The second volume of the work of the famous Polish historian, as well as the governor of the kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria as part of Austria-Hungary, is devoted to the presentation of events after the third partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth until the restoration of the Polish state in 1918 and the establishment of borders in 1923. Analyzing archival documents, critically comprehending numerous works of other scientists and, moreover, based on his own experience of political activity, the author impartially sets out historical facts, making it possible to understand the deep processes taking place at that time not only in Poland, but throughout Europe, as well as to understand the causes of many events today.