POLISH CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE PUBLIC EDUCATION OF VITEBSK REGION IN THE FIRST DECADE OF THE SOVIET POWER
After the revolutionary events of 1917, the territory of Vitebsk Province was predominantly part of the RSFSR. In 1924, Vitebsk Province was abolished in connection with the accession to the BSSR. On October 15, 1919, a Polish section was formed under the Vitebsk Provincial Department of Public Education, whose main task was cultural, educational and political work among the masses of the proletariat of Polish nationality. The purpose of the article is to identify Polish cultural and educational institutions and to characterize their position in public education in Vitebsk Region of 1917-1927.