Christos Konstantinidis

Christos Konstantinidis (in Greek: Χρήστος Κωνσταντινίδης), born in 1945, is a Greek publisher, translator, and anarchist activist. He actively participated in radicalizing Athenian universities during the Greek junta (1967–1974) and was particularly involved in the Athens Polytechnic uprising, an event that marked the beginning of the fall of the junta.

He is generally regarded as one of the first links between the Greek student movement and anarchism, and he holds an important place in the revival of anarchism in Greece.

Biography Christos Konstantinidis was born in 1945. He became politically active during the Greek junta (1967–1974) after being trained in activism in Paris. In 1971, he founded the International Library (Διεθνής Βιβλιοθήκη), which quickly became the gathering place for the Athenian anarchist and anti-authoritarian movement. Through his bookstore, he managed to circulate texts by Goldman, Bakunin, Kropotkin, as well as more recent works, including situationist texts.

He played a central role during the Athens Polytechnic uprising, particularly by facilitating the publication of leaflets and materials for the movement. He participated in and encouraged the central action of the uprising by occupying the Faculty of Athens with his group on 14 November 1973,

With his companions, he also tagged the university with slogans such as "Down with the State!", "Patriots are assholes!", and "Down with wage labor!" Konstantinidis later managed the anarchist bookstore The Black Rose (Μαύρο Ρόδο).

Legacy Konstantinidis is one of the prominent figures in the Greek anarchist movement of the late 20th century; he is frequently mentioned in testimonies regarding these circles. An activist in the 1970s, he is generally regarded as one of the first links between the Greek student movement and anarchism, and he holds an important place in the revival of anarchism in Greece.