Controversial figure: Notes on the 20th-century political arena: Notes on the 20th-century political arena

Author: Jin Yonghua
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: Names chosen by history, weaving either long or short legends and stories. Whether it reads sorrow or joy, love or hatred, virtue or vice, wisdom or folly, whether they are remembered or forgotten, they will reflect the past into the future from the collective memory. This book depicts the destinies of ten figures from the 20th-century world history, some of whom are legendary figures in politics and war, while others are prominent politicians and tycoons. The selection of these figures as subjects is not arbitrary; he draws from the legendary destinies of these historical figures a sense of an irreable force, which often creates their tragic fates. It describes their legendary lives and historical evaluations. Many of the figures written about in the book can be described as "dogs barking at different masters" in terms of political stance, but the destinies they experience hold indescribable meanings.