The Bar Confederation was an association of Polish–Lithuanian nobles (szlachta) formed at the fortress of Bar in Podolia, now Ukraine, in 1768 to defend the internal and external independence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth against Russian political influence and against King Stanislaus II Augustus with Polish reformers, who were attempting to limit the power of the Commonwealth's wealthy magnates.
Casimir Pulaski at Częstochowa. Painting by Józef Chełmoński, 1875. Oil on canvas. National Museum, Warsaw, Poland.
Karol Stanisław Radziwiłł
The standard of the Bar confederates on wall paper
Image: (01) OLD BAR FORTRESS TOWN OF BAR REGION OF VINNYTSIA STATE OF UKRAINE PHOTOGRAPH BY VIKTOR O LEDENYOV 20160509
Bar is a town located on the Riv River in Vinnytsia Oblast, the central Ukraine. It is located in the historic region of Podolia. It served as the administrative center of the former Bar Raion until 2020. The town's estimated population is 15,337.
The Saint Anne Church in Bar
A 1517 engraving of Bona Sforza, the Polish Queen who gave Bar its name.
Old picture with a general view onto the city of Bar
Original Coat of Arms at the History Museum in Bar