From Victory to Peace: Russian Diplomacy after Napoleon

by Elise Kimerling Wirtschafter

"The book analyzes Emperor Alexander I's foreign policy in the years 1815-23, a critical period in the European restorations that followed the victory over Napoleon. It highlights Russia's integration into European society, understanding of European order, contribution to peacemaking, and perspective on what it meant to act in concert"--

507 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 15, 2020

Reviews

[Arran Douglas · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this as part of my master's literature review and am currently in the process of writing a slightly more formal review to be submitted as part of my course.

This book is remarkably important to my master's study and I'm very glad that it has been so carefully constructed and well argued by Wirtschafter. It fills a significant gap in the history (at least in terms of English language histories). Despite this I still think there is much for historians to examine when it comes to the development of peace post-Napoleon, particularly in terms of specific nation studies such as this one does for Russia. This book could serve as paving the way for a new branch of historiography and could provide the basis for the way that such histories are written but for now this is an important study in the development of Russian foreign policy, and the development of a more unified Europe.