A Collection of Misconceptions. 20 Most Controversial Figures in World History

“A Collection of Delusions” is a book about vivid personalities who left their unmistakable mark on world history. Even while they were alive, labels were pinned to them: “angel” or “villain,” “good” or “bad,” “righteous” or “sinful.” But was everything really that clear-cut? Of course not!

First of all, this is a book about people with a difficult—and sometimes tragic—fate; about those whose true face is only beginning to break through after years of lies; about those who needed years, and sometimes even centuries, to appear before descendants in their true light.