Russia gained a larger share of Poland and , after crushing an insurrection in 1831 , the Congress Kingdom of Poland 's autonomy was abolished and Poles faced confiscation of property , deportation , forced military service , and the closure of their own universities . After the Congress , Russia gained a larger share of Poland ( with Warsaw ) and , after crushing an insurrection in 1831 , the Congress Kingdom 's autonomy was abolished and Poles faced confiscation of property , deportation , forced military service , and the closure of their own universities .