Memories of the Iron Chancellor

Otto von Bismarck 1815–1898 — the first chancellor of the German Empire, who influenced not only the formation of a unified German state. As a result of his strategic plans and actions, the map of Europe was redrawn as a whole. Scholars from different countries agree that modern Germany is the backbone of the current European Union thanks to Bismarck. The memoirs of Otto von Bismarck detail the personality of the Iron Chancellor and the contribution he made to the political life of Europe. The steeliness of the future chancellor did not arise by itself. Bismarck had to overcome what we encounter today: betrayal of friends, slander, injustice, persecution, hypocrisy. A proud and ambitious man, he was able to be loyal to the emperor and the nation, but he did not forgive even them for the wrongs inflicted.