Posts Tagged ‘albanians’

Is true that in1821, just before Greece was established as a country, its people did not speak Greek?

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

In 1829 when Greece became a state, for the first time, it was a small country covering the region of Morea, modern day Peloponnesus (Greece proper). The majority of people living in Morea at the time spoke Albanian, Turkish, Vlach and Slav. Athens itself, the cradle of the ancient civilization, was nothing more than an [...]

Greek minority in Albania wasn’t allowed even to whisper Greek language in their houses.Did you know?

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

I have a greek friend from North Hepeirus and she told me that they wouldn’t allowed to talk greek not even in their homes. Also, there were always strange people that was called "cusines" that were watching them every time that someone was coming from greek state to visit them. She told me that many [...]