Opinions
Agamemnon Sidelined: Why the Victory in 1812-1815 Was Less Rewarding for Russia Than for the Rest of Europe
Summarizing the foreign policy consequences of Napoleon’s defeat by the coalition of European powers led by Russia, one can conclude that they were much less benign for Russia than for the rest of Europe. The Western powers did not start viewing Russia as “one of their own.” The anti-Russian coalition that they formed in 1853 revealed that neither Austria nor Britain ever intended to show any gratitude for the “legitimist” exploits of Russia, as Nicholas I expected.