Papers by Elaina Lampropoulos
This thesis illustrates the narrative of the Greek political refugees of Tashkent and seeks to re... more This thesis illustrates the narrative of the Greek political refugees of Tashkent and seeks to recognize their Greek and Soviet identity. By examining the public and private spaces of Greek political refugees in Soviet Tashkent between 1949-1974, the thesis identifies the beliefs, symbols and practices, which reveal the hybridity of Greek-Soviet identity. Research and its v I gratefully acknowledge the funding that enabled this research: the Hellenic Heritage Foundation Graduate Fellowship Award, the Dagonas Family Scholarship, the York Graduate Scholarship and the York Fieldwork Cost Fund.
The Brotherhood Pontion – Panagia Soumela (BPT), a cultural association, was established in 1963 ... more The Brotherhood Pontion – Panagia Soumela (BPT), a cultural association, was established in 1963 in Toronto to cater to the needs of Greek Pontians. This organization came under the auspices of the PanPontian Federation of U.S.A. and Canada in 1980. To understand an ethnic organization, it is necessary to understand the group of people it represents including their cultural practices and traditions that form their identity. By examining the history of Pontian people and the organization of the Brotherhood Pontion Toronto, Greek Pontian identity can be understood. The identity of Greek Pontians specifically draws on their unique history as being a part of the Greek diaspora in Anatolia and enduring persecution and ethnic cleansing by Ottoman authorities in the early 20th century. Oral histories were conducted to explore the history impact of the organization on the general Greek community in Toronto and the Pontian community.
This thesis illustrates the narrative of the Greek political refugees of Tashkent and seeks to re... more This thesis illustrates the narrative of the Greek political refugees of Tashkent and seeks to recognize their Greek and Soviet identity. By examining the public and private spaces of Greek political refugees in Soviet Tashkent between 1949-1974, the thesis identifies the beliefs, symbols and practices, which reveal the hybridity of Greek-Soviet identity. Research and its findings are based on oral histories and Greek-language newspapers published during the period as well as on memoirs of Greeks who lived in Tashkent. This will aid our understanding of the collective memory and homemaking narrative of the Greek experience in Soviet Tashkent. The collective narrative of Greeks of Tashkent emerges as a very positive and idealized one. Greeks legitimized their settlement in Tashkent by showing how they defended Soviet ideology and how they contributed to and developed Soviet society. The homemaking narrative allowed Greeks to belong to the imagined Greek Soviet Community, the imagined Soviet community and the imagined Greek community.
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Papers by Elaina Lampropoulos