Marxism

Greece from the very beginning condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

This was not only for humanitarian reasons, but because at its core the invasion incorporates the quintessential outlook of contemporary authoritarian revisionism, and it violates fundamental principles of the post WWII world, including the inviolability of borders.

Denmark’s ruling center-left Social-democrats has taken a fierce anti-immigration stance in an effort to fend off challenges from parties on the Right

There were three major events over the last days which at first blush may seem unrelated but in fact had the same root cause.

The Twitter account of Yanis Varoufakis was reportedly hacked on Friday evening by what the former finance minister described as "Turkish fascists."

Hackers posted videos with Turkish-language content saying among other things, "We will raise the Turkish flag in Athens. Wait for the noble Turkish warriors."

The installation of the Bronze House on the site of Georgi Dimitrov's mausoleum in Sofia started on Wednesday. It is supposed to be a symbol of the Bulgarian Presidency, ending in late June, and the subsequent Austrian presidency by the end of the year.

Acclaimed veteran vocalist Maria Farantouri performs Mikis Theodorakis's melodized version of the emblematic requiem "Epitaphios" by poetry laureate Yiannis Ritsos, at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) on Wednesday, April 4, starting at 8.30 p.m. She is joined by bass Tasos Apostolou, pianist Achilleas Wastor, bouzouki player Iraklis Zakkas and cellist Alexandros Botinis.

"Love is a profoundly social emotion. Love is not in the least a 'private' matter concerning only the two loving persons: love possess a uniting element which is valuable to the collective."

Alexandra Kollontai, "On Marriage and Everyday Life" (1926)

Imagine such a life: Almost all of your decisions are made by somebody else; there is no free area in your life. Your education, job, marriage, free time, books and newspapers to be read… All of these are decided for you, and you need only obey. 

Seven talented artists express their reflections and emotions in experiential artworks that are going on display at the Chryssothemis Gallery in the northern Athens suburb of Halandri. The gallery was launched in spring of 1979 under the direction of Zoi Psarrou. Its name is taken from a poem by Giannis Ritsos.

'The Great Questions of Tomorrow' by David Rothkopf (TED Books/Simon & Schuster, 128 pages, $8)