Second and Third Partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1793–1795)
The Russian Empire's collusion with the Hohenzollern and Habsburg monarchies to dismember a neighboring state. Under the second partition, "Russia received the central part of Belarus, the Kyiv, Bratslav, and Podillia voivodeships, and the eastern half of the Volhynian voivodeship – in total 250 thousand km2 and over 3 million inhabitants," and after the third, "the Polish state ceased to exist"[1].
Actors
| ID | Name | Procedures |
|---|---|---|
| G0009 | Russian Empire | 2 |
Instruments Applied
| ID | Name | Procedures |
|---|---|---|
| S0009 | Diplomacy | 1 |
| S0010 | Regular Army | 1 |
Procedures Carried Out
The diplomatic collusion of the great powers behind the backs of the peoples of the dismembered republic: "Russia carried out the second partition of Poland jointly with Prussia"[1]; all three monarchies took part in the third – the fate of the Right Bank was decided in St. Petersburg, Berlin, and Vienna.
The seizure and incorporation into the empire of Right-Bank Ukraine, Volhynia, and Podillia: Russia received "the Kyiv, Bratslav, and Podillia voivodeships and the eastern half of the Volhynian voivodeship," and under the third partition – "the western part of the Volhynian voivodeship, the western parts of the Kholm land and the Belz voivodeship"[1].