DRUGI ROZBIÓR I POWSTANIE KOŚCIUSZKOWSKIE W ŚWIETLE KORESPONDENCJI OTTONA HEINRICHA IGELSTRÖMA
THE SECOND PARTITION AND THE KOŚCIUSZKO UPRISING IN THE LIGHT OF OTTO HEINRICH IGELSTRÖM’S CORRESPONDENCE

Summary/Abstract: Otto Heinrich Igelström’s corres- pondence with Empress Catherine II and her favourite, Platon Zubov, not only pro- vides insight into the details of Igelström’s actions as Russian general en chef and ambassador to the Polish-Lithuanian Com- monwealth in 1793–1794, but also allows for a better understanding of Russia’s stra- tegy during the crushing of Kościuszko’s rebellion following the second partition of Poland-Lithuania. The crucial element of this strategy was the transfer of the major- ity of the Commonwealth soldiers to Rus- sian service and contingency planning for a possible war with the Kingdom of Prussia on the remaining territory of Poland-Lith- uania. These plans demonstrate St Peters- burg’s disregard for the political costs of the achievement of its aims, which included the possibility of a Polish uprising.

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