{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/699f0cf87156d508740b833c/69a1ceab811eb345586f9763?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Crimean War - Part 5: Ruins, reckoning, and the birth of modern war","description":"The guns fall silent, but the wounds remain. Europe walks through the ashes, counting the cost of a war that promised glory but delivered only ruin. The peace is uneasy. The scars left behind—on the land, on the people, and on history itself—will not fade quickly.\r\n\r\nIn the spring of eighteen fifty-six, the Treaty of Paris ends the fighting. Russia is forced to give up claims to Moldavia and Wallachia, and the Black Sea is declared neutral. The Ottoman Empire survives, but is left weakened and dependent on Western support. Britain and France claim victory, but their cities are filled with questions and grief. Was it worth the cost?\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://theconflictarchive.com/conflict/crimean-war","author_name":"The Archive Network"}