▁political ▁influence , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁dispute ▁with ▁the ▁Polish ▁Crown ▁because ▁of ▁Sig ism und ▁III ▁V asa , ▁launched ▁a ▁brut al ▁invasion ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Del uge . ▁Swedish ▁inv aders , ▁joined ▁force ▁with ▁Russian ▁inv aders ▁in ▁the ▁east , ▁together ▁destroyed ▁Poland ▁and ▁took ▁away ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁national ▁tre asures , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁causing ▁at roc ities ▁against ▁Pol es . ▁The ▁Pol es ▁were ▁treated ▁very ▁brut ally ▁by ▁Sw edes , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁Poland ▁lost ▁its ▁wealth ▁and ▁was ▁reduced ▁in ▁its ▁development . ▁Similar ▁to ▁Russia , ▁Sweden ▁ha iled ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁Poland ▁as ▁a ▁national ▁triumph . ▁ ▁At ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁Russia ▁as ▁an ▁emp ire ▁attempted ▁to ▁make ▁Poland ▁dis integr ate ▁by ▁using ▁liber um ▁v eto , ▁creating ▁cha os ▁and ▁prevent ed ▁re forms , ▁as ▁by ▁Russian ▁acc ords , ▁was ▁against ▁the ▁ideal ▁of ▁Imperial ▁Russia ' s ▁future ▁plan ▁to ▁partition ▁Poland . ▁Russia ▁often ▁sent ▁troops ▁and ▁created ▁at roc ities ▁on ▁Polish ▁civ ili ans . ▁When ▁Poland ▁adopted ▁its ▁first ▁ever ▁Constitution ▁of ▁ 3 ▁May ▁ 1 7 9 1 , ▁the ▁first ▁Constitution ▁in ▁Europe , ▁Russia ▁sent ▁troops ▁and ▁brut ally ▁suppress ed ▁Polish ▁people . ▁ ▁When ▁Poland ▁lost ▁the ▁last ▁v estig es ▁of ▁its ▁independence ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 5 ▁and ▁remained ▁partition ed ▁for ▁ 1 2 3 ▁years , ▁eth nic ▁Pol es