But the Polytechnic is not only the moment the tank entered. It is three days and a few hours during which tens of thousands of young people lived a revolutionary surge that swept the entire country away. Boys and girls who stood against the junta, overthrowing at the same time everything imposed on them until then by the oppressive society of their parents, with the harsh morals of the era.

For as long as the occupation lasted, the students lived a form of direct democracy. They cooked together, slept together, sang and discussed politics, and co-decided everything. At the same time, they risked everything for freedom.

https://www.tovima.com/society/why-we-still-talk-about-the-polytechnic-uprising-52-years-later/

Polytechnic Uprising 1973: The First Sparks of Defiance

In November 1973, a wave of student unrest swept through Greek universities, setting in motion the events that would ignite the Athens Polytechnic uprising and mark the beginning of the end for the military dictatorship.

https://www.tovima.com/vima-history/polytechnic-uprising-1973-the-first-sparks-of-defiance/