Russia’s Role in The
Congress of Vienna
By: Omar Youssef
The Congress of Vienna majorly changed Russia’s role in European
affairs. After the Congress, Russia made a strong alliance with 3 other nations
Austria, England and Prussia. This alliance was called the quadruple alliance.
It was the major division of power amongst the European nations.
Geographically,
Russia gained a respectable amount of land in the areas of Poland and parts of
eastern Prussia. Just by gaining these few lands it gave Russia a considerably
increased amount of influence in the region with one of its most famous being
the aid of Austria in helping with the revolt of Hungary.
As for the satisfaction with the outcome of the Congress, there were different
views amongst the ranks of the Russian people:
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Czar Nicholas was very happy with
the outcomes of the Congress. One of his biggest fears was a revolution in
Russia. He tried, using all means possible, to suppress any and all feels of
revolution in the country. He had upped censorship in all newspapers and there
were severe, sometimes fatal, consequences for those who disobeyed. This is
why, for the most part, the Czar was pleased with the outcome of the Congress.
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The Russian People were, for the most
part, displeased with the outcome of the Congress because it gave way to the
Czar to control them and their many ideas of revolt. Following the Congress of
Vienna there was to be a mass famine in the northern provinces due to bad
harvests and unusually dry weather, this freshened the long lost ideas of
revolt in the minds of the Russian peasants, which eventually led to the Great
Reforms in the early 1860’s.
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The Nobles were kind of at an
intersection with the outcomes because they were not terribly beneficial nor
where they harmed…