Niektóre polityczno-prawne aspekty pokojowej umowy między Litwą i Rosją z 12 lipca 1920 r.

• Authors: Jarosław Wołkonowski

Title variants

EN

Some Political and Legal Aspects of the Peace Treaty between Russia and Lithuania from 12th of July 1920

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The paper analyzes selected political and legal issues of the peace treaty between Li- thuania and Bolshevik Russia from 12 July 1920. The treaty had its secret part, which consisted of a few attachments, signed by the representatives of both parties. The most important protocol concerned the neutrality of Lithuania during the Polish – Bolshe- vik war. Lithuania gave permission for the Bolsheviks to use Lithuanian territory for strategic war purposes of the Red Army against Poland. None of these attachments were presented for ratification by the Lithuanian parliament. Speeches presented by Lithuanian MPs indicate that none of them knew about the secret attachments. The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister did not inform MPs of their existence. The treaty was ratified on August 6, 1920. During the debate MPs of the Lithuanian parliament unambiguously supported Bolshevik Russia in its fight against the Polish army. They wrongfully understood the intentions of the Bolsheviks.

Keywords

PL

wojna polsko-bolszewicka 1920, tajne załączniki umowy pokojowej między Litwą i Rosyjską Socjalistyczną Federacyjną Republiką Radziecką z 12 lipca 1920 r., neutralność Litwy, ratyfikacja

EN

Polish-Bolshevik war 1920, secret attachments to the Lithuanian-Bolshevik peace treaty from July 12, 1920, neutrality of Lithuania, ratification

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
• Journal: Miscellanea Historico-Iuridica
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 327-338

Dates

published

2015-01-01

Contributors

author

Jarosław Wołkonowski