Аннотация: Ministers Czartoryski and Vyshinsky. The Short historical essay
Ministers Czartoryski and Vyshinsky. The Short historical essay
Adam Jerzy Czartoryski was Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Empire in 1804-1806 (approximately this period the first round-the-world voyage of Krusenstern and Lisianski under the Russian flag was made). (Mark Aldanov wrote about Czartoryski).
Andrey Yanuaryevich Vyshinsky was Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR from 1949 to 1953. (Who wrote about Vyshinsky as the Minister of Foreign Affairs?).
What do they have in common?
Firstly, both of them had a lot of events in their fate and career, outside periods of working as foreign ministers.
Secondly, Czartoryski served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the 19th century under Emperor Alexander I, and Vyshinsky worked as Minister in the 20th century under Stalin.
Thirdly, fourthly, fifthly, etc. There are a lot of differences ...
Russia (Russian Empire, USSR) was sometimes at the zenith of its power.
Perhaps, to such periods of strength can be attributed victories in two Patriotic Wars - in 1812 and in 1945.
6 years are separating the Ministry of Czartoryski from 1812. Between the Ministry of Vyshinsky and 1945 - 4 years. By historical standards, 6 years and 4 years - the periods are not very large.
You can go into details and say that after 1812 were, for example, 1849, 1856, 1905, 1917-1918 ... (the Empire ceased to exist ...).
And after 1945 came 1991 and a number of other historical dates ... (the USSR ceased to exist ...).
Under these two ministers, changes in the political situation around the Poland (and in her) were outlined. Under Vyshinsky they were not only planned, they were being implemented ... The partition of the Rech Pospolita (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth), the historical interlinking of Russia and Prussia is an independent historical theme ... Eugene Tarle talked about the rivers of blood that were paid for the excessive historical diving of Russia in relations with Prussia ...
If we look at the historical past from the standpoint of the modern average Russian citizen, then the details are erased ... Not everyone is familiar with specific historical circumstances and events ...
There is a general picture - the times were really glorious ... Russia was at the zenith of power ...
If you generalize without going into details of historical periods, then things in Russia during the ministers Czartoryski and Vyshinsky weren't bad ... So, about them, as the foreign ministers, people don't particularly remember ...
Alexander I and Joseph Stalin had a large teams ...
October 23, 2019 21:24
Translation from Russian into English: October 26, 2019 12:06.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский 'Министры Чарторыйский и Вышинский. Краткий исторический очерк'.