The Greek communists called the Metaxas dictatorship “Monarchofascism”. Some authors deny the fascist character and describe it as a simple royal dictatorship with fascist leanings. On the other hand, German historian Heinz A. Richter thinks that the regime of the […]
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The 4th of August regime, from August 1936 to April 1941, is most often brought closer to the authoritarian and paternalistic model of Salazar’s Portugal – or Franco’s Spain- than to fascism or nazism stricly speaking. This article focuses on […]
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Σκοπός της εργασίας είναι η παρουσίαση των Μικροβιολογικών θεμάτων της Έκθεσης Υγιεινής Αθηνών του 1938. Οι ∆ιεθνείς και Εθνικές Εκθέσεις Υγιεινής κατά τον Μεσοπόλεμο ήταν μια προ- σπάθεια εκλαΐκευσης των ιατρικών γνώσεων με σκόπο την διαφύλαξη της ∆ημόσιας Υγείας. Το […]
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In the campaign of Metaxas for a “new Greece”, his attempt to consolidate the shape of the “Third Hellenic Civilization” held a primary place. This concept aimed at the long-term elevation of the Greek race and the fullfilment of Greece’s historical mission […]
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In 1936, the Greek economy was in a precarious state, running a budget deficit of 844 million drachmas and dependent on a constant stream of ever-growing foreign loans. The rate of unemployment in the country was high: in a country of about […]
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Theologos Nikoloudis (Θεολόγος Νικολούδης) was a Greek journalist and politician, more known as the Greek sub-minister of Press and Tourism (Yfipourgeio Typou kai Tourismou, YTT, Υφυπουργειο Τύπου και Τουρισμού), which despite its modest name was a fully operating ministry of propaganda […]
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The regime established by Ioannis Metaxas on August 4, 1936 was branded as the ‘New State’, so it was only normal that the new state would have a new symbol. The same had occured earlier with the Fascist and Nazi ascent […]
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This is the original obituary published on The Examiner, Wednesday 29 January 1941, about John Metaxas’ death. METAXAS DIES – INSPIRER OF GREEKS London, Wednesday 29 January 1941. – General John Metaxas, the popular Premier-Dictator of Greece, died in […]
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This essay focuses on the diplomatic and especially on the political background in Greece that predated the establishment of Metaxas’ dictatorship. The author analyzes and assesses the events that took place in Greece between 1932 and 1935, just before the […]
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The first and most crucial question to arise in any examination of the “Fourth of August” regime is whether and to what extent it was influenced by contemporary European totalitarian systems. More specifically, since fascist regimes constituted the fashion of […]
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