Comment by qwytw

> You're also not mentioning the fact that the mismanagement of the 19th century was in large part due to foreign actors.

Well, yes.. Since Poland/Lithuania wasn't an independent state anymore and Poland lost most of its autonomy after the uprising in 1830 and 63 I would agree it was not only in large part but almost entirely due to foreign actors.

> The Russian Empire literally tried to eradicate the Polish language.

As I said, in relative terms. The Russian Empire was of course highly oppressive and put in a lot of effort suppressing the local Polish landholders/nobility because they were the biggest political threat. Peasants (i.e. the overwhelming majority of the population) were one of the main beneficiaries of this, getting to buyout their land at a significant discount if not outright for free.

By the 1900s in Congress Poland over 60% of land was owned by peasants and small landholders, I find it hard to believe that would have happened without foreign intervention so it's not like it was entirely black and white.

> You don't seem to know much of what you're talking about

Not sure about that, you do seem to lack nuance to a rather severe degree, though