Ruslana, the Ukrainian Eurovision Winner of 2004 was in Athens, Greece on November 17th and visited the memorial for the students of Polytechneion for the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic Uprising.
Translated from Ruslana’s official facebook page:
In Athens, she laid flowers at the memorial in honor of Polytechnic students who gave their lives for freedom and democratic values. Today is International Students' Day all over the world, but in Greece this date is special because it marks the anniversary of the student protests against the military junta of the "black colonels" in 1973. Polytechnic students barricaded themselves in the walls of the university as a sign of protest against the regime, and in the early hours of November 17, the country's government ordered tanks to attack the university. Around 3:00 a.m. on November 17, AMX 30 breached the main gate of the university's campus. 24 people died as a result of the clashes... Unfortunately, history tends to repeat itself…
