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Catherine the Great and the Partition of Poland
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore Catherine the Great's role in the partitions of Poland-Lithuania, a series of diplomatic and military maneuvers that erased one of Europe's largest states from the map. They discuss the political chaos of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 18th century, the rise of the Confederation of Bar, and how Catherine used the 'Dissident Question' to justify intervention. The episode covers the three partitions of 1772, 1793, and 1795, highlighting key figures like King Stanisław August Poniatowski, Catherine's former lover; the…
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