THE POLES IN THE CIVIL WAR IN THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST (1918-1920)
The article is devoted to the history, activities and functioning of Polish volunteer armed forces in the Far East during the Civil War in Russia – the so-called “The 5th Polish division.” The author points out the ambiguous nature of the involvement of these parts in the war on the side of the White forces, indicates the complexity of the formation, stemming from the extreme heterogeneity of staffing, puts forward the thesis of the priority of the national-revolutionary ideals in the Polish environment in Siberia. Basis for writing the article were Polish sources and literature, not be translated into Russian.