Status and Prospects for Research on Administrative and Political Actions of Latvia and Estonia Towards Poland since Mid-October 1938 till December 1939, Including Strategic Communication Dimension

In general, the article deals with the status of research on the attitudes of the administration and National Police, and their activities in Latvia as well as in Estonia towards Poland, focusing on the pre-war period 1938–1939 and during first months of the Second World War, in the autumn and winter of 1939, after the German and Soviet invasion of Poland. Considerable attention was paid to the study of the problem of the internment of Polish soldiers, which constituted one of the most important elements in the topic. The last phase of Latvian-Polish relations, covering the period before and after the outbreak of the Second World War, has only been partly researched in Latvia and Poland, with a slightly better level in Latvia. This is undoubtedly due to the fact that we are talking about relations and contacts between the countries of the region (in the case of Latvia and Poland – even direct neighbours), which were diverse and complex. The research perspective is therefore quite broad, and further research in Latvian, Estonian Polish source repositories, newspapers, memoirs, etc., will help to improve the overall picture. This will contribute to improving the overall picture of this forgotten aspect of the common history of these two countries and understanding the place of Latvia, Estonia and Poland in Europe.