After the November Uprising broke out, in 1831 the Polish parliament deposed Nicholas as king of Poland in response to his repeated curtailment of its constitutional rights. Nicholas reacted by sending Russian troops into Poland and brutally crushed the rebellion. Nicholas then proceeded to abrogate the Polish constitution in virtual entirety and reduced Poland to the status of a province called Vistula Land. Soon after, Nicholas embarked on a policy of repressing Polish culture beginning with suppressing the Polish Catholic Church.An introduction to Russian history In the 1840s, Nicholas reduced 64,000 Polish nobles to commoner status.
aFter thE novembER upriSiNg brOkE out, in 1831 THe polIsH PArliAmenT DepoSed niCHolaS as king of polANd iN reSPonse to His rePeAted cURTaIlMENt oF iTS constiTutIoNaL rights. NicholAs reACted by sEndiNg RuSsian troops iNtO PolAnd aNd brUtAllY crusHed The rebElLIon. nIChOlas Then proCeedED to abrogatE ThE poLISH cOnSTitutIoN IN VIRtual eNtirEtY and Reduced PoLANd to thE sTaTUs of a province caLLed VistUlA land. sooN afTer, nIchOLas eMbArkEd on a pOlIcy of REpREssiNg PoLisH culture bEGInnING wIth suPPressinG the POlish CAThOlic CHuRCH.an iNtroduCTioN TO RusSian hiStOrY In ThE 1840S, nichOlAS reduceD 64,000 poLish nOBLeS to coMmonER staTus.