The image, the knowledge we have about it Revolution of 1821 comes to record the poll carried out on his behalf Center for Liberal Studies. In particular, for the character and the protagonists of the Revolution, the role of the Great Powers, the benefit from the loans that the newly formed Greek state received, etc.
The poll, the third in a row conducted by KEFIM from 2019 onwards, was conducted by the company MARC The space November 30 to December 5is nationwide and has a sample of 1,211 people. It is part of the educational program “200 Years since the Liberal Revolution”.
As for the main findings of the poll, they are as follows: first, “h Revolution of 1821 constitutes common place of reference which unites all Greeks, regardless of demographic characteristics, educational level, ideological position, political identity “, points out the Center, which at the same time emphasizes the universal acceptance enjoyed by the national character of the Revolution (91.2%).
The best known protagonists of the Revolution is, in turn, the Th. KolokotronisThe G. Karaiskakis and the L. Bouboulina -with an increase of more than 10 units the last. At the same time the positive contribution of the Friendly Society (90%), of Φιλελλήνων (84.4%) and of island shipowners (83.8%) in the outcome of the Race, more than other factors.
From there on, “o Liberal character of the Revolution is now second in popularity after the National“, by Social to pass on Third Placewhile during the last three years “there is a significant increase in the number of citizens who recognize the Liberal (from 52.9% in 2019, to 58.4% in 2021) and Democratic (from 40.8% to 46.2%) character of the Revolution “. In addition, 9 out of 10 Greeks positively evaluate his role Adamantiou Koraifather of Greek liberalism in the successful outcome of the Revolution.
As for him role of the Great Powers at the outcome of the Struggle, 38.9% of Greeks believe that Russia has made the most positive contributionwith the France (20.7%) and Great Britain (19.7%) to follow. Compared to the first poll in 2019, Russia and Austria show a slight downward trend, while Great Britain and France are somewhat upward (it is clarified that the poll was conducted before the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war).
At the same time, 4 in 10 converge on their positive role external loans but also 3 out of 10 in the negative. The answers are divided and the decisive cause of the positive outcome of the Greek Revolution: according to 58% this was the military successes of the revolutionaries, the intervention of the Great Powersopposes 34%.
Also, in the question, “Myth or truth the secret school?”, 70.5% of respondents believe that it is true, a view that is not shared by 23.8%. While in the question, whether, indeed, the Revolution began on March 25 in the Holy Lavra43% agree that the Revolution really started from there, while 41.7% say it is a myth.
The 200th anniversary was, however, an opportunity to … refresh our historical knowledge, as the poll shows that half the Greeks state that during 2021 they read and learned more about 1821, with the TV broadcasts (28.4%), the books (18.6%) and Internet (16.9%) to be among the most important sources of information. About half say that they know well the history of the Greek Revolution, however only 1 in 10 agrees that their fellow citizens know it just as well.
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