Berlin, Reich Chancellery, August 1, 1936
Esteemed Mr. President, Gentlemen of the International Olympic Committee and the Organization Committee!
Berlin, Reich Chancellery, August 1, 1936
Esteemed Mr. President, Gentlemen of the International Olympic Committee and the Organization Committee!
Του Βασιλείου Χαραλάμπους, θεολόγου
[Όταν πριν χρόνια συνάντησα τη μάνα του Ιάκωβου Πατάτσου]
Θυμάμαι αρκετά χρόνια πριν, θα ήταν κοντά στο έτος 1985, πήγαινα με το αυτοκίνητό μου ένα κυριακάτικο πρωινό στην εκκλησία, εκείνη τη μαυροφορεμένη γιαγιά, με τη μαύρη παραδοσιακή μαντήλα, που αργόσερνε τα βήματά της στην άκρη του δρόμου. «Τέτοια ώρα, στην εκκλησιά θα πηγαίνει», σκέφτηκα.
Never underestimate the power of propaganda or consider yourself immune to it. Propaganda is persistent, powerful, and pervasive. The courage and integrity of Norwegian statesman Vidkun Quisling (1887 ~ 1945) sets him apart from all but a very few great men. Yet, his name is synonymous with base treachery and cowardice.

Soviet tanks in occupied territory at the Poland/East Germany border
A secret documented unearthed in 1981 reveals the destructive directives from Moscow regarding the manner in which occupied countries of eastern Europe (and east Germany) shall be treated post-WW2. The document was elaborated by Laurent Beria, head of the NKVD (today’s KGB), and was released on June 2, 1947.