User blog comment:GunsnadGlory/Common Misconceptions of History Part 2: Great Empires/@comment-4206034-20140318191125/@comment-4621372-20140318230856

It was a defeat.

They still won...

No. The Austro-Hungarians beat them multiple times- but in WWI, they invaded (successfully) Poland, which was under Russia.

They still WON.

Yes. Those are the only two who LOST, though.