Israil in Faces

Biographic essays

Under this title in Moscow publishing house "ant " was a book known international journalist Konstantin Kapitonov . This is the first attempt at a comprehensive study of the role of personality in modern Israeli life . Consisting of a peculiar essay , it illuminates various aspects of the life path chosen by the author of heroes. It includes biographical essays devoted to leading politicians and statesmen of Israel. Those who stood at the cradle of the Jewish state , and those who play an important role in today's life.

The individual chapters tell about the author of the anthem of Israel Naphtali Herz Imber , an officer of the Russian Imperial Army Joseph Trumpeldor , who died long before the proclamation of the Jewish state. Here the reader will find essays on the " Iron Lady " of the Middle East, Golda Meir , the very popular (at least in the Soviet Union) at the end of 1960-70 's Gen. Moshe Dayan .

In the chapter " The Presidents " contains two essays . This - the seventh head of state Ezer Weizman and eighth - Moshe Katsav . The chapter " The Prime Ministers " includes essays about Ariel Sharon, Yitzhak Rabin , Yitzhak Shamir , Shimon Peres , Benjamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak .

Many interesting and legendary people in the chapters " opposition " and " talk about them ."

Great interest for the reader to the head of the "Knights of the " cloak and dagger . " There are portraits of the nine directors of the Israeli secret service Mossad , from the first - Reuven Shiloaha to the last - Efraim Halevy , recently retired .

The art of preparing a political portrait of a leader is one of the most difficult genres of social and political literature . The issue here is not just what exactly the character will be attracted the attention of the author, or any details of the personal life of the person chosen to be analyzed . The main difficulty is to be able to "fit " this person in the context of the political and socio -economic situation in Israel and not to fall into the simple statement biography. And the author did it!

And no wonder . Konstantin Kapitonov (born in 1946 ) graduated in 1973, the Arab Department of the Faculty of Journalism at Moscow State Institute of International Relations . As a student, collaborated with the newspaper " Izvestia" , where after graduation he was invited as a foreign correspondent for the department.

In late 1975 , he moved to the newspaper "Trud" . From 1976 to 1981 - the correspondent of the newspaper in Egypt. From 1982 to 1988 - correspondent of the " Literary Gazette " in Lebanon. He is currently a correspondent for the newspaper " RUSSIA " in Israel , as well as a freelance correspondent for the newspaper " Vremya MN " and "Echo of Moscow". Working with a number of Russian-speaking foreign publications - " Russian Thought" ( France), "Reporter " (USA ), "YSJ" ( Canada) .

content

From Abraham to Sharon.
 MEN - LEGENDS
Naftali Herz Imber
Yosef Trumpeldor
Golda Meir
Moshe Dayan
 PRESIDENTS
Ezer Weizman
Moshe Katsav
 Premier
ARIEL SHARON
Yitzhak Rabin
Yitzhak Shamir
Shimon Peres
Netanyahu
Ehud Barak
 OPPOSITION
Benny Begin
Avigdor Lieberman
DAVID LEVY
  TALK ABOUT THEM

Rafael Eitan
Yitzhak Mordechai
Amnon Lipkin - Shahak
AMOS MALKA
AMI Ayalon
Uzi Gal
Rehavam Zeevi
 KNIGHTS " cloak and dagger "
Reuven Shiloah
Isser Harel
Meir Amit
DVI Zamir
Yitzhaki Hofi
UNAM Admony
Shabtai SHAVIT
Danny Yatom
EPHRAIM Halevy
 OBAVTORE
 LETTER LIST OF TOURS