[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Poland and Volhynia

[Dr. Frank Stewner]

History is difficult in that area.
- before 1772 Greater Poland went up to nearly Kiev and covered total Volhynia.
- 1. partition in 1772 left Volhynia unchanged
- 2. partition in 1793 devided Volhynia into a western (Poland) and eastern part (Russia) east of Rowno as Guenther said.
- 3. partition in 1795 all Poland is devided between the Austrian-, German- and Russian Empire.
- 1806 Napoleon changed that
- 1815 the Vienna Congress remodeled Eastern Europe and Volynia belonged still to Russia up to the end of WW I.
- 1919 Poland reappeared on the map and Volhynia was devided between Poland (Oblast Volynski and Rivne). The Oblast Zhytomir stayed part of Russia.

Thus when we consider the timespan of 1815 to 1919 Volhynia belonged entirely to Russia.

Frank Stewner