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Many years ago...
View from Villele,
St Paul, Reunion Island
St Paul, Reunion Island
View from the Towerman's flat
Hildburghausen, Germany
Hildburghausen, Germany
View from Malromé Castle Saint-André-du-Bois
View from Bran Castle, Romania
View from Orpheus building
Serres, Greece
Serres, Greece
Authors : vEUs from my window ensemble
View from Emmanuel Papas house, Serres, Greece
Table of Contents
General instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DIARY ENTRIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gymnasio Skotoussas (Greece). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Collège T.Lautrec (France) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liceul Teoretic A.Ghica (Romania). . . . . . . . . . . . .
6th Junior High School (Greece) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lycée Evariste de Parny (France) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gymnasium Georgianum (Germany). . . . . . . . . . . .
QUESTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Collège T.Lautrec (France) . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .
Liceul Teoretic A.Ghica (Romania) . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gymnasio Skotoussas (Greece). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6th Junior High School (Greece) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RESEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6th Junior High School (Greece). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liceul Teoretic A.Ghica (Romania). . . . . . . . . . . . .
Collège T.Lautrec (France). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gymnasio Skotoussas (Greece) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lycée Evariste de Parny (France). . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gymnasium Georgianum (Germany). . . . . . . . . . . .
DIARY ENTRIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gymnasio Skotoussas (Greece). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Collège T.Lautrec (France) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liceul Teoretic A.Ghica (Romania). . . . . . . . . . . . .
6th Junior High School (Greece) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lycée Evariste de Parny (France) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gymnasium Georgianum (Germany). . . . . . . . . . . .
QUESTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Collège T.Lautrec (France) . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .
Liceul Teoretic A.Ghica (Romania) . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gymnasio Skotoussas (Greece). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6th Junior High School (Greece) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RESEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6th Junior High School (Greece). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liceul Teoretic A.Ghica (Romania). . . . . . . . . . . . .
Collège T.Lautrec (France). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gymnasio Skotoussas (Greece) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lycée Evariste de Parny (France). . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gymnasium Georgianum (Germany). . . . . . . . . . . .
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OUR REACTIONS
Collège T.Lautrec (France). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liceul Teoretic A.Ghica (Romania) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .
6th Junior High School (Greece) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gymnasio Skotoussas (Greece). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LETTERS
Collège T.Lautrec (France) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liceul Teoretic A.Ghica (Romania) . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gymnasio Skotoussas (Greece). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6th Junior High School (Greece) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gymnasium Georgianum (Germany). . . . . . . . . . . .
Collège T.Lautrec (France). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liceul Teoretic A.Ghica (Romania) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .
6th Junior High School (Greece) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gymnasio Skotoussas (Greece). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LETTERS
Collège T.Lautrec (France) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liceul Teoretic A.Ghica (Romania) . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gymnasio Skotoussas (Greece). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6th Junior High School (Greece) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gymnasium Georgianum (Germany). . . . . . . . . . . .
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“The past is never where you think you left it.”― Katherine Anne Porter
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Discover a famous building or place with a special story...Loading...
The master or the mistress of the place who lived there many years or centuries ago is sitting at a window. He or she is writing an entry in a secret diary.Loading...
The secret diary has been lost or it has simply disappeared.Surprisingly, it is discovered in 2024 by a bunch of teenagers.
They are so puzzled that they decide to write a letter from the future
to its diarist.
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Skotoussa's diary entry :
"Emmanuel Papas"
"Emmanuel Papas"
Emmamuel Papas' steps to primary education in the school of his village
September 1817
The metropolitan of Serres, Chrysanthos, asked me to rush to Dovista village and meet Emmanuel Papas. He had an important message for him.
I set off to meet him and when I arrived at the foothills of mount Menikion I saw Dovista. I asked a villager who
I met at the square where I could find Emmanuel Papas’s house.
https://youtu.be/_rOP3bZbRLQ?si=u3Go9DsCIWAsgjV6
Following his directions, I reached my destination.I walked through a big wooden yard gate and I was warmly welcomed by Emmanuel.
I told him that his life and his family’s life was in danger because of the new Ottoman sultan who was very greedy and never satisfied no matter how much money Papas lent him in order to have the situation in Serres under control and as quiet as possible...
His wife Faedra wanted to know which his intentions were and he said :
“Our nation must find its way. Our nation is above everything. Don’t be afraid, I have a plan. Dimitris Ypsilantis, our leader, wrote to me to get ready for the revolution but I will go to Constantinople first to talk to Patriarch Chrigorios and get his blessing.”
He advised his sons to be in charge of his shops in Serres, Vienna and Constantinople. He also advised his wife to be like a mother and a father for their 11 children as long as he would be away.
I set off to meet him and when I arrived at the foothills of mount Menikion I saw Dovista. I asked a villager who
I met at the square where I could find Emmanuel Papas’s house.
https://youtu.be/_rOP3bZbRLQ?si=u3Go9DsCIWAsgjV6
Following his directions, I reached my destination.I walked through a big wooden yard gate and I was warmly welcomed by Emmanuel.
I told him that his life and his family’s life was in danger because of the new Ottoman sultan who was very greedy and never satisfied no matter how much money Papas lent him in order to have the situation in Serres under control and as quiet as possible...
His wife Faedra wanted to know which his intentions were and he said :
“Our nation must find its way. Our nation is above everything. Don’t be afraid, I have a plan. Dimitris Ypsilantis, our leader, wrote to me to get ready for the revolution but I will go to Constantinople first to talk to Patriarch Chrigorios and get his blessing.”
He advised his sons to be in charge of his shops in Serres, Vienna and Constantinople. He also advised his wife to be like a mother and a father for their 11 children as long as he would be away.
October 1820
Metropolitan Chrysanthos received a letter from Papas and read it loudly.
Emmanuel wrote in it : ‘ I am writing from Constantinople. I have been initiated in an organisation, set up for the preparation of the revolution called “Filiki Eteria”. Ypsilantis appointed me as the leader and chief general of the revolution in Macedonia.’
May 1821
Emmanuel Papas went to Chalkidikiin central Macedonia to start the revolution. He gave all his countless money and fortune for the national struggle and he had many successful fights.
Meanwhile , in Serres his wife and three daughters were imprisoned by the Ottomans. From his eight sons those who were in the country all fought indifferent battlefields.
October 1821
Papas realised that his munitions and guns were not sufficient any more. Therefore he expected support from Ypsilantis but he could not stand by Papas since there were so many battlefields in Peloponnese.
Papas decided to sail to Hydra island to ask for help and he urgently got on a boat Unfortunately, he died of heart attack while travelling.
What he never died though was his offer and sacrifice for the nation !!!
I am sure people in Macedonia will honour him for ever !!!
https://youtu.be/7o1VjEhhZL4
Ypsilantis's letter to Emmanuel Papas
Emmanuel's favourite place : the church