Ilios Yannakakis
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Ilios Yannakakis is a French
historian
and political scientist of Greek
descent, professor emeritus of the University of Lille III.
He joined the Communist Party of Greece
and after the Greek Civil War
of 1946-1949 he fled
to Paris
and eventually to communist Czechoslovakia
. There he fell victim of purge
of the communist party. After the death of Joseph Stalin
he continued lecturing. He was engaged in struggle for human rights
and after the defeat of the Prague Spring
he fled to France
.
In 2003 he became the editorial board of the Le Meilleur des mondes, a magazine of the French political think tank
Cercle de l'Oratoire
.
A fictionalized account of his life was presented in the book Matin Rouge ("Red Subrise") by Chantal Delsol.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
and political scientist of Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
descent, professor emeritus of the University of Lille III.
He joined the Communist Party of Greece
Communist Party of Greece
Founded in 1918, the Communist Party of Greece , better known by its acronym, ΚΚΕ , is the oldest party on the Greek political scene.- Foundation :...
and after the Greek Civil War
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War was fought from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek governmental army, backed by the United Kingdom and United States, and the Democratic Army of Greece , the military branch of the Greek Communist Party , backed by Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania...
of 1946-1949 he fled
Political refugees of the Greek Civil War
Political refugees of the Greek Civil War were members or sympathisers of the defeated communist forces who fled Greece during or in the aftermath of the Civil War of 1946–1949. The collapse of the Democratic Army of Greece and the evacuation of the Communist Party of Greece to Tashkent in 1949...
to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and eventually to communist Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
. There he fell victim of purge
Purge
In history, religion, and political science, a purge is the removal of people who are considered undesirable by those in power from a government, from another organization, or from society as a whole. Purges can be peaceful or violent; many will end with the imprisonment or exile of those purged,...
of the communist party. After the death of Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was the Premier of the Soviet Union from 6 May 1941 to 5 March 1953. He was among the Bolshevik revolutionaries who brought about the October Revolution and had held the position of first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee...
he continued lecturing. He was engaged in struggle for human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
and after the defeat of the Prague Spring
Prague Spring
The Prague Spring was a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia during the era of its domination by the Soviet Union after World War II...
he fled to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
In 2003 he became the editorial board of the Le Meilleur des mondes, a magazine of the French political think tank
Think tank
A think tank is an organization that conducts research and engages in advocacy in areas such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, and technology issues. Most think tanks are non-profit organizations, which some countries such as the United States and Canada provide with tax...
Cercle de l'Oratoire
Cercle de l'Oratoire
The Cercle de l'Oratoire is a French think tank created a short time after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Since 2006, it edits a journal, Le Meilleur des mondes...
.
A fictionalized account of his life was presented in the book Matin Rouge ("Red Subrise") by Chantal Delsol.
Books
- Premier retour de Bagdad (with Pierre RigoulotPierre RigoulotPierre Rigoulot is a French historian. The author of L’Antiaméricanisme, he contributed to Stéphane Courtois' The Black Book of Communism and helped Kang Chol-Hwan write The Aquariums of Pyongyang. In 2006, he prefaced France Intox published by Editions Underbahn.-External links:*...
), 1998, ISBN 2-226-11432-7 - Un Pavé dans l'histoire. Le débat français sur "Le Livre noir du communisme" (with Pierre Rigoulot), 1998, ISBN 2-221-08882-4
- Alexandrie 1860-1960. Un modèle éphémère de convivialité : Communautés et identité cosmopolite (with Robert Ilbert), 1998, ISBN 2-86260-392-9
- Histoire du monde (withAndré Berelowitch, a textbook), 1986, ISBN 2218075164