№3-2022-02

DOI: 10.22281/2413-9912-2022-06-03-23-31

Borovskaya O.N.

THE ACTIVITIES OF THE POLISH-RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN MIXED REEVACUATION AND SPECIAL COMMISSION ON THE TERRITORY OF BELARUS 1921-1929

The article considers the work of the Mixed Polish-Russian-Ukrainian re-evacuation and special commission in 1921-1929, its Belarusian problems, draws attention to the direct connection of its activities with the general state of Soviet-Polish relations. The study was carried out using the principles of historicism and objectivity, special historical methods, based on a wide source base. Most of the used historical sources were first introduced into scientific circulation. During numerous meetings of the commission, re-evacuation claims were voiced, and the necessary documentary evidence was presented. Partially, the requirements of the parties for the return of this or that property were satisfied, or compensated for by appropriate equivalents. On the territory of Belarus, the Mixed Re-evacuation and Special Commission was represented as part of its parts: the subcommittee on industry, property of individuals, the library and archive subcommittee, the functioning of the Committee on the Re-evacuation of Foreign Enterprises under the Supreme Economic Council of the RSFSR. The process of re-evacuation of property in accordance with the articles Riga Peace Treaty provoked the desire of the Belarusian Soviet leadership to return industrial enterprises and archival funds evacuated at the beginning of the First Word War and located at that time on the territory of other Soviet republics.

Keywords: re-evacuation, Mixed Commission, archival heritage, restitution, Committee for the Re-evacuation of Foreign Enterprises.

Institute of History the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (Belarus)

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