Dictators stick around. As Stephen Gundle writes in Mussolini’s Ghost, “they embed themselves into the consciousness of the countries they tyrannise, attracting expressions of love and adoration ...

How do you solve a problem like Predappio? This small town in the hills of northern Italy where Mussolini was born in 1883 remains something of an enigma. The previous mayor called it the “Chernobyl ...

The great-grandson of former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini announced that he has signed a professional contract with Serie A's Lazio. Romano Floriani Mussolini has featured as a right-back for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of the Villa Mussolini. The summer residence of former fascist dictator B. Mussolini (1883–1945), located near Rimini ...

Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 As the 70th anniversary of Il Duce’s death approaches, Italians struggle with his place in their country’s history. Alamy ROME — Every year around Italy’s ...

The director jams as many moving parts, camera tricks, and maximalist flourishes he can fit into his portrait of Italy’s descent into fascism. It’s appropriately mesmerizing. Photo: MUBI Spoilers ...

Any democratic government that decays into dictatorship will have its Mussolini moment, sooner or later. The original Mussolini moment came 97 years ago this week, when Italy’s government, up till ...

“Benito Mussolini came back last night to the city where his fascism was born,” Bracker wrote in a front-page article in the ...