NON-AGGRESSION PACT AS A HISTORICAL DOCUMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON THE FATE OF EUROPE
This article examines the problem of assessing the role played by the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact 82 years ago, and how its consequences affect today. The work analyzes the cause-and-effect relationships of events that took place in Europe on the eve of World War II. Based on the study, the author shows the ambiguity of the historical role of the non-aggression pact and secret protocols. From the author's point of view, the Soviet-German non-aggression pact was the most significant diplomatic and political act of the final phase of the pre-war crisis. The Soviet Union tried to prevent the inclusion of a number of neighboring states and territories into the orbit of Germany's aggressive policy.