Today is the 223rd anniversary of the first written constitution - TopicsExpress



          

Today is the 223rd anniversary of the first written constitution in Europe, passed in the Polish-Lithuanian Parliament on 3 May 1791. Unfortunately before it could be fully implemented local pro-Russian forces staged a fake insurrection and gave Russia an excuse to invade. The Constitution was abolished and Poland returned to a state of semi-dependency on Russia, also losing a large chunk of territory. (Who says history’s irrelevant?)
Posted on: Sat, 03 May 2014 09:18:07 +0000

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