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Athens is one of the last European capitals to have moved away from socialist ideas. This change took place in 1990, about 17 years ago.
After the civil war in 1950, the idea of a socialist society gained strong support among the population. Today, Athens is a city with a divided consciousness, which must adapt quickly to neoliberalism.
Three urban projects highlight Athens' recent history and its ruptures:

One of the most hopeful projects was the modern planned settlement "Nea Athina," which was expanded during the final years of the socialist era. Today, this neighborhood has fallen into disrepute, and its last free spaces are being profitably developed without legal basis—driven by metasocialist enthusiasm.

The euphoria of reconstruction in the 1950s was soon replaced by a more sober realism. Many people tried to escape, leading the Ministry of Border and Coast Guard to build a massive barrier in the Faliro Bay.

Now, many Athenians have to live with the ruins of the "socialist experiment," full of betrayal and guilt. Much awaits reinterpretation; many things still need to be reshaped into a new consciousness and form a new social contract.
The view of historical heroes is also changing. For example, there are plans to transform Greece’s most important resistance monument, the former memorial of the National Resistance in Kaisariani, into a double memorial— a symbolic reinterpretation that redefines the perspective on the past.

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