EN
Jan Christiaan Smuts (1870-1950) as a political leader is presented not in the context of his interior engagement in South African matters but through prism of his international activity. Special attention is paid to his participation in the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 and his contribution in concept and creation of the League of Nations. Smut's diagnose of the political situation in Europe and his assessment of conditions of Versailles Treaty are underlined as well as Smut's projects concerning the future international world order.