ABSTRACT
Indication that from the outset the effect of the Troppau Protocol was to restrain Russia at least as much as to suppress Revolutions is forthcoming with the outbreak of the Greek revolt. Throughout the rest of Alexander's life he found himself hamstrung by the principles he had propounded at Troppau. Metternich and Castlereagh worked together to restrain Alexander. This shows that neither Metternich nor Castlereagh regarded the division made at Troppau as seriously as they regarded the danger of Russian adventures in the Turkish empire. Metternich's Holy Alliance at any time failed to divert Russian attention from Turkey, the principle of international action, sharply enunciated from London, might yet save the day. Russia's failure to achieve any substantial gains from the war of 1827-1828 led Nicholas to revert to the pacific Eastern policy of Alexander I. A peaceful outcome was achieved by the temporary obliteration of the division first made in 1820.
