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11 What Did Beating Napoleon Bring to Russia?
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After defeating Napoleon, Russia jumped from a European marginal state to a core political player. Yet it turned more conservative instead of further Westernization. Tsar Alexander I founded the Holy Alliance to suppress liberal ideas. Young Russian officers, influenced by Western culture in France, launched the Decembrist Uprising. This uprising pushed Russia into deeper conservatism, drifting further from Europe. What impact will this conservative Russia bring? Stay tuned for the next episode.
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