Századok – 1996

Tanulmányok - Diószegi István: Bismarck és Magyarország 1871–1875 V/1117

1190 DIÓSZEGI ISTVÁN Austro-Hungarian ruler's visit to Berlin in 1872 Andrássy tried to win Bismarck over to his anti-Russian plans. The German chancellor refused to consider these plans and realized his own views in the summer and autumn of 1873, when he brought about the League of the Three Emperors. The second part of the paper deals with the image of Hungary in contemporary diplomacy created by reports given by ambassadors accredited in Vienna and consuls working in Pest. The economic and political conditions of Hungary, and the nationality policy of the Hungarian government are introduced through the eyes of the foreign diplomats. On the basis of instructions sent to foreign representations the author establishes that the Germans, the Russians, and the French considered it equally important to maintain the dualist system brought about in 1867, just like the Hungarian influence in it. This applied especially to Bismarck, who even linked the maintenance of the tripartite cooperation with the integrity of the dualist state and the activity of Andrássy as Foreign Minister. In the final chapter the author analyzes the changes in the relationship of Germany and Russia, and concludes that, owing to their ever stronger opposition, the Monarchy and Hungary assumed a growing importance for German foreign policy. This tendency became still stronger during the war hysteria in 1875, when Bismarck lost most of his appreciation toward Russia and found the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy led by Andrássy much more important.