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Continental Divides

The Wall Street Journal

December 27, 2025

The domains of the Habsburgs formed a political and cultural patchwork that would come under increasing strain

- By Dominic Green

KLATCH An 1896 illustration of the interior of a Viennese cafe, by Reinhard Völkel.

This story is from the December 27, 2025 edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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