History and culture of Western Belarus and Eastern Lithuania (the north-eastern territories of the Second Republic) in contemporary Belarusian and Polish historiography

Abstract

The author takes a stance on the studies by contemporary Belarusian and Polish scholars, devoted to the history and culture of the territories of Western Belarus and Eastern Lithuania, which were part of Poland in 1921–1939. The article acknowledges positive changes in research methodology, and points to the expansion of the subject and introduction of new sources into scholarly circulation. The author believes that there are still essential differences between the views of Belarusian and Polish historians. Recently, however, their views and concepts are gradually becoming closer to one another.