mussolini
...pelled from school on several occasions for knifing other students. Surprisingly, when faced with compulsory military service at age 18, Mussolini fled to Switzerland, where a Russian expatriate introduced him to socialist ideology. He quickly developed a passion for socialism and writing while in Switzerland, which he put to good use by submitting articles to various socialist newspapers. In 1904, under an amnesty for deserters, Mussolini returned to Italy, where he then wrote columns for the socialist newspaper La Lotta Di Classe (The Class Struggle). In subsequent years Mussolini was charged with and convicted of subversion for his part in leading several pre-war riots, eventually serving five months in prison. capacity, Mussolini extolled socialism and became well known throughout Italy for his...