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100 1 $aIngle, Harold N.
245 10 $aNesselrode and the Russian rapprochement with Britain, 1836-1844 /$cHarold N. Ingle.
260 0 $aBerkeley :$bUniversity of California Press,$cc1976.
300 $axi, 196 p. :$bport. ;$c23 cm.
500 $aIncludes index.
504 $aBibliography: p. [173]-190.
505 0 $aPreliminary notes. A German in Russian service -- The danger of war. The bipolar configuration of power -- The Vixen Affair -- Confrontation in Asia -- Confrontation in the Near East -- Retreat from the brink -- The quest for harmony. Status quo as modus vivendi -- The overture to Britain -- The renewal of the European system -- The foundation of a new order.
520 $aCount Karl Nesselrode, Russian foreign minister 1816-1856, was a controversial figure in the government of Nicholas I. The rapprochement with Britain, perhaps his finest achievement, was opposed at every step by Russians who regarded Britain as a rival. It was later condemned by tsarist historians as an example of the "cosmopolitan diplomacy" that weakened their country in competition with the Western powers. Soviet historians have followed their lead, asserting that it was against national interests. But Nesselrode did avoid war in a series of dangerous confrontations in Asia and the Near East, outmaneuvering opponents who wanted to meet Britain head-on, and he managed to extricate Russia from diplomatic isolation at the same time. Finally, he advanced bipartisanship in an agreement on the Eastern Question that led to the renewal of the European concert. He was working to extend the areas of cooperation, particularly by promoting freer trade and commerce, when his opponents more effectively countered his influence in the mid-1840s. - Jacket flap.
600 10 $aNesselrode, Karl Robert,$cGraf von,$d1780-1862.
651 0 $aSoviet Union$xForeign relations$zGreat Britain.
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xForeign relations$zSoviet Union.
651 0 $aRussia$xForeign relations$zGreat Britain.
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xForeign relations$zRussia.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aIngle, Harold N.$tNesselrode and the Russian rapprochement with Britain, 1836-1844.$dBerkeley : University of California Press, ©1976$w(OCoLC)569878461
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