Tag Archives: Matteotti

The “Red Years” and the Murder of Matteotti

Posted on August 11, 2015 by toritto

A re-post from a year and a half ago Giacomo Matteotti Italy was at war – the First World War. By 1918 Italy had been at war for more than three  grueling years.  By the end of the war, Italy would … Continue reading →

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Reds – For May Day

Posted on May 1, 2015 by toritto

Fine red cloth covering an altar in a corner of grandma’s room away from the window Old Italian woman wife and mother did you ever miss the tall windows of Naples in high Summer? Moonlight never shined o’er her bed … Continue reading →

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Reds

Posted on December 16, 2014 by toritto

Fine red cloth covering an altar in a corner of grandma’s room away from the window Old Italian woman wife and mother did you ever miss the tall windows of Naples in high Summer? Moonlight never shined o’er her bed … Continue reading →

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