Title
Belarus in Polish eastern policy during the Polish-Soviet War (1919-1920)
Authors
[ 1 ] Instytut Historii Wojskowej, Akademia Sztuki Wojennej | [ P ] employee
Scientific discipline (Law 2.0)
Year of publication
2022
Published in
Article type
scientific article
Publication language
english
Keywords
EN
- Belarusian minority
- Polish eastern policy
- The Polish-Soviet war
- Poland
- Soviet Russia
PL
- Białorusini
- Mniejszości narodowe
- Polityka zagraniczna
- Wojna polsko-bolszewicka (1919-1920)
- Polska
- ZSRR
Abstract
EN The late 19th century saw a national awakening of the Belarusian people. During World War I, under German occupation, the Catholic Belarusian national movement intended to create a sovereign Belarusian state (the Belarusian People;s Republic) or in union with Lithuania (a revived Grand Duchy of Lithuania). After the February Revolution of 1917 in Russia, Orthodox national activists wanted a sovereign Belarus within a federal and democratic Russia. The Belarusian People’s Republic, established in March 1918, was not recognized by any state. Poland, Lithuania and Soviet Russia intended to incorporate the Belarusian lands on an autonomous basis. As a result of the Riga Peace Treaty (1921), the Belarusian lands were divided between Poland and Soviet Russia.
Date of online publication
30.12.2022
Pages (from - to)
185 - 198
License type
CC BY-NC-ND (attribution - noncommercial - no derivatives)
Open Access Mode
open journal
Open Access Text Version
final published version
Release date
30.12.2022
Date of Open Access to the publication
at the time of publication
Ministry points / journal
40
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