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𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝐀 𝟏𝟗𝟐𝟗 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐚![]()
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A visual treasure, which had lain “buried” for decades, was discovered at Princeton University in the United States in 2017: it is a record of the first known mission conducted by American travelers to Mount Athos and Meteora. A 33-minute film and 336 photographs are what survive from that journey.![]()
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The group of travelers consisted of Russian émigré, painter and explorer Vladimir "Vovo" Perfilieff; photographer, talented cinematographer and later Oscar winner Floyd Crosby, and the architect e Gordon McCormick. They were accompanied by young Anastasios Hatzimitsos, an interpreter from Thessaloniki.![]()
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In contrast to most other expeditions to Mount Athos, this one was not religious in nature; the American expedition focused on daily life at the monastic community, the monks’ ministrations, and the people who lived in the community. The photographs consist mainly of portraits, images of group activities like the grape and walnut harvests, meals etc, and shots of several monasteries’ interiors and exteriors.![]()
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Part of the photographic archive discovered is currently on display at the Cultural Center of the Meteora Municipality (until 15.01.24). The material was first displayed at the Mount Athos Center, in an exhibition organized by the Center, in collaboration with the Department of Art and Archaeology of Princeton University.![]()
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>>> read more 👉 www.agioritikiestia.gr/en/no-woman-s-land-from-princeton-to-mount-athos-and-the-meteora-in-1929![]()
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Αγιορειτική Εστία; Department of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University
💨 ☀️ 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐞![]()
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Environment and Energy Minister Thodoros Skylakakis stressed that green transition constitutes a major opportunity for Greece to become an energy exporter, and is directly connected to the country’s energy security, addressing the conference “Energy Security and Green Growth.”![]()
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Skylakakis added that the country has a huge wind and solar potential, and the highest potential in the Eastern Mediterranean in terms of wind quality in the field of offshore wind parks, which he described as a national target of high importance.![]()
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>> read more via APE-MPA 👉 www.amna.gr/en/article/778929/Skylakakis-Green-transition-a-major-opportunity-for-Greece-
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On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne, Professor Konstantina Botsiou spoke to Rethinking Greece on what made the Treaty a solid foundation for Greek-Turkish reconciliation; its contribution to regional geopolitical balance; on the “cruel novelty” of the mandatory population exchange; and finally, on why the Treaty cannot be amended.
Konstantina Botsiou on the ongoing geopolitical legacy of the Lausanne Treaty
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On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne, Professor Botsiou spoke to Rethinking Greece on what elements made the Treaty such a solid foundation for Greek-Turki...