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... the end of the Principality. After the Vienna Congress in 1815 Warsaw became the capital of the Polish Kingdom, a quasi-state politically dependent on Russia but managing to keep considerable autonomy for some years to come. This period saw an effective drive towards more orderly urban development coupled with important events in the academic life. A new thoroughfare - Aleje Jerozolimskie - was built and the style of buildings along the main streets such as Nowy Œwiat unified. Warsaw University and Technical University, the Main School of Music were established and the Society of the Friends of Sciences made up of leading scholars began its activities. However, severe censorship and meddling by secret police led by Grand Duke Konstanty hampered free cultural development. After the eruption of the November Uprising Warsaw lived through a short period of independence. Alas, after the defeat of the insurrection the Polish Kingdom was stripped of the last vestiges of ... Read all>>