- 09 Apr 2021 22:15
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Liberal France and the US were not present in the Congress of Vienna, Russia and Kapodistrias was. The rest of the powers just wanted to dominate Switzerland like Napoleon had done earlier. It was because of Russia and Kapodistrias that Switzerland is what it is today. That is actually the historical consensus among historians rather than the wishful ignorance of anti-Russian laymen.
Why would Switzerland exhibit diplomatic friendliness for Russia in a Swiss-Greek Article of the Federation?
You have no credibility and as you admit yourself no knowledge of any of this either. Your ignorance is not 'diplomatic friendliness' mate, your denial is a disservice to the memories of those who actually did something so that you can enjoy the privileges you currently enjoy.
If you want to call these historical facts as lies, then you will have to come up with something better than that.
Honour your history for what it is. The very least you can do.
Rugoz wrote:Russian influence on securing Swiss neutrality was never in doubt, but Modern Switzerland as a constitutional state ows much more to French and US influence. It's fair to say that represents a consensus among Swiss historians. I never even heard of the guy despite reading quite a bit of Swiss history.
Liberal France and the US were not present in the Congress of Vienna, Russia and Kapodistrias was. The rest of the powers just wanted to dominate Switzerland like Napoleon had done earlier. It was because of Russia and Kapodistrias that Switzerland is what it is today. That is actually the historical consensus among historians rather than the wishful ignorance of anti-Russian laymen.
Rugoz wrote:So yes, I attribute this article mostly the diplomatic friendliness.
Why would Switzerland exhibit diplomatic friendliness for Russia in a Swiss-Greek Article of the Federation?
You have no credibility and as you admit yourself no knowledge of any of this either. Your ignorance is not 'diplomatic friendliness' mate, your denial is a disservice to the memories of those who actually did something so that you can enjoy the privileges you currently enjoy.
If you want to call these historical facts as lies, then you will have to come up with something better than that.
Swiss Federation wrote:Kapodístrias arrived in Switzerland at a moment when the country was deeply divided and on the brink of civil war. Driven by extraordinary determination and strength of conviction, Kapodístrias managed, after ten months of dialogue and negotiation, to persuade the cantons to come together to lay the foundations for the creation of today's Swiss Confederation. Kapodístrias wrote constitutional drafts, resolutions, decisions and letters. Thanks to his unremitting efforts and persistence, Kapodístrias was also said to be "undeniably the most [...] decisive influence" among the envoys of the allied powers. After his first mission to Switzerland, each canton drafted a new constitution, the Diet (assembly of cantonal delegates) ratified the Federal Constitution, civil order was restored and Switzerland was recognised by the Allies.
An advocate of Swiss interests at the Congress of Vienna and the 1815 Treaty of Paris
During the Congress of Vienna (September 1814 – June 1815) attended by the diplomatic representatives of the victors of the Napoleonic Wars – the European great powers – Kapodístrias made the acquaintance of the Geneva statesman Charles Pictet Rochemont, who had a mandate to represent the Republic of Geneva. The two men became friends. With the Geneva representative François d’Ivernois, they worked together to rally Geneva to join the Swiss Confederation as a canton, consolidate its territory and thus establish a secure military border for the canton and the Confederation. Following the 1815 congress, Geneva joined the Confederation, giving the country its final borders which have remained unchanged to this day. The Vaud region is also indebted to Kapodístrias, who successfully argued for it to become a sovereign canton.
During the Second Paris Peace Conference (1815), which followed Napoleon's second abdication, Kapodístrias and Pictet distinguished themselves once again by securing by decree the powers' famous recognition of Switzerland's permanent neutrality, one of Switzerland's long-held aspirations and a major aim of the great powers, Russia in particular. The declaration was written by Pictet on Kapodístrias's request, who then transmitted it to the Allies' high representatives. During the two congresses, Kapodístrias was the most faithful, tireless and effective advocate of Swiss interests and a trusted guide and compass to Pictet de Rochemont, the most respected man in the Republic of Geneva.
Honour your history for what it is. The very least you can do.
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