Status and Prospects for Research on the Attitude of the Ukrainian Minority to the Policies of the Civil and Military Authorities in Connection with the Situation before and During the Polish September Campaign 1939

The text discusses the issue of the attitude of the Ukrainian minority towards the Polish State in the last months of the Second Polish Republic and during the Polish Campaign in 1939. Research conducted in this area in the Polish People's Republic, the Soviet Union and by emigration entities is also briefly characterized. Then, achievements of Polish and Ukrainian historiography after the fall of communism were discussed, focusing on the most important and valuable publications in order to indicate areas and issues that require further in-depth research. The initial turning point was the Münich crisis in September 1938, which resulted in, among other things, in bringing the Ukrainian issue to the international forum and political activation of the Ukrainian population in Poland. The final caesura is the end of armed clashes during the Polish campaign in 1939.