peoples Republic was undoubtedly a country of milk and honey. We had the best cars (Fiat 125p set three world speed records), the tallest buildings (PKiN was the second largest in Europe) and the most beautiful women (Aneta Kręglicka became Miss World in 1989). And we trained only spies i
It has been decimating humanity for millennia, killing slowly and cruelly. It can be more effective than any weapon. He is without a doubt the greatest murderer in the history of the world. Heres a serial killer that no one will ever get a picture or a memorial portrait. Though it is impossible
The Lady with an Ermine or Cecilia Gallerani and La Gioconda, or Lisa Gherardini, the most famous women in the history of art The Lady with an Ermine ”And the “ Mona Lisa ” , the latter more famous as La Gioconda, are two of the most famous, mysterious and discussed female portraits of