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On the question of laokratia, the novelist Theotokas wrote in his diary '... that no one can explain what laiki dimokratia means, nor does anyone care.
Arms and the Woman: Just Warriors and Greek Feminist Identity 2008
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Andaios recalls that 'boys were to devote themselves to their military duties, some belonging to the ELAS Reserves, others fulfilling liaison duties, or assisting in the establishment of the institutions of self-government in the villages (laiki aftodioikisi)'.
Arms and the Woman: Just Warriors and Greek Feminist Identity 2008
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Your note on seasons and laiki reminded me of my own experiences of going to the laiki, not only to find good produce (amazing the inexpensive flowers), but to hear the vendors’ cries, accents, and din.
Laïki Day : A.E. Stallings : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007
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