Kto się boi księcia Metternicha?
Who's Afraid of Prince Metternich?

Summary/Abstract: The author proposes a test for the propensity of being a reactionary that he calls "Metternich test", although Robert Stewart Castlereagh (1769-1822) could also be called as an examiner. Undoubtedly only Russian tsars can be considered reactionary monarchs, starting from Nicholas I (1796-1855). To judge whether president Putin is a reactionary we need authority of Alexandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008). Although Henry Kissinger is called Metternich of 20th century, he is not suit for the function of examiner. Author elaborates on the faith Metternich had in love as a force that makes politics possible. A person that can't understand the life of other people, cannot understand history. After Nicholas I became tsar all Russian doctinaires, such as Sergey Uvarov (1786-1855), Konstantin Leontiev (1831-1891) and Konstantin Pobedonostsev 1827-1907), formulated principles of reaction. The paper ends with Wacław Nałkowski's (1851-1911) critique of Henryk Sienkiewicz as a reactionary.

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