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... whole district the feared Investigative Commission worked, its aim was to control the rebellious city by means of terror. Cultural life took the form of unofficial and informal activities. After the defeat of the January Uprising (1864) the last of the symbols of the autonomy of the Kingdom were removed and strict Russification of schools and administration introduced. Despite such adverse political conditions the city continued to develop. Its industrial potential kept growing. In the years 1840-48 the first railway line was built linking Warsaw with Vienna. In 1864 the first permanent bridge over the Vistula was commissioned followed in 1875 by the first railway bridge. The first water system (1851-1855) and the first sewage system (1881-1886) were built. In 1856 gas was introduced and in 1881 the first telephone exchange was instal... Read all>>