Ellada sun. The history of Athenian democracy. Surikov I.

The most famous, powerful and brilliant - Athenian democracy lasted only about two centuries, but the contribution of Athens to the historical development of mankind is colossal. Already in the very antiquity, the state system of the great city was perceived as an example of the complete and real power of the people. It is no coincidence that Athens of the classical era, like a magnet, attracted from all over the Greek world the best philosophers and scientists, artists and poets. Here they found a particularly life -giving spiritual atmosphere.

“Ellada Sun” - that’s what the author called democratic Athens. Talking about them, he turns to a detailed metaphor: he describes the history of Athenian democracy as the history of one long day, which has stretched for centuries. This day had his own morning, his noon, his evening. And he was not always bright and cloudless: sometimes the sky was tightened with clouds, sudden and destructive storms flew in...