Tag: fascism
Religion, Ideology and National Identity in the 4th of August regime
This article explores the relation between ideology, national identity and religion in the palingenetic discourse of the 4th of August regime in Greece, which was established by Metaxas in 1936through a coup d’etat. The paper “Fascism and Religion: The Metaxas Regime in Greece […]
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The Fascist hero who changed the course of History
“Hence, we will not say that Greeks fight like heroes, but that heroes fight like Greeks.” (Winston Churchill – 1941) Ioannis Metaxas has been described by many as a fascist, a nationalist, a dictator, a patriot, a leader, and a […]
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The stunning similarities between the EON and the Croatian youth Ustasha Mladez
It’s curious to notice the aesthetic similarities between the looks of the Greek fascist youth movement EON and those of its Croatian equivalent, the Ustaška Mladež. Even when we take into acount the fact that both organizations were existing in a similar period of […]
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The 4th of August – Towards a corporatist state
Metaxas’ willingness to stake the country’s social stability on the German option made it a condition sine qua non that the regime be able to gather some degree of popular support, or at least prevent the people from turning against […]
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Rare pictures of Goebbels’ visit to Metaxas in 1936
It is remarkable that the first visit from a foreign representative to the newly established 4th of August State was to be Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany. Metaxas had established his regime on August 4, 1936, and […]
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To Neon Kratos
“To Neon Kratos” (“The New State”) was the semi-official ideological journal of the 4th of August State, through which the regime tried to promote the ideas of its intellectuals on politics, social philosophy, history and art (plastic arts, music, theatre, literature). The […]
Read more »Ioannis Diakos
Ioannis Diakos [Ιωάννης Διάκος] was the private secretary and personal aide of Metaxas. A former journalist-publicist, he was the director of the “Efimeridos ton Ellinon” (“Newspaper of the Greeks”), which was an organ of the Union of Royalists. His relationship with […]
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Metaxas’ quotes on the importance of sports
“When you make your body robust, don’t forget that your soul will also become robust” “The bases for the reform of the New Greek Generation: I want one Youth: Healthy, Strong and Athletic” “Greek traditional sport will become one of […]
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