Interviews

How do personal trajectories intersect with the major political events of an era? What does the Metapolitefsi (the transition to democracy) signify for an individual's private life and what for their public life? How were the monumental changes of the period and the restoration of Democracy experienced on a personal level? What did the Metapolitefsi signal for social and political movements? Ultimately, how is the 1974–1989 period assessed?

In the 17 interviews that follow, diverse approaches as well as shared assumptions regarding the aforementioned questions emerge, illustrating how seminal events of contemporary history are integrated into individual and collective memory.

Yiannis Psychopedis
Painter

Nikos Panayotopoulos
Photographer

Dimitris Arvanitis
Graphic designer

Petros Karavasilis
Treasurer of the Panhellenic Association of the Blind

Sotiris Walden
Economist

Giorgos Stratos
Vice Admiral (Ret.)

Leonidas Vardaros
Director / Actor

Alexis Kalofolias
Musician / Translator

Sofia Nikolaidou, Retired private sector employee / Trade unionist

Giannis Tzanetakos
Journalist

Maria Fragiadaki, Retired electronics technician / Trade unionist

Michalis Maragakis, Conscientious objector / Educator

Eirini Petropoulou
LGBTIQ Activist / Translator

Nikos Manios
Ophthalmologist / ex. SYRIZA MP

Stavros Zoumboulakis
Writer

Nena Menti
Actress

Panos Stathopoulos
Mathematician / Political analyst

Panos Christos
Writer

Giannis Spraos
Economist

Vasilis Kotoulas

Spyros Galanos