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Targowice and Bar Confederations [34]
What? You say that Batoriy made us beg mercy on knee? Pawian, don't confuse true historical facts with Matejko's exalted patriotic paintings. Moreover, you blend together Polish and Russian middle aged customs, though they were absolutely different! Russian nobles couldn't beg mercy because unlike Polish magnates they were objects of power and couldn't act by their own will.
Bullsh!t ! You are perfectly aware that illiteracy of peasants of eastern parts was a result of polish sway there. Even today you can observe this phenomenon, because when eastern parts of ukraine are highly industrialized, westerners still sow rape to make both ends meet.
Further, the partitions were like a kiss of God for Poland and its industry, because whole immense Russian market suddenly was opened for Polish goods.