Belarusian polonophilic organizations in the socio-political and cultural life of Western Belarus (1921-1937): historiography and sources of problems

Abstract

Basic achievements of historiography in studies of the problems concerned to activities of Belarusian polonophilic organizations in Western Belarus (1921-1937) have been considered in the article. As a result of Belarusian and Polish historians works analysis it has been revealed that defined problem is fragmentary and not enough deeply studied. The informative research preparation using new methodological approaches is still relevant. It would reveal all the fields of Belarusian polonophilic organizations activities in Western Belarus. Additionally the sources related to the history of Belarusian polonophilia have been analyzed. Most of them are the documents from archives of Belarus and Lithuania. In present time the important part of the polonophile documentation is not identified that provides a basis for active searches of these interesting complex sources in the domestic and foreign archives.