Neos Kosmos published recently an interesting article on the Ukrainian capital of Kiev and its significant connection to the creation of modern Greece.
Jim Claven notes that “the historic city of Kiev contains many secrets – and one of those is its connection to the creation of modern Greece. Not far from the town centre stand two memorials to a dynamic figure who played a key role in the movement which led to the Greek War of Independence in 1821 and the establishment of the modern Greek state: Prince Constantine Ypsilantis. The Ypsilanti family are an ancient one, with origins in Pontus and the Byzantine Empire. Born in Constantinople in 1706, Constantine soon joined the conspiracy to establish an independent Greece.”
Read full story here.
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