Tatiana Gritsi-Milliex

Who was Tatiana Gritsi-Milliex?

Tatiana Gritsi-Milliex was a Greek novelist and journalist.

She was born in Athens and studied at the University of Athens, but quit her studies after a short time. She went on to study French and phonetics at the French institute where she met her husband Roger Milliex, and with whom she had two children.

During the Axis occupation of Greece she became a volunteer for the Greek Red Cross.

The Milliex couple left for France in 1945 and returned to the Kingdom of Greece in 1947, when Roger Milliex became director of studies in the French Institute.

They remained in Athens until 1959, where Tatiana worked in the center of Asia Minor studies, while participating in various painting exhibitions throughout Greece, while intensifying her writing work.

From 1959 until 1971 the couple lived in Cyprus, since Mr. Milliex was transferred to the Cypriot French institute.

Later they left for Genoa, Italy. During the Greek military junta of 1967–1974, Tatiana lost her Greek citizenship, and thus she joined the anti-junta campaign.

They returned to Greece during the Metapolitefsi. Tatiana worked for EIR, 1983–1984 and ERT2.