Fourthly, even before the beginning of the Congress, prior to the entrance of Allied forces to Paris, a provisional government of France, headed by Prince Talleyrand, was created. Talleyrand insisted on returning to power the French Bourbon dynasty.

The broken France received legitimate government. Became a member of Congress.

The return to the power of a dynasty of Burbons, "updated", "rebooted" a situation. The aggressive Napoleon became as if the "hero of the past", he was evacuated outside the political process. In some sense, disappeared the face, the subject to which it was possible to make a claim.

Talleyrand became the representative of France on the Vienna congress.

Fifthly, the Prince Talleyrand, the representative of France, the person with good church education, colossal political experience, enormous communications, the great prestige has managed to impose ("to force") a discussion around a number of the principles which were put forward by him (for example, the principles of legitimacy, balance).

After the efforts of Prince Talleyrand France withdrew from relative international isolation. France became one of the most influential States members of Congress.'

The Reader(man) has smiled:

- 'Insarov has separately noted a good education of the Prince Talleyrand. His art to read sermons. His art of scholastic reasonings and scholastic disputes.

Sixthly, the Congress danced! And he could dance infinitely. To hurry? Is there any need to hurry? The memory was freed by the wind of changes. The victims and efforts of those who have made the greatest contribution to a victory over Napoleon gradually were forgotten.

But there the completion of Congress came - completion partly forced, partly "natural".

The Congress ended after the conclusion on January 3, 1815, of a secret alliance between Austria, England and France (was defeated) against Russia and Prussia ...

Napoleon somehow very in due time escaped from Elba Island (someone was predicting such succession of events even before sending the Emperor to this island) and has disembarked on March 1, 1815 in France.

Participants of the Vienna congress have created the new (7th) coalition against Napoleon. On June 9, 1815 the final (general) act of the Vienna congress has been signed.'

- 'Even more interesting was the concise thinking of Insarov on the theme "Whether the historical works of practical value"', - the Reader(woman) said.

- 'He does not exclude, that both the book "Napoleon" by Yevgeny Tarle and the book "Metternich" by Christian Insarov, and other historical works were the subject of the most intense study in the late 1930s and early 1940s', - clarified the Reader(man).

- 'Why we have to exclude such opportunity?' - the Reader(woman) has agreed.

- 'Let's remember the honor, that Yevgeny Tarle was surrounded, - Tarle as the author of the books "Napoleon" and "Talleyrand". He had an "exit" to the "top".'

- 'Insarov took for example the Tehran (1943), the Yalta (1945), and the Potsdam (1945) conferences', - the Reader noted. - 'And the Yalta and the Potsdam conferences were organized in 1945. But Yalta conference was held before the surrender of Nazi Germany, in the period of active hostilities. Potsdam conference was convened after the Victory.

It turns out that from these three conferences two - Teheran and Yalta - have been carried out even before completion of military operations. When the contribution to a victory of each of allies was obvious. It created advantage to the participant of the anti-Hitlerite coalition, who made the most powerful contribution to the Victory.

Only one of these three conferences - Yalta conference (1945) - was held in the territory of the country-member. Perhaps, such decision was recognition of a contribution to the Victory of one of the participants from the side of other allies.

The participants in all three conferences were the main participants in the coalition. No a large number. No multiplicity. No "public".

Hitlerite Germany didn't take part in the Teheran and Yalta conferences. The broken Germany didn't accept participation in the Potsdam conference.

Insarov has made the assumption, that at these conferences neither sermons, nor scholastic reasonings, nor scholastic disputes were voiced.'

The Reader(man) has kept silent for a moment:

- 'The Austrian Empire, England, Russia, Prussia were participants of the anti-Napoleonic coalition... But for a short time, after the "Tilsit peace" of 1807, Napoleonic France and Russia become allies. Then so-called Napoleonic invasion to Russia follows... From the beginning of Patriotic war of 1812 the Tilsit world has lost force... It looks like a historical analogy'.

- 'What conclusion can be drawn?' - the Reader(woman) became worried. - 'Historical literature can be of practical importance? Interested people read the books of Tarle, Insarov, other authors - and are disclosing the "secrets of the music box"? If so, why did we leave the café-library without reading today the 500 pages that were needed to each? Urgently back!'

- "We are already near the bookstore," - the Reader(man) replied. - "Let's go for half an hour. And then we'll go back to the cafe-library".

May 21, 2017 - May 22, 2017

Translation from Russian into English: 19 November 2017 10:19, 19 November 2017 16:31.

Владимир Владимирович Залесский 'Сказка о Венском конгрессе'.

LII. The Tale about Metternich

- 'Gentlemen!' - Yevgeny Tarle has looked at Christian Insarov and Andrei Kamensky. - 'I am glad to our meeting on Neva Embankment.

I inform you that I am going to interview Mr. Metternich. He is in St. Petersburg now. He is living in the Winter Palace. On the embankment makes morning walks.

I got a recommendation. I hope that the Prince won't refuse a small interview.

I invite you to join me. It is clear, that in a short conversation we won't be able to ask many questions. But we will evince interest from the different points of view. For work on our books it will be useful. The Prince Metternich - the historical personality. His years of life:1773-1859.'

Insarov has smiled.

- 'Who would refuse such an offer? Of course, I agree with pleasure', - said Kamensky.

- 'I hurry to join', - Insarov has added.