Memory of the world: The exhibition, timed to the 200th anniversary of the International Congress of Vienna, in Moscow

The State Historical Museum (Moscow) hosts the exhibition “The Congress of Vienna”, timed to the 200^th anniversary of the International Congress of Vienna, held from September 1814 until July 1815. The Congress was convened at the end of Napoleonic Wars by victorious powers (Russia, the Great Britain, Austria, Prussia) to agree on the final issues of the postwar Europe and World.

The congress welcomes all European monarchs. Two emperors, four kings, two crown princes, two hundred princes and heads of feudal sovereign homes across the continent arrive in Vienna. The congress was attended by the cream of the European diplomatic corps - about 450 people. The Russian delegation was headed by the Emperor Alexander I, who was considered one of the best diplomats of his time. 

In general, the Congress of Vienna secured the status quo of European borders, remained almost unchanged until the middle of the XIX century, first developed the system of peaceful settlement of international relations and tried to create new mechanisms between monarchs and their people.

The centerpiece at the exhibition is the provided by the Foreign Policy Archive of the Russian Empire of the final act of the Congress of Vienna, which contains signatures of the three Russian representatives: I. Kapodistria, K. V. Nesselrode, A. K. Razumovsky. The glass stands include graphic portraits of participants of the Congress of Vienna, monarchs and diplomats.