ΑΥΤΟΒΙΟΓΡΑΦΙΚΑ ΚΕΙΜΕΝΑ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ ΚΟΜΜΟΥΝΙΣΤΩΝ. Η ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΚΟΜΜΟΥΝΙΣΤΙΚΟΥ ΚΟΜΜΑΤΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ ΜΕΧΡΙ ΤΟΝ Β' ΠΑΓΚΟΣΜΙΟ ΠΟΛΕΜΟ

Abstract

The article deals with the autobiographical publications by Greek communists referring to the mid-war period. These publications have undergone considerable development during the last two decades after the end of the Greek Colonels' regime in 1974. The analysis presents chronological frame-work for the evolution of the genre and reviews the old communists' motivation for their writing which is based on both their ideological and personal histories ; in addition the analysis tries to clarify the connections between outlook and history of the genre. A list of authors and publications is intended to stimulate further research. The chapter on the approach the members of different social groups had to the Communist Party —a chapter that relies on the autobiographical presentations— proves that these texts are an excellent source for the party history, provided that the sources are not used in isolation from their textual and historical contexts.