A great president of a small country. The story of Dali Grybauskaitė

If Margaret Thatcher became famous as the Iron Lady, then Dalia Grybauskaitė - as the Steel Magnolia. Freedom-loving, straightforward, fair, with a lightning-fast reaction and a confident voice - this is how the Lithuanian president was remembered.

Why did Dalia Grybauskaitė refuse to drink champagne with Obama? How did she resist Russia's energy pressure and not congratulate Putin on his term? How did she "protect" Germany and convince Trump of the opposite?

This book is the story of a strong leader who knows the value of herself and her state, defends national dignity and builds her own activities on public values. Even when she is left alone against oligarchs and corrupt officials, the Kremlin and Washington, opponents and yesterday's associates.