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The Fall of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth


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In this episode, we explore the gradual dismantling of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, a vast European republic that succumbed not to revolution or conquest, but to internal paralysis and external manipulation. We examine how a political system valuing 'golden liberty' and the 'Liberum Veto' ultimately rendered the Commonwealth vulnerable to its neighbors.            Chapters    00:00 Introduction to the Commonwealth    00:40 Golden Liberty and Liberum Veto    03:46 External Interference and Partitions    07:06 Failed Reforms and Final Collapse
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Off LeadershipBy Nathan Pali