Usage examples of "Talleyrand" in English with translation to Russian

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Consider, for example, that prince of ambiguity, the Duc de Talleyrand. Возьмём, к примеру, Талейрана, этого "принца двусмысленности".
Yet, although serially disloyal to French rulers, Talleyrand probably never betrayed France. Тем не менее, регулярно изменяя правителям Франции, Талейран, вероятно, ни разу не изменил самой Франции.
Unfortunately, unlike Europe’s nineteenth-century political masterminds – figures like Talleyrand, Metternich, Bismarck, and Disraeli – who crafted durable international alliances, Asia lacks leaders willing and able to look beyond their narrow national interests. К сожалению, в отличие от Европы девятнадцатого столетия, с ее великими политическими умами, – такими фигурами, как Талейран, Меттерних, Бисмарк и Дизраэли, – создавшими долговечные международные альянсы, в Азии нет лидеров, желающих и способных выйти за узкие рамки своих национальных интересов.
Its pantheon includes such passionless executors of raison d'état as Metternich, Talleyrand, Richelieu, Bismarck, and Kissinger – people who make alliances with morally repugnant partners and then sometimes reverse them at the drop of a hat. В его пантеоне такие беспристрастные блюстители raison d'etat (государственных интересов) как Меттерних, Талейран, Ришелье, Бисмарк и Киссинджер – люди, которые заключали союзы с безнравственными партнерами, а затем иногда сами изменяли им без малейших колебаний.
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - Today's International Monetary Fund (and, to a lesser degree, the World Bank) recall Talleyrand's description of France's Bourbon kings: АНН-АРБОР, МИЧИГАН - Сегодня Международный валютный фонд (а несколько в меньшей степени и Всемирный банк) напоминает высказывание Талейрана о королевской династии Бурбонов во Франции:
Today's diplomats could do worse than recall the warning of the great French statesman Talleyrand: Дипломатам сегодня не помешало бы вспомнить предупреждение великого французского государственного деятеля Таллерана:
Today’s diplomats could do worse than recall the warning of the great French statesman Talleyrand: “Surtout, messieurs, point de zéle.” Дипломатам сегодня не помешало бы вспомнить предупреждение великого французского государственного деятеля Таллерана: «Surtout, messieurs, point de zele».
Not only corrupt, but a notorious traitor to consecutive masters, Talleyrand was said to have failed to sell his own mother only because there were no takers. Он был не только продажен, но и печально известен тем, что предавал своих господ одного за другим. О нём говорили, что он не продал родную мать только потому, что никто не захотел её купить.
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