THE PANAGIA WILL HELP GREECE!
THE RUSSIANS CAN ALSO HELP THE GREEKS
Ioannis Kapodistrias stands at the inception of modern Greece. His achievements cannot be overemphasized. They include helping to liberate Greece from the Ottoman empire and creating a new currency, But what has impressed audiences of the new film about him perhaps more than anything is his spirit, his enthusiastic attitude towards helping people, his willingness to sacrifice himself, his love of Greece.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/opinion/1291073/kapodistrias-as-a-hypsipolis-of-hellenism-in-the-new-film-by-yannis-smaragdis/
This attitude is actually very Greek but completely absent from the ruling, political slash criminal class. They, after all, were imposed on Greece by the British and foreign powers in the London Protocol of 1830 after the assassination of Kapodistrias.
https://www.energia.gr/article/239617/enas-kapodistrias-hreiazetai
As Yiannis Makroyiannis remarked, the British gov brought the "evil scum of Europe" to rule Greece in the form of King Otto and the Bavarian bureaucrats, the Illuminati, the Freemasons, the Epstein circle of 200 years ago.
Indeed, the British Embassy, qua its function as the Greek base of the technocratic totalitarian empire of Orwell s 1984 which rules in London, reportedly complained about the portrayal of Britains role in potentially assssinating Kapodistrias in 1831 (and so that the City of London banksters and their Bavarian relatives could make a power grab over the Greek state, privatize the national bank and get the people s wealth through taxes and interest)
From media
"According to the reports, the British Embassy expressed strong dissatisfaction with the film’s portrayal of Kapodistrias as the victim of an international conspiracy. The narrative reportedly highlights British hostility toward Kapodistrias for his efforts to establish a truly independent Greek state and for his refusal to submit to foreign financial and political pressure.
Sources cited by Greek outlets claim that British diplomats contacted Kyriakos Mitsotakis directly to protest the film, allegedly objecting to references linking British interests to the unrest that led to Kapodistrias’ assassination in 1831."
This system continues today. Mitsotakis is its personification. Hence the threat of the film to this group.
They know Greece was not liberated at all in 1831 just enslaved by a new foreign power, the private banksters, who still rule with an iron fist and their networks.
A film about Kapodistrias has turned into a box office success because it has been able to ignite in the people of Greece a sense that politics can be very different from the way it is today in the West with politicial parties, party lists, bureucracies, media, PR, hidden networks, backroom deals
Politics does not have to be about ambitious materialists who seek political office simple in order to take as much money as possible from the people, who accumulate fortunes in office and who spend it as much of their wealth on private planes, Rolexes, yachts, villas and celeb bling, and who view the people with secret hostilty as something far beneath them, as the "plebs", the "sheep", as units, as numbers to be administered, taxed, deceived, threatened, spied on, bullied.
Politics can be about something very Greek, about making the world better, making the lives of other people better, being creative, listening to people, solving problems without being an expert, or being an expert without being arrogant.
It can be about energy and courage and commitment, about the fight for justice and for truth. It can be about respecting all the different kinds of people and the variety of talents they bring to a problem.
So, it is good news that a plan to revive real politics in the Greek sense is advancing.
It is a paradox that Greece may be the founder of modern politics, democracy and the rule of law but it is now far more like Prussia than Prussia itself.
Natural, real, historical Greece needs to be liberated from a foreign occupation, from the alien mindset that still rules Greece from abroad and imposes on the Greeks its system.
Maria Karystianou, a mother of a victim of the Tempe train collision, told Kontra TV that she is planning a genuinely Greek movement of people
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkRjJBbMH8I
A movement of people who care about virtue like Plato s Republic, freedom, honesty, service and who aim to effectively solve problems so that the lives of people get better, mesurably better, and who are headed by a group of wise men, a very ancient Greek political concept.
Because right now, Greeks have no hope at all, see no future at all under the yoke of a criminal elite still directed from London and whose greed, selfishness, authoritarianism, stupidity and arrogance seems to be limitless. If this handpicked set of cynics manage to work together as a network,then it is only because they realize they need to stick together to rob the people better.
The danger to Karystianou and anyone who seeks to hold the elite accountable for their corruption is very real.
Apart from the slander, the lawfare, the bullying, there are the death threats which Karystianou has also received.
That said, I think if anything happened to her, even she just allegedly had a car accident or tripped on a lose stone, the people will revolt against Mitsotakis and his cronies sitting in parliament and their Billionaire funders.
Given all that Karystianou is very brave to step up and accept the great task of saving Greece along with her helpers by translating her vision into a political power which can win an election.
Supported by the farmers, the armed forces, the health care workers and much of the rest of Greece, she could be the next Prime Minister.
The danger posed by this vile circle is why I advocate the arrest of Mitsotakis and his henchmen in government at the earliest opportunity using state prosecutor probes D 15 218 and E 17 449 and the of proof of an ongoing cover up in a matter of great public interest.
Then, new elections could come more quickly
Cleansing trials could take place faster with the prospect of 100s of billions in compensation for the Greeks for the covid era crimes alone.
The central bank can be fixed.
Greece can turn a new page.
From media
https://www.euractiv.com/news/from-train-crash-to-politics-greek-victims-mother-plans-new-party/
From train crash to politics: Greek victim’s mother plans new party
Karystianou said the party would not adhere to a specific ideology but would instead focus on “cleansing the country” from corruption
ATHENS – Maria Karystianou, whose daughter died in the 2023 Tempi train crash, said on Monday that a new political party would soon be launched, as her public profile continues to rise in Greece. She ruled out cooperation with established politicians.
Karystianou, a paediatrician, rose to prominence after founding a group representing families of victims of the deadliest rail disaster in modern Greek history. The crash claimed 57 lives – mostly young people – triggering mass protests in Greece and other European cities.
She has since campaigned for political accountability, arguing that responsibility has been evaded through constitutional immunity protections for ministers.
In December, Karystianou told Euractiv that the European Commission also bears responsibility, saying Greece has long failed to meet EU transport-safety obligations.
Mother of train-crash victim urges EU prosecutor to override Greek ministers’ immunity
POLITICS
This article has been updated with the EPPO’s response EU prosecutors should uphold the primacy…
Mother of train-crash victim urges EU prosecutor to override Greek ministers’ immunity
In an interview with Kontra TV, she revealed that she is engaged in a political process to create a new party. She said that many people in Greece and abroad are mobilising and are “getting organised very quickly”.
Although she did not clarify whether she intends to lead the new movement, a poll published on Monday found that 33% of citizens view her as a new potential force in Greek politics.
She said the party would not adhere to a specific ideology but would instead focus on “cleansing the country” from corruption, while rejecting collaboration with current political figures.
Questions have been raised over the project’s political orientation. Karystianou’s lawyer and close associate Maria Gratsia ran as a candidate for Niki in the 2023 elections, a party known for its close ties to the powerful Greek Orthodox Church.
The emergence of a new right-wing force could complicate the landscape for the ruling New Democracy, potentially siphoning support from conservative voters.
The only politician Karystianou has publicly praised is MEP Nikolas Farantouris, seen as close to former leftist prime minister Alexis Tsipras and rumoured to be involved.
Farantouris told Euractiv on Tuesday he welcomed a citizens’ movement demanding “transparency, justice and equality”, calling the “Tempi movement” a potential catalyst for change.
From media
Nearly 200 years after the assassination of Ioannis Kapodistrias, the British Foreign Office has still not released its archives from the critical period of 1828–1831. The secrecy surrounding these documents continues to fuel speculation about Britain’s role in the political turmoil that preceded his killing. The controversy has resurfaced following reports of British objections to a new film portraying Kapodistrias as the victim of foreign interference.
By Helleniscope’s Editorial Team
Greek media are reporting alleged diplomatic tension between Athens and London over the historical film “Kapodistrias,” a production focusing on the life and assassination of Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first governor of the modern Greek state, at a time when the movie is breaking records and has already been watched by over 150,000 people in its first four days in cinemas all over Greece.
According to the reports, the British Embassy expressed strong dissatisfaction with the film’s portrayal of Kapodistrias as the victim of an international conspiracy. The narrative reportedly highlights British hostility toward Kapodistrias for his efforts to establish a truly independent Greek state and for his refusal to submit to foreign financial and political pressure.
Sources cited by Greek outlets claim that British diplomats contacted Kyriakos Mitsotakis directly to protest the film, allegedly objecting to references linking British interests to the unrest that led to Kapodistrias’ assassination in 1831.
The trailer of the movie below shows that the scenario directly blames the British for their coordination with the assassins (below at 1:40)
At the center of the controversy is a long-standing historical issue: nearly 200 years after the assassination, the British Foreign Office has still not released its archives from the period 1828 to 1831. Greek commentators argue that these documents could shed decisive light on the role of British diplomacy and agents in the events that culminated in Kapodistrias’ killing in Nafplio.
Historians cited in the reports maintain that British officials of the era viewed Kapodistrias as an obstacle to their strategic interests in the eastern Mediterranean. His murder, they argue, ended an attempt to build a sovereign Greek state free from great-power control.
The film’s director, Giannis Smaragdis, says he faced intimidation during production and claims the project encountered resistance within Greece itself. He also notes that renewed public attention to Kapodistrias has revived calls for the full disclosure of British diplomatic records.
Two centuries later, the question remains unresolved: why do the British archives surrounding one of modern Greece’s most pivotal assassinations remain sealed?
Greek media are now calling for official clarification from both governments, as pressure grows for transparency and historical accountability.
We are watching the story continue to unfold.
January 2, 2026, n.stamatakis@aol.com www.helleniscope.com
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I refuse to believe that the British would be “bothered” by an event that took place 200 years ago. I bet that its nothing more than publicity for the movie.
After Greece’s independence, Great Britain, France and Russia had very much influence to such an extent, that political parties were named as “the British party” with Mavrokordatos at its head, the French party with Koletis as its leader and the Russian party, with Kolokotronis as its leader.
Decisions by the Greek government, especially that concerned foreign policy, had to be cleared by the three power representatives. And knowing that they had destroyed Ibrahim’s fleet at Navarino, which had provided a breathing space to the Greek revolt, but, not its final freedom, which would come 5 years later, in 1832, and having secured Greece’s complete independence from the Ottoman empire, while Serbia was paying indemnity to the Ottomans, and also, by England having given, but mostly robbed Greece by two huge loans, which England expected full repayment, its understandable that the three powers, but England being the most aggressive, were using Greece as a debtor and a servant.
Kapodistrias was pro-Russian and certainly no democrat. He believed that Greece was not ready for full democracy, which the constitution gave to the people. The Greek constitution was more liberal and way ahead of all other European powers. Even America’s, because Greece abolished slavery in 1824, before any other country, except Haiti.
However, I dont see any benefit to England, at the point that they would assasinate a head of State. The British were not known to resort to such a tactic. They had Kapodistrias where they wanted him. Their navy could blockade Piraeus, starving Athens, as they will do numerous times.
The Maniotes were a power onto themselves. They rose first by marching and taking Kalamata in April of 1821 and then, declared the war over. They had no concept of a Greek State, where they had to pay taxation, or share power. Their rocky soil had necessitated their becoming pirates, accustomed to raiding, migration and robbing Greeks and Turks alike. They were comfortable in their stone built dwellings, shooting pot shots at neighbors, for grievances that went back generations.
When Kapodistrias attempted to impose a government, they rebelled, captured the tax collectors, telling Kapodistrias that they didn’t pay tax to the Turks. They’re not going to pay now. Kapodistrias, by subterfuge, invited the leading family of Mavromichalis to send a representative to Nafplion. When the representative arrived, who was no less that the bey of Mani, Petrobey, he was thrown in prison. No Maniote was going to accept such a stain on their name. Petrobey’s son and brother waited for Kapodistrias outside of the church in Nafplion, and shot him dead. Petrobey was opposed to the assassination, but couldn’t stop it. One of the assassins was killed on the spot, the other was executed after a trial.
Any good detective, would look for motive. Knowing the Maniates’ culture of vendetta, and knowing that for the British, Greece was an insignificant side-show, while she controlled half the planet at the time, they had no motive to kill Kapodistria. . Let’s hear more opinions, based on evidence. And I dont consider as evidence of guilt, if the British haven’t released their records from 200 years ago. Who asked them to release those papers and where is their denial? The British have released the WWII records and they’re concerned for their reputation being ruined if the Greek records are released?
https://www.helleniscope.com/2026/01/02/diplomatic-friction-over-kapodistrias-film-reignites-historic-dispute-between-greece-and-britain/
OPINION
Kapodistrias as a hypsipolis of Hellenism in the new film by Yannis Smaragdis
Kapodistrias as a hypsipolis of Hellenism in the new film by Yannis Smaragdis
Polyvia Parara
01.01.2026 • 22:32
“Man does not live on; his work lives,” Kapodistrias says to his accusers, who slandered him and plotted his destruction. This truth is precisely what the academic and filmmaker Yannis Smaragdis seeks to bring to light with his gripping and revelatory film “Kapodistrias,” thereby paying – on behalf of Hellenism – a long-owed national debt to Ioannis Kapodistrias, highlighting the intellectual and moral stature and greatness of the first Greek governor. When the Greek nation was fighting for its independence in 1821, it had at the same time given birth to the leader who would take the lead in defending and founding the modern Greek state: a governor who was a hypsipolis in the Sophoclean sense – that is, a statesman devoted to making his homeland great by lifting it high.
This is Ioannis Kapodistrias: a hypsipolis of Hellenism who follows a path of uninterrupted national service with absolute selflessness; a defender of social justice, equal citizenship, and equality before the law among people of all social classes. An outstanding statesman of broad spirit and impartial judgment; a modest and temperate man, a pure idealist and a fervent fighter for every just and spiritual cause.
In 1797, at the age of 21, he graduated with degrees in medicine, law and philosophy and began practicing medicine to alleviate human suffering. When he visited poor patients, he not only treated them free of charge but also left them money for proper nourishment and necessary medicines. In 1803, he moved from the medical to the political arena when the Senate appointed him secretary of the newly established autonomous Ionian State, following his successful negotiations with the Russian envoy Count George Mocenigo of Zakynthos. From a beloved physician, Kapodistrias became in the Ionian Islands a wise and just governor, administratively capable and morally impeccable.
Displaying political and diplomatic virtues and high intelligence, Kapodistrias was appointed counselor of the tsar in the Russian Empire on April 20, 1809. Always engaged with the affairs of the Ionian State, in his 1815 memorandum on the education of the newly formed “United States of the Ionian Islands” he proposed – and achieved – the recognition of Greek as the official language, and proposed the establishment of a Supreme School of Public and National Education with its seat in Ithaca, so that Greek youths would not have to travel abroad for their studies but could receive a Greek education. Kapodistrias viewed the United States of the Ionian Islands as the beginning of his great goal and dream: the creation of a large, free Greek state.
His successful political career culminated in 1816 with his appointment as foreign minister of the Russian Empire, holding the rank of confidential adviser to the tsar, which placed him third in the Russian hierarchy. When the Revolution of 1821 broke out, Kapodistrias fought diplomatic battles in the courts of Europe in its defense and subsequently resigned from his highest office to devote himself to strengthening the Greek War of Independence.
Kapodistrias was an indefatigable champion of democratic ideas; for this reason, the foreign courts sought at all costs to halt his political vision of making Greece a matrix of democracy and humanism. For Kapodistrias, the educational, moral and cultural advancement of people constituted a fundamental precondition for social change. He wrote that “people fight for independence founded on laws and institutions, not on passive submission.” Kapodistrias wanted citizens to be represented through active participation in politics, so that the needs of the people might be addressed for the benefit of the citizenry and the general welfare. This vision, of course, ran counter to the aims and ideology of monarchical Europe.
A lesser-known page of Kapodistrias’ activity concerns his many years of efforts to improve the lives of people of color and to abolish the slave trade along the coasts of Africa. The slave markets of the “civilized” world outraged the humanist Kapodistrias, who succeeded in securing a declaration at the Congress of Vienna condemning the trade of Black people “as contrary to the laws of humanity and public morality.” Kapodistrias also drafted a specific memorandum with proposals to resolve this issue, which was adopted much later, in 1884-1885 – thus marking another triumph for Kapodistrias, 54 years after his death.
The creation of the academic filmmaker – an enduring national legacy of Hellenism with international awareness – is a film of high aesthetic quality. The actors deliver outstanding performances. Antonis Myriagos, who portrays Kapodistrias, perfectly conveys what we read in the sources: “His sweet and honest countenance; his large, chestnut, calm eyes, in which intelligence, kindness and humility were clearly reflected; his broad, slightly furrowed forehead, revealing the height and depth of his thought; the pale complexion of his face, a sign of a sensitive and melancholic soul; his well-shaped mouth, where a transcendent smile often blossomed – all this rare combination of natural gifts, united with every moral and spiritual virtue, made him worthy of the honor, respect and love of all.” Kapodistrias is presented as a “consoling angel” and “father” of the Greeks. His life, full of self-sacrifice and devotion to duty, is a path of sacrifice for the supreme good – the homeland. The film’s closing, with the ancient tragic chorus present at the governor’s assassination, is directionally stunning, as it binds together the historical becoming and essence of Hellenism across time with the tragic destiny of sacrifice.
This film is not merely about the past: It contributes to our historical self-knowledge, leading us to an awareness of the present and to the planning of our future course. It is a disarmingly timely film that calls upon Hellenism to regroup, to unite, to recognize its cultural depth, its democratic and humanistic qualities, and the greatness of the gifted leadership it has produced – and, with these endowments, to move forward.
Dr Polyvia Parara teaches Classical and Modern Greek studies in the Department of Classics at the University of Maryland, USA.
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