The romantics transferred
Each nation, like individuals, is interesting, but sometimes it is strange to see how others perceive it. One way or another, not only details, but also facts, milestones are distorted. More often - without any intent. The scrupulous descriptions of the life of great people make the impression of complete reliability, but each of them would only shrugged: "You never know what I seduced in letters and what I chatted on the feast!" So with the peoples.