Otto Fon Bismark. Put' k vershinam vlasti - Vlasov Nikolai Anatol'evich

Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) was certainly one of the most prominent statesmen in world history. Of great interest, however, is not only his work as head of the Prussian (and then German) government, but also the question of how he managed to break through to the heights of power. It seemed that he had no chance: poor, not too childbirth, did not want to make a career in public service and retired to his small estate, he by the age of thirty looked like the perfect type of disillusioned loser in his life. But the next two decades of his life were filled with a heavy, tense, rife with dramatic twists and turns, but ultimately an exceptionally successful power struggle. What helped him win this fight? The answer to this question is devoted to this book.