Ergebnis für "Engel" in Präsidenten & Staatsoberhäupter

Victor Sebestyen's intimate biography is the first major work in English for nearly two decades on one of the most significant figures of the twentieth century. In Russia to this day Lenin inspires adulation. Everywhere, he continues to fascinate as a man who made history, and who created a new...

Wer war Wladimir Iljitsch Lenin, nur ein Name aus dem Geschichtsunterricht oder der Mann, der mit Idee, Organisation und Gewalt ein Weltreich aus den Angeln hob? Dieses Hörbuch führt mitten in die dramatischen Jahre von Zarismus, Krieg und Revolution und zeigt, warum Lenin bis heute fasziniert und erschreckt, als Revolutionsführer, kommunistischer Staatsmann und Gründer der Sowjetunion.

She came to the throne in 1952 when Britain had a far-flung empire, sweets were rationed, mums stayed home and kids played on bombsites. Seventy years on, everything has changed utterly - except the Queen herself, ageing far more gracefully than the fractious nation over which she so lightly...

Jan Smuts: Unafraid of Greatness is a re-examination of the life and thoughts of Jan Smuts. It is intended to remind a contemporary listenership of the remarkable achievements of this impressive soldier-statesman. The author, a former editor of The Star, argues that Smut's role in the creation of modern South Africa should never be forgotten, not least because of his lifetime of devoted service to this country. The book draws a parallel between Smuts and President Thabo Mbeki, both architects of a new South Africa, much lionised abroad yet often distrusted at home.