Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and Its Historical Significance for Belarus

The article considers the preconditions and results of the signing of the Non- Aggression Treaty between the USSR and Germany, as well as its secret protocol, and its significance for the historical fate of Belarus. The author analyzes the military and political situation in Europe at the time of the Treaty, taking into account the interests of key players in the international arena, as well as the situation in the territory of Western Belarus on the eve and during the Liberation Campaign of the Red Army in September 1939. In addition, on the basis of available documents and evidence, he considers the attitude to the “Molotov – Ribbentrop Pact” in modern historical school and state ideology of Belarus, as well as in Russia and Eastern European countries.