Italy. Liguria Region. Ospedaletti. Christmas day. An inflatable doll of Santa Claus with his right arm and a calendar celebrating Bennito Mussolini. The calendar about "The Duce" and his men (Graziani, Borghese, Muti and Pavolini) is for sale at a market bookshop's stall. Another book also to be sold on Fidel castro. Father Christmas or santa Claus is the gift-bringer of folklore and the traditional name for the personification of Christmas. Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (29 July 1883 – 28 April 1945) was an Italian politician and leader of the National Fascist Party, ruling the country as Prime Minister from 1922 until his ousting in 1943. He ruled constitutionally until 1925, when he dropped all pretense of democracy and set up a legal dictatorship. Known as Il Duce ("the leader"), Mussolini was the founder of fascism. 24.12.15 © 2015 Didier Ruef