Tag: despot
Tamerlane the Destroyer – how a 15th-century despot helped Stalin win the war
Timur’s curse Tamerlane the Destroyer – how a 15th-century despot helped Stalin win the war According to legend, the curse of Tamerlane unleashed the invasion of the USSR. © Commons…
Putin and Zelensky: despot versus man of the people – Politics
Of Silke Bigalke, Moscow, and Frank Nienhuysen It’s Saturday morning, and Volodymyr Zelensky wants people in Ukraine to wake up not only to hear about attacks, fighting and victims, but…
10th anniversary of Gaddafi’s death: the confused legacy of a despot
Status: 10/20/2021 4:58 a.m. He financed terror, was courted by the West – and died on the run in 2011: Gaddafi’s bizarre demeanor as the ruler of Libya polarized ten…