الإذاعة يا الادباتية التليكزيوك حصل من »أسطورة أيامُ الحرب كانت تحلو لهم تسميثهم بالفدائيئين، الصفة سابت فى الخمسينيات والستينيّات، جَسدَها يو منظمة فنح في الأرض المحدلّة، والتى نقلتها بالصور الملؤنة مجلاث اخر ساعة والمصور والتي طارت لهم بدورها قبل ذلك من عمليّاتٍ مقاومةٍ المحتل الإنجليزى فى منطقة القماة« في الأربعينيات عو البدن العشرين، نعم فدائيون؛ فمهجُئهم هى ط الدرَر الغارقة فى قاع البحر، أو ا…
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The tragic life of Puyi, Chinas last emperor A compelling biography explores the story of a child monarch who saw the collapse of a dynasty and the disappearance of the world he was born to rule. By Charles Clover he life of China's last emperor embodies the country’s extraordinary rupture with its imperial past. Puyi, born in 1906, grew up in the confines of the Forbidden City. He was worshipped …
