Kostas Politis, President of the Greek Community of Tashkent and of the Hellenic Cultural Center in Uzbekistan, spoke about the photography exhibition titled “The Greek Miracle in Tashkent,” which was inaugurated on January 11 and is being hosted at the Remezzo Art Hall in Kalamaria until February 1, in an interview on Voice of Greece Radio and the program “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis.
The event is co-organized by the Municipality of Kalamaria and the Hellenic Cultural Center and seeks to highlight the history of Hellenism in Central Asia and the effort to preserve identity and customs during the period 1937-1970 through 100 rare photographs from the Hellenic Cultural Center. Mr. Politis noted that the photography exhibition has also been presented in Sydney and Adelaide in Australia, and efforts are underway for it to be presented in other locations as well.
In addition, Mr. Politis spoke about the new Greek school in Tashkent, where people of Greek origin and philhellenes learn the Greek language, the hosting of the ten best young students in Greece during the summer, and generally his vision for Hellenism. He also revealed that he has completed the translation of a book about Alexander the Great that was written in 1420 in Uzbekistan.