The Congress of Vienna, begun in September 1814 and concluded ... was “le congress ne marche pas: il danse,” and the dance it danced most was the polonaise. As the distinguished British ...

Using diaries, memoirs and dance music of the period, Michael Goldfarb tells the story of the Congress of Vienna and how it still affects us. Show more "The Congress doesn't work, it dances!" ...

The start of the Congress of Vienna ushered in the longest period of peace Europe had known for centuries. So why has its anniversary all but been ignored? True, the Congress of Vienna is mostly ...

THE International Botanical Congress, held at Vienna on June 11–18, was an impressive demonstration of the activity of botany as a science, and of the enthusiasm of its adherents. Vienna is not ...

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1 It was not in 1945 nor in 1919. Rather, it was the Congress of Vienna (1814-15) that proved to be the relevant turning point in history, when certain conditions allowed a number of European ...