The Outbreak of the Polish-Soviet war: a Polish perspective

Collection:
Mokslo publikacijos / Scientific publications
Document Type:
Žurnalų straipsniai / Journal articles
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
The Outbreak of the Polish-Soviet war: a Polish perspective
Authors:
Borzęcki, Jerzy
In the Journal:
Journal of Slavic military studies, 2016, 29, 4, 658-680
Subject Category:
LT
Tarptautiniai santykiai / International relations; 20 amžius; Lenkija (Poland); Lietuva (Lithuania); Vilnius. Vilniaus kraštas.
Summary / Abstract:

ENThere is much confusion on the issue of when the Polish-Soviet war broke out. Various authors hold that the war started anywhere between late 1918 and early 1920. It is arguable, though, that from a Polish perspective the war began with the January 1919 Soviet attack on the city of Wilno (Vilnius), defended by its Polish inhabitants. Since Poles widely believed the Wilno region to be a part of Polish national territory, the government in Warsaw felt it had little choice but to treat the attack as a casus belli.

DOI:
10.1080/13518046.2016.1232555
ISSN:
1556-3006
Subject:
Istorija / History
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2026-03-07 16:43:21
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