The Russian Partition (sometimes called the Russian Poland) constituted the former territories of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth that were acquired by the Russian Empire in the course of late-18th-century Partitions of Poland. The Russian acquisition encompassed the largest share of Poland's population, living on 463,200 km2 (178,800 sq mi) of land constituting formerly east-central territory of a sovereign country. The first partitioning led by imperial Russia took place in 1772; the next one in 1793, and the final one in 1795, resulting in Poland's elimination for the next 123 years.
Battle of Stoczek in 1831, part of November Uprising against the Russian imperial rule Battle of Węgrów (1863), one of over 60 battles during the January Uprising Western governorates of the Russian Empire in the territory of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 1865 Death march to Siberia by Grottger For other territories annexed, see Prussian Partition and Austrian Partition.Read more about Russian Partition: Terminology, History, Society, Economy, Administrative Division, See Also
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