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August 1922 – Smyrna is burning. The Hellenism of Asia Minor is now descending into Hades
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Roussos Georgios (1910 - 1984) - Creator
Constantinος Ι, King of Greece (1868 - 1923) - Named individual
Venizelos Eleftherios (1864 - 1936) - Named individual
Chrysostomos, Bishop of Smyrna (1867 - 1922) - Named individual
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A clipping from the newspaper “Ta Nea”, dated August 31, 1979, featuring an article excerpt referring to the political stance of King Constantine and E. Venizelos regarding the Asia Minor Catastrophe. A letter of Metropolitan Chrysostomos to E. Venizelos is included.
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