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“Willy Brandt 1913–1992: Visionär und Realist”
by Peter Merseburger
It’s a biography of Willy Brandt, the German statesman and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who served as Chancellor of West Germany from 1969 to 1974. The subtitle “Visionär und Realist” (“Visionary and Realist”) reflects how the author portrays Brandt’s political life—balancing bold ideas like Ostpolitik (his policy of opening relations with Eastern Europe) with pragmatic leadership.
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