Overview
- Alexis Tsipras released his memoir, Ithaki, on Nov. 24, offering a sweeping retelling of Greece’s 2015 eurozone crisis.
- Tsipras portrays ex-finance minister Yanis Varoufakis as “more celebrity than economist” and ultimately unsuitable for delicate negotiations.
- He recounts proposing a symbolic Russian purchase of Greek bonds in 2015 and says Vladimir Putin rebuffed the idea, urging a deal with Europe.
- Tsipras defends the 2015 referendum as a tool to resist national humiliation, while maintaining he never aimed for a euro exit.
- The book’s release coincides with reports he may launch a new movement that polls suggest could draw about 20% support, even as some figures dispute passages in the text.