Event · Political Territorial Change
Second Partition of Poland
In 1793, the Second Partition of Poland occurred and the surrounding area was annexed to Russia.
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בעל אופי כללי-פוליטי: בשנת 1793 נתקיימה החלוקה השנייה של פולין והסביבה כולה סופחה
לרוסיה. הדבר הביא לשינויים גדולים בחיים הכלכליים והתרבותיים של יהודי ליטא. ...