Bismarck and Russia. 1851-1871

In this monograph, the reader’s attention is proposed to analyze the Russian direction of foreign policy of Otto von Bismarck on the eve of and during the unification of Germany, one of the key periods of German history of the 19th century. The work covers the 20-year period of European history: since 1851, when Bismarck was appointed to his first diplomatic post in Frankfurt, in 1871, when the German Empire was proclaimed.

This study was carried out on the basis of a comprehensive analysis, first of all, a wide range of materials stored in the archives of Germany and Russia, collections of documents, influential and authoritative Russian and German daily periodicals of that time, sources of personal origin. A joint study of these materials was not previously conducted.

Most of the documents are introduced into scientific circulation for the first time. The study of this complex topic contributes to a better understanding of the history of the relationship between German states and the Russian Empire in the 19th century. And the role that Russia played in the complex process of unification of Germany