Monday, 7 May 2012


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:

-       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.
-       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.
-       The Nobles were kind of at an intersection with the outcomes because they were not terribly beneficial nor where they harmed…

1 comment:

  1. There is a lot of excellent information here. you need to make sure that you get the right kings/queens though.

    47/50

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