Abstract:

The conventional Greek narrative about the Greek Revolution connects and draws a straight line from the French Revolution to the Greek one. This linear connection is presumably interrupted by the Congress of Vienna and the Holy Alliance during the so-called Restoration Era. This article seeks to include the Congress of Vienna and the Congress System that followed it in the study of the Revolution of 1821 less as an interruption of revolutionary ferment and more as a moment accommodating new challenges. Its focus is on the key concept of legitimacy based on monarchy and it traces the ways the Greek revolutionaries delegitimized the Ottoman rule in order to legitimize their cause in the eyes of Europeans. Special emphasis is placed on the role of Russia and its transnational politicians in the elaboration of the idea of the illegitimacy of Ottoman rule over Christians.

摘要：

关于希腊革命的传统希腊叙事将法国大革命与希腊革命联系起来并画出一条直线。这种线性联系大概是在所谓的恢复时期被维也纳国会和神圣同盟打断的。本文旨在将维也纳国会及其后的国会制度包括在1821年革命研究中，而不是将革命性的活动中断，而应将其作为适应新挑战的时刻。它的重点是基于君主制的合法性的关键概念，它追踪了希腊革命者使奥斯曼统治合法化的方式，以便在欧洲人眼中使他们的事业合法化。