Polityczno-etniczny aspekt kształtowania się wschodnich granic Republiki Białorusi w latach 1918-1924
Political and Ethnic Aspects of the Establishing of Eastern Borders of the Belarusian Republic in 1918-1924

Summary/Abstract: History proves to us that the shape of state borders is continuously changing. Belarus is one of the few countries with a well-documented process of the statehood establishment - the bureaucratic apparatus of the Soviet Union left many source documents at the disposal of historians. The present article reveals the political aspects of the establishing of the eastern borders of the Belarusian Republic in 1918-1924. An analysis was conducted based on source documents relating to this problem. Due to the close relationship between the establishment of the Belarusian state borders in 1918-1924 and gaining of the statehood, the article also discusses the question of giving sovereignty to the Belarusian nation within the USSR. Special attention is paid to the presentation of archival sources, which reveal the process of formation of the eastern state border according to political and ethnic-cultural criteria. In addition, the dispute is presented within the Bolshevik party over the organisation of the state and the right of nations, including Belarusians, to self-determination.

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