# Pan Tadeusz published (1834)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/1834-pan-tadeusz-published
Location: Paris

Adam Mickiewicz published Pan Tadeusz in Paris, an epic poem about the Lithuanian gentry on the eve of Napoleon's campaign of 1812. It became Poland's national epic. Within the broader Partitioned Poland period: Without a state, Poles preserved their nation through uprisings, emigration, Romantic literature, 'organic work' and modern political movements, while facing Russification and Germanisation. At this point in the timeline (1834), the governing authority was Nicholas I (King of Poland (Tsar of Russia)). Crowned King of Poland in Warsaw in 1829; declared deposed by the Sejm in 1831, he crushed the November Uprising and revoked Polish autonomy. Pan Tadeusz published mattered because cultural achievements helped preserve and define Polish identity and influence beyond its borders. The event is placed here so readers can follow it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion and culture across Polish history.

## Why it matters
Pan Tadeusz published mattered because cultural achievements helped preserve and define Polish identity and influence beyond its borders.

Ruler at the time: [Nicholas I](https://poland-history.com/rulers/nicholas-i)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Pan Tadeusz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Tadeusz)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Pan Tadeusz published](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Pan+Tadeusz+published)
- [Wikipedia — History of Poland (1795–1918) (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Poland_(1795%E2%80%931918))