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Eleftherios K. Venizelos came to Greece in 1910 as the much-anticipated "Messiah" and quickly ascended the political hierarchy due to a mass protest movement, which had distinctly populist characteristics and is remembered as the "revolution." Although he initially declared himself an opponent of populism, "demagoguery," and "adventurism," his first political success in Greece was due to this significant wave of protest that disrupted the political system.
The army played a crucial role in this political change, actively engaging in public affairs, as did Greece's "misfortune" in its national issue (1897). Venizelos's rise to power is also part of a broader trend of the emergence of a new generation of charismatic radical politicians (such as Clemenceau in France and Giovanni Giolitti in Italy), who came to prominence in the political life of southern European states in the late first and early second decade of the 20th century after serious "misfortunes" for their countries on the international stage.
Throughout his political career, Eleftherios Venizelos constantly navigated between reform and revolution. It is not coincidental that his biographers recount his journey within a revolutionary cycle that begins in 1905 (in Theriso) and concludes in March 1935. He even liked to declare himself a "professional revolutionary" against established authority and the despotism of the Crown.
The starting point of his revolts until 1922 was the national issue. His deep rift with the Crown in 1915-17, which is historically known as the "National Schism," bore similarities to the crisis of interventismo and neutralismo that shook neighboring Italy (1914-15). The radicalism and sharp political rhetoric of Venizelos transformed this governmental ("ministerial") crisis into a constitutional one.
Despite his revolutionary profile, in constitutional practice, Venizelos was highly pragmatic and knew how to make major compromises with the Crown and the dynasty, as occurred in 1910-11 and 1917, when the fundamental constitutional reforms were limited.
Series: Pathways of History
Series Editor: Kostas Kostis
History is the word we chose from the ancient Greek intellectual arsenal to bring together the past, present, and future. It is not coincidental, therefore, that the way we understand the past necessarily defines our capacity to comprehend the present, as well as our efforts to foresee the future.
In this logic, the series "Pathways of History" aims to include books that share history as a common denominator, without necessarily being history books. Economics, social theory, political science, and anthropology fall within the perspective of the series to the extent that they utilize a historical understanding of time.
The authors of the books in the series, moreover, discuss their subjects in a way that seeks to transcend traditional certainties within their fields, in order to satisfy two of the basic requirements of their craft, which are questioning and innovation.
Titles in the series:
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