Disasters and Triumphs: What you will see in the 4th episode of the series (pics – trailer)

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SKAI’s mini-documentary series “Disasters and Triumphs” is a journey into our past, through seven great historical circles of our history that share common elements: ambitious plans, great disasters but also impressive triumphs.

Tonight at 21.00, the academic and writer Stathis Kalyvas researches the events of the period from 1923 to 1950 – From discord to miracle.

Friday 14 January

Episode 4 – From discord to miracle: 1923-1950

1922: The years of division
1928: The vision of modernization
1940: The decade of violence
1950: The incredible achievement

After the Asia Minor Catastrophe, the country’s big bet is to replace the Great Idea with a new national vision. And this is nothing more than achieving prosperity instead of territorial expansion. Thus, in place of the Great Idea comes the goal of modernization. But what kind of modernization are we talking about? During the interwar period, the Greeks would experiment with three versions of it: Liberal, Fascist and Communist. This stake will divide them fatally and end in a catastrophic civil war: during the 1940s, Greece is fighting itself. Thousands of Greeks will die at the hands of Greeks. In 1950, the country will emerge from the war completely devastated. Moreover, the Civil War of the 1940s is not entirely new. It was preceded by another civil war that broke out during World War I and was called National Divide. Between these two civil wars, Greece will experience thirty years of unprecedented political unrest, economic crises, military movements, mass deportations, civil strife and two world wars. In 1950, at the end of this thirty years, the Greeks look to the future with awe. Restarting seems impossible. And yet, it will happen: in the 50’s, Greece enters a trajectory of rapid growth, catching incredible rhythms that rank it at the top of the world. The economic leap that the country achieves after the end of the civil war is unprecedented: that is when today’s Greece is born. It is a miracle, with the characteristics of the other triumphs of our history: successful international choices and sound public policies.

DISASTERS AND TRIUMPH
Mini documentary series by Stathis Kalyvas
Every Thursday and Friday at 21.00, on SKAI

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