How is Benito Mussolini viewed in modern Italy?

Many people think he was a great man, because under his govern there was political stability, no mafia, no crime, Italy had colonies (like other European powers) and was well respected both politically and economically. All these things seem reversed nowadays. read more

Feelings in Italy about Mussolini are really diverse, depending on where you live. I was born in Northern Italy (Bologna), and I have to say that Mussolini is considered a really good politician, with the one error of allying with Hitler and the Third Reich. read more

Italian dictator Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) rose to power in the wake of World War I as a leading proponent of Facism. Originally a revolutionary Socialist, he forged the paramilitary Fascist movement in 1919 and became prime minister in 1922. read more