Empires as the three traditional empire: the Ottoman, Austro - Hungary, tsarist Russia and the contemporary empires epitome, the former Soviet Union, were all collapsed in the surging tide of nationalism one after another.

• 历史上传统帝国霸权的象征奥斯曼帝国、奥匈帝国和沙俄帝国以及现代帝国的缩影前苏联，这些帝国都是在风起云涌的民族主义浪潮中相继走向瓦解的。