The November Uprising of 1830

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The November Uprising was one of the most consequential events in modern Polish history. Its failure made sure that the Russian Empire abolished all forms of political autonomy that Poland had enjoyed after the end of the Napoleonic Wars. This video will give a detailed explanation to the circumstances that led to the Russo-Polish War and shows what the short and long term consequences looked like.

Sources:
Davies, Norman: God’s Playground. A History of Poland, Volume II, 1795 to the present, New York 2005.
Ganzenmüller, Jörg: Russische Staatsgewalt und polnischer Adel. Elitenintegration und Staatsausbau im Westen des Zarenreiches 1772–1850, Cologne & Vienna 2013.
Kieniewicz, Stefan: The Emancipation of the Polish Peasantry, Chicago & London 1969.
Kocój, Henryk: Preußen und Deutschland gegenüber dem Novemberaufstand 1830-1831, Katowice 1990.
Milewicz, Przemysław: National Identification in Pre-Industrial Communities. Peasant Participation in the November Uprising in the Kingdom of Poland 1830-1831, in: Jahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas 58 (2010), Nr. 3, pp. 321-352.
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Music Used:
Beethoven - Symphony No. 7.
Tchaikovsky - Valse Sentimentale
Vivaldi - Concerto for Two Violins

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:27 Congress of Vienna
1:14 The Kingdom of Poland and its Constitution
4:04 Political Disputes
5:01 Polish Economy
7:07 Tsar Nicholas I
9:53 The Revolt Begins
11:55 "Polenschwärmerei"
13:15 A Conservative Revolution?
14:36 Consequences
15:36 Outro