when we stood at the precipice
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The Congress of Vienna, 1814/15. Prussia and Austria look to the future that they, along with the other Great Powers, are building for Europe, for themselves, and for their children—but they cannot forget the near past it is all tied to.
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- Part 1 of when we stood at the precipice
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At the close of the Napoleonic Wars, the victorious nations set up a balance of power. Thirty years later, it’s falling apart, collapsing before their eyes.
Germany has wished for unification for his entire life, and he cannot help but stand with the German revolutionaries who wish the same, even if it means going against his father, Prussia. But despite unification being closer than it has ever been, achieving it will not prove to be so simple.
For Austria-Hungary, the choice seems easy enough at first—he wants Hungary to be equal within the empire, and so do the Hungarian revolutionaries. Then Austria and Hungary—his parents—end up at war against each other and he no longer knows where to stand. Maybe he never has.
And whether it is for better or worse, they will all be left to wonder if the established order can ever be changed.
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- Part 2 of when we stood at the precipice