▁Russia ▁absor bed ▁lands ▁west ▁of ▁K iev ▁while ▁Austria ▁absor bed ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁eastern ▁Gal icia . ▁ ▁The ▁C oss ack ▁Het man ate ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁and ▁its ▁lands ▁fully ▁integrated ▁within ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire . ▁ ▁Within ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire ▁▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁partition , ▁approximately ▁ten ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁territ ories ▁an nex ed ▁by ▁Russia ▁was ▁Polish . ▁Pol es ▁included ▁wealth y ▁magn ates ▁with ▁large ▁est ates , ▁poor er ▁nobles ▁who ▁worked ▁as ▁administr ators ▁or ▁soldiers , ▁and ▁pe as ants . ▁ ▁Long ▁after ▁this ▁region ▁ceased ▁being ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Poland , ▁Pol es ▁continued ▁to ▁play ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁province ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁K iev . ▁ ▁Until ▁the ▁failed ▁Polish ▁ins urre ction ▁of ▁ 1 8 3 0 - 1 8 3 1 , ▁Polish ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁administrative ▁language ▁in ▁education , ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁courts . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁there ▁were ▁over ▁ 4 3 , 0 0 0 ▁Polish ▁no blem en ▁in ▁K iev ▁province , ▁compared ▁to ▁only ▁approximately ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁" Russ ian " ▁nobles . ▁Typ ically ▁the ▁nobles ▁spent ▁their ▁winter s ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁K iev , ▁where ▁they ▁held ▁Polish ▁balls ▁and ▁fair s . ▁Through out ▁the ▁Ts ar ist ▁period ▁Pol es ▁w ield ed ▁considerable ▁influence . ▁ ▁Polish ▁land l ords ▁owned ▁approximately