The Destruction of Smyrna and Cyprus's Role as a Place of Refuge
A historical article by Dr. Sotiroula Vasileiou examines the destruction of Smyrna in 1922 and the role Cyprus played in receiving survivors. The poet Giorgos Seferis, born in Smyrna, left the city in 1914 and was shaped by the catastrophe throughout his life, despite not experiencing it directly.