The Battle of the Iron Chancellors

In one of the masterpieces of historical prose by Valentin Pikul — the novel "The Battle of the Iron Chancellors" — a picture of the complex Russo-German relations during the acute European political crises of the 1850s to 1870s is reflected, when the chancellors on different sides were Prince Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov and Otto Bismarck. The book also includes wonderful miniatures by the author about diplomats and diplomatic relations.