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The dilemma one faces in writing a book such as this has been so eloquently stated ny Mark Frankland in the preface to his excellent biography of Nikita Khrushchev, that I can do no better than repeat it there.
This book is an attempt at analysis as well as a mere narrative; a gathering of sources and an interpretation rather than a reminiscence of relation, though it contains a great amount of new and fresh material.
In the history of humanity," wrote Dr. Jose Rizal, "there are names which in themselves signify, an event- which recall affection and greatness. They, are named that serve as mystic bonds uniting the nations of the earth in peace, in love, and in goodwill."rnrnThe history of the Philippines reveals many names of great Filipinos, whose dalliance illumines the firmament of our storied past like t…
Many people today remember Motilal Nehru as the father of Jawaharlal Nehru, just as in the nineteen twenties there were not a few in whose eyes Jawaharlal's chief title to distinction was that he was the son of his distinguished father. Both verdicts are equally superficial.
The importance of studying the USSR is obvios; and an understanding of today's Soviet Union is Hope lessly defective without acquaintance with the country's history.
Inleiding Enkele maanden na de troonsbestijging van koning Willem II, op 7 oktober 1840, begon minister Baud ban Koloniel aantekening te houden van de besprekingen die hij wekelijksmet de vorts had. Deze conferenties werden in de regel op de dinsdag gehouden.
To seek thr meaning of Liu Shao-ch'i's life is to become embroiled in inevitable controversy, for, by an uncxpected turn of events in 1966, Liu's life came to be subjected to the most far-reaching reinterpretation by a nationwide movement of militant young activists who claimed to spek on behalf of Mao Tse-tung and the Chinese people.
Pierre Laval was a man whose deepest roots lay in his native village. 'Don't you know Chateldon?' he asked one of his lawyers while he was awiting trial for treason in 1945.