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I was surprised to find out that apparently Mussolini was an avid reader and even considered an intellectual by some contemporaries – whereas today I feel he is often seen as quite simple-minded. How did this image change take place after the war? Has his image even changed at all?

by /u/Ramihyn in /r/AskHistorians

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