Against Whom Was the Polish Army Actually Mobilized on the Eve of the “September Catastrophe” of 1939?
https://doi.org/10.53658/RW2024-4-3(13)-173-187
Abstract
The article is dedicated to the 85th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II. This issue remains relevant, especially due to the current confrontation between the West and Russia. In political, public and scientific discourse, the USSR is often blamed for Poland’s defeat. The authors draw attention to a number of facts related to Poland’s preparation for the future war, the plans East (“Wskhud”) and West (“Zahud”), the mobilization plans of the Polish army before the war of 1939. Using documents, memoirs and scientific research, the authors aim to answer the question: against whom was the Polish army actually mobilized on the eve of the “September catastrophe” of 1939?
Keywords
international relations,
Poland,
Pilsudski,
Rydz-Śmigły,
Beck,
“Zahud”,
“Wskhud”,
mobilization plans,
settlers
About the Authors
Ia. Ia. Grishin
Kazan Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Iakov Ia. Grishin - DSc.(Hist.). Professor of the Department of International Relations, World Politics and Diplomacy, Institute of International Relations, History and Oriental Studies,
1/55, Pushkin str., Kazan, 420111
V. A. Letiaev
Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Valerii A. Letiaev - DSc.(Law), CandSc.(Hist.). Professor. Professor
53/2, building 1, Ostozhenka Av., Moscow, 119034
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Grishin I.I., Letiaev V.A. Against Whom Was the Polish Army Actually Mobilized on the Eve of the “September Catastrophe” of 1939? Russia & World: Sc. Dialogue. 2024;(3):173-187. https://doi.org/10.53658/RW2024-4-3(13)-173-187
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