THE LAST DAYS OF THE PRIEST

THE LAST DAYS OF THE PRIEST

Aristides Stergiadis and August 1922

The politician who divided historians like no other

The Editions Archive they have the honor and the pleasure to offer the readership the product of their long research Konstantinou D. Vlassi, about him High Commissioner of Smyrna her period Asia Minor Disaster and his role in it.

With the completion of 100 years since the tragedy that struck Asia Minor and Thracian Hellenism, historical research continues to present opportunities that shed new light on the developments at the time. The anecdotal material is vast in volume and this book is a product of unknown information and data.

Focusing on his controversial face Aristides Stergiadis, High Commissioner of Smyrna since 1919, unfolds the story of the tragic days of August 1922 through the correspondence of the competent authorities from the war front and the General Headquarters in Smyrna to the Smyrna High Commission and the government in Athens.

With the help of archival sources and hitherto unknown official documents, the reader will discover new unexplored aspects of the whole drama. In the short period of 14 days from the Kemalist attack to the capture of Smyrna, the High Commissioner's correspondence with the government, the information and proposals he submitted, the government crisis that broke out, the initiative for a possible Allied intervention in the city of Smyrna are revealed Smyrni and the unprecedented situation that developed with the refugees who flocked.

At the same time, an evaluation of the later explanations of the High Commissioner is attempted, which leads to the removal of erroneous impressions and consolidated judgments about the Asia Minor Disaster, based on the valuable material from the relatively unknown Aristides Stergiadis Archive.

About the author:

Konstantinos D. Vlassis was born in Athens in 1970. He comes from Messinia. He studied at USA and is holder BSc Bachelor of Computer Science and MBA Master of Business Administration – Management from the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT). Since 1994, he has worked as a freelance contributor to magazines of the special press, with his interest focusing on the study of the diplomatic and military history of Greece during the first half of the 20th century. In 2016, he obtained a master's degree from the Department of Political Sciences & History, majoring in Modern & Contemporary History, from Panteion University. He has also written the books: The Equipment of Greece (1936–1940), published by Doureios Ippos, Athens 2013, where archival material from the meetings of the Supreme Council of National Defense is highlighted. In the context of research on the Asia Minor Campaign/Disaster, he wrote the Refugees, Economy & Legislation during the Asia Minor Campaign, the disputed Law 2870/1922, "On the illegal transportation of persons in groups coming to Greek ports from abroad", published by Doureios Ippos, Athens 2020.