On the Issue of Rethinking the Date of the Beginning of the World War II. Problematic Fields of Discussion

The author focuses on the discussion about the date of the outbreak of the Second World War (hereinafter re-ferred to as WWII), as well as its “problem fields”. The purpose of the study is to identify the factors necessary to resolve the discussion about the start date of WWII. Achieving the goal involves solving the following tasks: identifying and defining problem fields that hinder the achievement of the stated goal, criticizing the date “Sep-tember 1, 1939” as the date of the beginning of WWII and analyzing alternative dates put forward by research-ers. The novelty of the research is the author’s appeal to the philosophical, terminological, and legal aspects of the problem. In conclusion, the author proposes a methodology for resolving the discussion, focuses on the need for an interdisciplinary approach, expresses his hypothesis and argues in favor of the version that the beginning of WWII should be considered March 7, 1936.