The date reads 30 January 1947… The rock of the Acropolis is lit up by a glowing sign reading “The British Must Leave.” Those associated with the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) are arrested by the authorities for this “anti-national act.” Conservative newspapers celebrate…
Meanwhile, Rizospastis newspaper writes: “The sign should also have mentioned the Caryatid taken by a certain English lord, Elgin.”
Manolis Glezos steps forward to overturn the narrative, taking responsibility and declaring that he cannot bear to see Greece once again under foreign rule.
A gripping story from the Civil War—one of the lesser-known ones…