Аннотация: Prince Talleyrand reflects on Vilnius ... A political story.
Prince Talleyrand reflects on Vilnius ... A political story.
Napoleon still is resisting, but everyone already understands that emperor is defeated.
Prince Talleyrand seeks from the Senate the appointment of a Provisional Government and heads it. On March 31, 1814, the Allies enter Paris. The Emperor of Russia stays in the house of Prince Talleyrand as a guest.
Who will rule France: the representatives of the Napoleonic dynasty or the Bourbon dynasty?
Talleyrand is in favor of the Bourbons.
Louis XVIII (representative of the Bourbon dynasty) landed at Calais on April 24, 1814 and began to move towards Paris, occupied by the Allied forces.
On May 1, 1814, Prince Talleyrand joined Louis XVIII at Compiegne, 70 kilometers from Paris.
The prince had to spend several hours in the waiting ... in the waiting room...
But the prince's thoughts were occupied with fresh news. Information was received about Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's speech at the UN Security Council while the online meeting on January 22, 2021.
Having enough time, Prince Talleyrand reflected on the history of Vilna. Roughly from 1323 to 1795, Vilna was the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and from 1569 - and one of the largest cities of the Commonwealth.
Lukashenko, having squeezed Tsikhanouskaya out of Minsk, is unable to erase the historical memory.
Lukashenko is in Minsk, and Tsikhanouskaya is in Vilnius (in Vilno).
Perhaps most Belarusians have a more respect for Tsikhanouskaya in Vilnius, the historical capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, than for Lukashenko in Minsk (when did Minsk become the capital? And when did Belarus become "independent"?).
However, the reflections of Prince Talleyrand were interrupted by an invitation.
Louis XVIII invites, at last ... Talleyrand looked at the watch. Yes, he had to wait a few hours.
Whether the Bourbon dynasty ought to hurry for ? They will last at power until 1830 ...
A reputation is a delicate thing ...
January 22, 2021 21:24
Translation from Russian into English: January 22, 2021 22:05.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский "Князь Талейран размышляет о Вильнюсе... Политический рассказ".