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The Crimean war OTL was fought on a limited front with limited objectives, but the British PM Palmerston (among others) sought to transform the war into a much larger struggle to permanently weaken the Russian Empire. A larger coalition including Sweden, Austria, and Prussia was to be assembled with this goal in mind, and the map of Europe was to be dramatically redrawn. Palmerston's vision was as follows:
Aland and Finland restored to Sweden
The German Baltic provinces (presumably modern day Estonia and Latvia) given to Prussia
A 'substantive' Kingdom of Poland created
Lombardy and Venice set free from Austria (and possibly given to co-belligerent Piedmont)
Austria would acquire Moldavia, Wallachia, and the mouth of the Danube
Crimea, Circassia, and Georgia would be taken from Russia and put under direct or indirect Ottoman control
Obviously assembling this coalition wouldn't be easy, and the ensuing war would be expensive for everyone involved. But supposing it did happen, and that Palmerston's war aims were followed to the letter, what would be the consequences for Europe? Some observations:
Austria has fewer entanglements in Italy but is more tied to the Balkans.
Prussia now has to worry about a massive flank with Russia, would this impact the prospects of German unification?
Northern Italy might unite a decade ahead of OTL.
The Ottomans have actually regained territory, at least temporarily, and their nemesis has been cut off from the Balkans.
Sweden has lost the option for neutrality, what role would it have in European politics (c'mon united Scandinavia)?
What are Poland's options when it's presumably landlocked and surrounded by distrustful Empires?
What do Britain and France actually gain from dramatically weakening Russia?
And finally how would such a war impact the Russian Empire? Being on the receiving end of a pan European coalition would certainly prompt a rethink of Russian policy, and St. Petersburg is now within striking distance by the Prussians and Swedes. How reversible is this defeat? Would Russia be forced to rapidly modernize or would it instead become inward looking and conservative?
In short this radically changes the history of pretty much every major European country overnight. So any thoughts?