Aproape totul despre: Liderii mondiali si vietile lor secrete

Silviu Leahu looks at world leaders from the last hundred years. He probes their private lives and disputed pasts. This nonfiction book looks past the praise they receive. It explores flaws, secrets, and claims that cast doubt on their good names. Why do people probe the faults of rulers they hate? Why do they shield those they admire?

Leahu looks at claims about Angela Merkel’s roots. These include a possible link to Adolf Hitler. He asks if Pope John Paul II had Romanian roots. He explores Queen Maria’s passions. He also looks at her role in forming Greater Romania. He asks if Mother Teresa had Aromanian roots. He looks at how the Missionaries of Charity handles money.

He explores the dispute over Martin Luther King’s doctorate. He looks at questions still open about Olof Palme’s murder. He covers claims that Silvio Berlusconi had Romanian lovers. He explores such claims about Donald Trump too.

The book looks at accounts of Lenin’s illness. It explores Kim Ir Sen’s diet and hopes for long life. It covers claims about Idi Amin’s past as a boxer. These include claims about how he treated his dead foes’ remains. Leahu looks at Pol Pot’s mass killings and harsh social order. He discusses claims that Bokassa ate human flesh. He also explores a Romanian marriage tied to Ceaușescu and diamond mines.

These accounts show the book’s main concern. It probes the gap between how leaders seem and how they act in private.