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If Napoleon never invaded Russia, or invaded Russia favorably with a better plan/significant luck, ultimately resulting in the 1812 borders (decided at the War of the Fifth Coalition) remaining almost as stable as the borders of the Congress of Vienna, then how would it affect events like 1848-1849 liberal nationalist movements?
Would these movements instead become reactionary in character, against the liberal First French Empire? Or would the absolutism of the French Empire have led it to become reactionary by that point, and the rebels would seek liberal reforms like OTL?
Would these movements instead become reactionary in character, against the liberal First French Empire? Or would the absolutism of the French Empire have led it to become reactionary by that point, and the rebels would seek liberal reforms like OTL?