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Today, Targowica is considered synonymous with treason, but the founders of the Targowica Confederation: Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki, Seweryn Rzewuski, Franciszek Ksawery Branicki and Szymon Kossakowski considered themselves patriots and defenders of the homeland. According to them, the Constitution of May 3 introduced in 1791 was a new slavery for the Republic, from which only... Tsarina Catherine could liberate it. What were the motivations, successes and mistakes of the greatest traitors in the history of the Republic? We talk about this in our latest material. ???? Do you want to help the channel develop: https://patronite.pl/KurierHistoryczny ☕️Do you feel like buying us a virtual coffee: https://buycoffee.to/kurierhistoryczny ✅ Do you like not only listening, but also reading about our history https://kurierhistoryczny.pl/ ???? You can find unique historical gadgets in our store https://sklepwokulskiego.pl/ More on this topic: R. Butterwick, "Light and Flame". J. Łojek, "History of the Traitor" E. Rostworowski, "The Last King of the Republic of Poland. The Genesis and Fall of the Constitution of May 3". Z. Zielińska, "Studies in the History of Polish-Russian Relations in the 18th Century". The material was created by: Jakub Wojas, Łukasz Szymura, Sebastian Fojcik, Marek Dereń.