The Crimean war and its lessons in the Spanish press
The Crimean (Eastern) War of 1853-1856, in which Spain remained neutral, it has led to a change in the correlation of forces in the international arena. In this situation, for Spain it was necessary to determine the main directions of foreign policy under the new conditions. Spanish public opinion on this question is divided, that was reflected in the Spanish journalism, has been paid in 1855-1856 a lot of attention to analyzing the lessons of the Crimean War. This article discusses the assessment of the Spanish publicists of reasons, progress, results of the war and its consequences for Spain and the Vienna system of international relations, often do not coincide with the then dominant point of view in Europe, as well as factors that affect the features of perception of the Spanish military and political lessons of the Crimean War.