Synopsis
The History Of Russia: From The Earliest Period To The Present Time. Compiled From The Most Authentic Sources, Including The Works Of Karamsin, Tooke, And Ségur" by Walter Keating Kelly offers a sweeping, documentary?rich survey of Russia's diplomacy, wars, and reform from the Napoleonic era onward, tracing shifting alliances with France, Britain, Austria, Prussia, Sweden, and the Ottoman Empire, and detailing Russia's military campaigns in Europe, the Caucasus, the Danube region, and Finland. It juxtaposes domestic reform with foreign policy, highlighting Alexander I's cautious modernization and liberal impulses alongside expansive foreign ventures, the earlier Catherine era policies, and the dramatic outbreak of the Crimean War. The work emphasizes the complexity of treaties, both public and secret, the rise and fall of coalitions, and the ways diplomacy, realpolitik, and battlefield conduct shaped Europe's continental order. Central themes include territorial growth, the expansion of influence in Moldavia/Vallachia and Finland, and the evolution of the Eastern Question through events like Unkiar Skelessi, the London conventions, and the Vienna negotiations. Through political biographies, military campaigns, and diplomatic negotiations, the book illuminates how Russia forged its empire within a volatile European system.
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