The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 1733-1795

Overview

A major new assessment of the "vanished kingdom" of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth--one which recognizes its achievements before its destructionRichard Butterwick tells the compelling story of the last decades of one of Europe's largest and least understood polities: the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Drawing on the latest research, Butterwick vividly portrays the turbulence the Commonwealth experienced. Far from seeing it as a failed state, he shows the ways in which it overcame the stranglehold of Russia and briefly regained its sovereignty, the crowning success of which took place on 3 May 1791--the passing of the first Constitution of modern Europe.

Details

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published

2021-01-05

Pages

512

Language

EN

Categories

History / Europe / Poland, History / Europe / Baltic States, History / Modern / 18th Century

ISBN-13

9780300252200