Mussolini photo biography

Benito Mussolini, the founder of Italian fascism, was born on July 29 in the village of Varano Dee Dee Dee near the village of Dovia in the Italian province of Forli, in the family of a village blacksmith and a large supporter of socialist ideas. It was his father that laid out revolutionary ideas in him. Since childhood, Benito was distinguished by violent uncontrollable behavior. His life dominant was an indefatigable thirst for power.

His personal morality was aimed at achieving and preserving it, and all life was subordinated to this. He was lonely - but it was the loneliness of the ruler, around whom the rest of his life rotated. He was sincerely sure that a strong person should control the masses - like a shepherd with a herd of sheep. Later, Mussolini came to the conviction that it was fascism that had to turn this “herd” into a convenient and obedient instrument of building a society of universal prosperity.

Already at the summer, Mussolini began to be actively interested in politics and joined the Socialist Party. After graduating from the gymnasium in the year, he worked as a teacher at a rural school in Piev Salicheto, where he soon headed the socialists and became a member of the local committee of workers. In subsequent years, he traveled a lot around Europe, promoting the ideas of socialism.

He participated in the First World War. In the year, Mussolini began his political activity and soon became the creator of the new organization “Italian Union of Wrestling” transformed in the year into the National fascist party, from which, among other deputies, he entered the House of Deputies of the Italian parliament. And in the year he made a famous march to Rome. Having taken the post of Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mussolini soon became the actual ruler of Italy.

He contributed to the adoption of the law by which the fascist detachments were turned into police units, and the elections for the majority system gave the Nazis the vast majority in the Chamber of Deputies. By the end of the x, a totalitarian fascist dictatorship was established in Italy: all opposition parties and associations were dissolved or defeated, their seal was prohibited, and opponents of the regime were arrested or deported.

Mussolini knew all Italy from small to great. His profile was printed on coins, and portraits, busts and photographs flaunted in all state institutions and residential buildings. His name was gained in large font on each page in all newspapers, sounded in all programs of national radio. The newsreel captured him at numerous parades, rallies, competitions. It was the largest cult of personality in Europe, which was undividedly dominated by Italy from October to July.

Mussolini, of course, had power and charisma, he was given acting and oratory talent, and he knew how to keep huge crowds of people in suspense and attention. Mussolini became the closest ally of Hitler, in June, before a thousands of thousands of crowd, announcing the entry of Italy into the war. But at the front, the Italian armies suffered one defeat after another, and in Italy itself the Germans behaved more and more impudently.

In the country, mass discontent grew by the hardships of wartime. Italy was on the verge of a national catastrophe. The fault for military defeats, troubles and human suffering fell on Mussolini. Two conspiracies ripened against him: among the fascist leaders and among the aristocracy and the general. As a result, the resignation and imprisonment of the dictator followed, but soon, in September, he was liberated by the German special forces and headed the Italian Social Republic in northern Italy.

But when it became clear that Hitler was defeated in the war, and Europe gradually began to free himself from the fascist invaders, Mussolini tried to flee the country, but was captured by partisans. Persons of the day of March 17: - Eduard Limonov Soviet and Russian writer, publicist, politician.