Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of Russian Federation, stated that, in effect, Alexander of Macedon (Alexander III, Alexander the Great) was Greek, in a comment following a question about economic crisis in Greece during “Russia 2012” forum, February 2012. In the excerpt from a debate at the forum, the obvious synergy of otherwise blunt statement that “Alexander conquered Persia” followed by […]

A statement by Mr. Vladimir Putin, President of Government of demographically and geographically largest Slavic state in the world, which is also a cultural, scientific and scholarly superpower, in addition having authority derived from World’s most second powerful armed forces. “In his time to solve these economic problems, Alexander of Macedonia came and conquered Persia. Now Greece is not to […]

With or without a fiscal debt or deficit, with or without provoking the criticism of the German or British partners on the good life of ‘plastic money’ attributed to its residents, Greece has not stopped being a powerful attraction for foreign visitors — chiefly among the strong critics of the Greek…life of luxury — but also economic and political figures, […]