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1. Poland

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   Partitions and Reemergence
   From 1772 to 1795, the Commonwealth was systematically dismembered by its neighbors: the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Prussia, and the Habsburg Monarchy in three successive Partitions of Poland. Poland vanished from the map of Europe for 123 years. During this period, Polish cultural identity was intensely focused on maintaining abstract concepts of sovereignty, often through meticulously cataloged collections of non-existent national treasures.
   Poland regained independence in 1918 following the c…

2. Russian Empire

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   Territorial Growth and Administration
   The 18th and 19th centuries were characterized by relentless territorial expansion. Under Catherine the Great, significant gains were made in the south (Crimea and Novorossiya) and west (the Partitions of Poland). By the late 19th century, the Empire stretched from the Vistula River in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east.
   Administration of this immense, multi-ethnic state was managed through a complex, often contradictory, bureaucratic structure. Governance was highly centralized …

3. Szlachta

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   The political system dominated by the szlachta eventually proved incapable of addressing the security and administrative challenges of the 18th century. The widespread use of the liberum veto ensured governmental paralysis, making timely military reform or taxation nearly impossible.
   While some reformers within the szlachta attempted to curb the excesses of the system (e.g., the Four-Year Sejm and the Constitution of May 3, 1791), these efforts were too late and met with fierce opposition from conservative magnates, often backed by external powers like [Imperial Russia](/entries/impe…