“Żeligowski’s Mutiny” as a Polish Way to Solve the “Vilnius Problem”
The article describes the facts and examines the Polish-Lithuanian territo¬rial dispute of 1919-1920, which occurred during the time of the formation of independent states in Central and Eastern Europe following World War I. The parade of the newly pro¬claimed states of the Czechoslovak Republic, th...
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| description | The article describes the facts and examines the Polish-Lithuanian territo¬rial dispute of 1919-1920, which occurred during the time of the formation of independent states in Central and Eastern Europe following World War I. The parade of the newly pro¬claimed states of the Czechoslovak Republic, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Western Ukrainian People's Republic, each of which had territorial claims against its neighbours, created a precedent for a series of frontier military actions. Hungar¬ian-Czechoslovak, Polish-German, Polish-Czechoslovak, Polish-Lithuanian, and Polish-Ukrainian territorial conflicts persisted until 1923, following the signing of the Armistice in 1918. The issue of a territorial dispute between the Second Polish Republic and the Republic of Lithuania over the city of Wilno (Vilnius) and the Vilnius area is explored through the per¬spective of those historical events. Military actions, including a Polish-inspired "insurrec¬tion," continued as a result of a reluctance to follow political agreements and ignore demar¬cation lines. The goal was to construct a federal state that would act as a deterrent to Russian imperial ambitions in Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, and Ukraine. Lithuania, on the other hand, was rather cautious of the idea of forming a state made up of the lands of "Poland-Lithuania-Belarus-Ukraine," even if the borders favoured the Second Polish Republic. Anticipating the dangers of assimilation and the refusal to accept Lithuania without Vilnius, the Lithuanian government seemed uncompromising in its dealings with Poles yet cordial with Russians. As a result, the Polish federalist project failed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-378130ecf747437a929cfb3f4d9ab2552022-12-22T02:10:29ZengStefan cel Mare University of SuceavaCodrul Cosminului1224-032X2067-58602021-07-0127112914810.4316/CC.2021.01.007“Żeligowski’s Mutiny” as a Polish Way to Solve the “Vilnius Problem”Larysa Shvab0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9202-8910Anatoliy Shvab1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6864-1726Mariana Shvab2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6777-4313Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, Lutsk (Ukraine)Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, Lutsk (Ukraine)Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, Lutsk (Ukraine)The article describes the facts and examines the Polish-Lithuanian territo¬rial dispute of 1919-1920, which occurred during the time of the formation of independent states in Central and Eastern Europe following World War I. The parade of the newly pro¬claimed states of the Czechoslovak Republic, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Western Ukrainian People's Republic, each of which had territorial claims against its neighbours, created a precedent for a series of frontier military actions. Hungar¬ian-Czechoslovak, Polish-German, Polish-Czechoslovak, Polish-Lithuanian, and Polish-Ukrainian territorial conflicts persisted until 1923, following the signing of the Armistice in 1918. The issue of a territorial dispute between the Second Polish Republic and the Republic of Lithuania over the city of Wilno (Vilnius) and the Vilnius area is explored through the per¬spective of those historical events. Military actions, including a Polish-inspired "insurrec¬tion," continued as a result of a reluctance to follow political agreements and ignore demar¬cation lines. The goal was to construct a federal state that would act as a deterrent to Russian imperial ambitions in Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, and Ukraine. Lithuania, on the other hand, was rather cautious of the idea of forming a state made up of the lands of "Poland-Lithuania-Belarus-Ukraine," even if the borders favoured the Second Polish Republic. Anticipating the dangers of assimilation and the refusal to accept Lithuania without Vilnius, the Lithuanian government seemed uncompromising in its dealings with Poles yet cordial with Russians. As a result, the Polish federalist project failed.http://codrulcosminului.usv.ro/CC27/1/pdf/mutiny.pdfżeligowskipolandlithuaniawilno (vilnius)territorial disputefederalist project |
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| title | “Żeligowski’s Mutiny” as a Polish Way to Solve the “Vilnius Problem” |
| title_full | “Żeligowski’s Mutiny” as a Polish Way to Solve the “Vilnius Problem” |
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| title_full_unstemmed | “Żeligowski’s Mutiny” as a Polish Way to Solve the “Vilnius Problem” |
| title_short | “Żeligowski’s Mutiny” as a Polish Way to Solve the “Vilnius Problem” |
| title_sort | zeligowski s mutiny as a polish way to solve the vilnius problem |
| topic | żeligowski poland lithuania wilno (vilnius) territorial dispute federalist project |
| url | http://codrulcosminului.usv.ro/CC27/1/pdf/mutiny.pdf |
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