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On a boat: Visit of French President Raymond Poincare in July 1912, St. Petersburg.
Visit of French President Raymond Poincare in July 1912, St. Petersburg.
French Cruiser with French President Raymond Poincare in July 1912, St. Petersburg.
French President Raymond Poincare embarks in St. Petersburg.
Visit of French President Raymond Poincare in July 1912, St. Petersburg.
Visit of French President Raymond Poincare in July 1912, St. Petersburg.
Visit of French President Raymond Poincare in July 1912, St. Petersburg.
Visit of French President Raymond Poincare in July 1912, St. Petersburg.
Visit of French President Raymond Poincare in July 1912, St. Petersburg.
Spectators on a steam boat welcome French President Raymond Poincare in July 1914, St. Petersburg.
Summary
The public on the deck of the steamship "Rus" greeted the French squadron.
Публика на палубе парохода «Русь» приветствуют французскую эскадру.
During the 1890s, Russia's foreign policy moved away from Germany and toward France. After Bismarck lost office, there was no renewal of the Reinsurance treaty between Russia and Germany. The German bankers stopped lending to Russia, which increasingly depended on Paris banks. Russia left Bismarck's Three Emperors' League (with Germany and Austria) and instead took up the French proposal for closer relationships and a military alliance. Russia felt humiliated after Austria and Germany prevented it from helping Serbia. The Anglo-Russian Entente and the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 made both countries part of the Triple Entente. Both Britain and Russia were then part of the subsequent alliance against the Central Powers in the First World War.