We can presume with any caution that Russia's current war against the West is the third, or even a compact, or fifth, clash in the long past of these rivalries. The first, was the Polish expedition to the Tsar's crown and the business of the Kremlin for the early 17th century.
Another, is Napoleon's expedition to Moscow a century later, in 1812, besides associated with the temporary mastery of the same office of Tsars and the city. The next European expedition was the German raid of June 1941, organized with a large strategical momentum and in a situation where Berlin had, in principle, all the resources of continental Europe. It should besides be added that there have been another wars that can be attributed to this scheme. This was the nature of Russia's conflict with the Central States during planet War I. besides known as the Crimean War and Piłsudski's expedition to Kiev in 1920. akin features, including the North War, have resulted in the permanent elimination of Sweden from a group of land powers, having so much to say in the European Nizhus area. As part of the above calculation, it should be noted that in rule Moscow lost only the Crimean War, but in fact military alternatively than political. The peace of Brest can besides be treated as a Russian defeat with Germany, but these shortly collapsed, which mostly offset the effects of this agreement.
In turn the Treaty of Drawing, ending our conflict with Bolshevikism can be considered a kind of tie and proverbial ceasefire. All of this happened only in 4 100 years of history. So what do we see? First of all, the fact that the east state managed to destruct everyone from among the powers: Poland, Sweden, Turkey and at the end of Berlin. For today's national Republic has a marginal political position. On this basis, it is possible to establish a well documented thesis that the fight of the West against the East is simply a permanent phenomenon, even inscribed in the past of Europe. And what we're seeing present is the continuation of these events. Only that the West these days is primarily the Anglo-Saxons who have taken the lead. Is it inactive Latin civilization and European culture? It's like a full another thing. A immense story is the prevailing historical communicative that the West is in constant danger from the East. Actually, there's no specified thing. The immense state of Mongolian Khans lasted rather briefly, as the period of his politics in Europe is the time from the conflict of Kałka (1223) to the conflict of Kulikowa Pola (1380).
Later, Ruś Moskiewska began subjugating the shredded Tatar Khanates. And that took Kremlin centuries. Unless we consider the Turkish Osman territorial momentum a threat from that side. However, their expansion should be seen more as a opposition of the alleged Orient to Europe. The Orient is not precisely East. We request to separate these things. On the another hand, we should besides realize that the United States cannot present quit its influence in Europe – and Russia must besides face this challenge. due to the fact that for various reasons, she can't completely retreat from this continent. possibly the current situation is so dramatic.
Antoni Koniuszewski
Think Poland, No. 9-10 (26.02-5.03.2023)
