The new big production of SKAI, “Disasters and Triumphs”, premiered on SKAI on Thursday, January 6 with the first episode – A country is born – which deals with the events from 1821 to 1830.
1,315,112 viewers watched for at least 1 minute the episode of the premiere, which received flattering reviews on social media regarding the content and quality of the production.
Tonight at 21.00, we will watch the 2nd episode – A state from scratch – which refers to the events that took place from 1830 to 1912.
The episode consists of four sections. At the beginning we have the description of a great national catastrophe and a flashback follows at the beginning of the cycle when an ambitious and ambitious national plan is implemented. The third section describes the historical path that begins with initial successes but ends up in great disaster. The episode closes with the big upset, showing that finally a triumph springs from the catastrophe and the country continues to progress.
- 1897: The great humiliation
- 1830: Starting from scratch
- 1833: The Model Kingdom
- 1912: A new beginning
Gaining independence may have been a huge success, but it was only the first step. The new state of the Greeks is tiny and powerless. The state apparatus is non-existent and central power is challenged by everyone: armed militants, local leaders and robbers. As modern experience shows, building a functioning state is much more difficult than gaining your independence. Greece begins its historical path as a “failed state”, amidst anarchy, widespread violence and ruins. When it clashed with the Ottoman Empire in 1897 in its first post-independence war, it suffered a humiliating defeat. At the same time, as it has already gone bankrupt, it will move to a disgraceful regime of international financial control.
Thus, at the end of the 19th century, many see in this double catastrophe the proof of the essential failure of the young Greek state: a bankrupt, powerless state, a humiliated society. But they are wrong. And this, because from the first moment, Greece seeks to establish a modern state based on the most modern standards of the time, goals that seem completely elusive in 1830. Eventually, the country will cover a huge distance. Although it started literally from scratch, it has not stopped improving its institutions and evolving. The defeat of 1897 is not a sign of real failure, but a reflection of the gap between the enormous expectations of the Greeks and reality. After 1897 and under pressure from creditors, the country will be forced to reorganize the state and streamline its finances. In this way, and in just fifteen years, it will be led from the catastrophe to the huge success of the Balkan Wars in 1912-13, when it will double its territory. The catastrophe of 1897 not only did not nullify the real progress the country had made, but it was a precondition for triumph.
Watch the trailer:
DISASTERS AND TRIUMPHS-Mini documentary series by Stathis Kalyvas-Every Thursday and Friday at 21.00, on SKAI
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