Candiots are the Greek population of the main city (the modern name of Heraklion ) and the entire island of Crete , which the Venetians who ruled the city and the island called Candia .
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Candiots in Art
- 3 See also
- 4 References
History
During the reign of King George I of Greece in 1866, the Greek population of Crete rebelled against the Ottoman Empire, which ruled the island after defeating the Venetians. The main demand of the rebels was a reunion with Greece. The uprising lasted until 1869.
At the very beginning of the uprising, the government of the Russian Empire tried to contribute to a peaceful resolution of the conflict, but already in October 1866 it began to openly support the rebels.
In Russia, fundraising began "in favor of the suffering Christians of the East," that is, in favor of the rebel candiots. Appeals were published in support of the candiots of Metropolitan Filaret , the clerk of Countess N. D. Protasova [1] and Countess A. D. Bludova , who received great resonance in Russian society and forced the government to support the candiots more actively.
The course of the uprising was thoroughly and sympathetically covered in the Russian press of that time. [2]
Candiots in Art
- A painting by Candiota in anticipation of the arrival of the ship Arcadion (1867) by artist V.G. Khudyakova
See also
- Cretan Muslims
- Ottoman Greece
- Ignatiev, Nikolay Pavlovich
- Osman Pasha, Nuri Gazi
Links
- ↑ Countess N.D. Protasova (nee Princess Golitsyna, 1805 - 1880) - widow of the Chief Prosecutor of the Synod, Count N.A. Protasova .
- ↑ F.M. Dostoevsky. Collected works in 15 volumes. ... about the gathering in favor of the candiots ...