Abstract

Background. The topic of the border in today's conditions is gaining special interest. However, during the period of existence of the Polish-Soviet border (1921–1939), which was repeatedly exposed to the active activity of illegals and subversive intelligence groups, especially during the Holodomor of 1932–1933, the declared problem of studying illegal migration processes was particularly acute. The issue of the role of the border, its development and functional features in the period 1921–1939, on the one hand as a containment line, and on the other hand as an activator of international tension, requires detailed study and assessment. Methods. The analysis of the historiography of illegal migration processes, in particular during the Holodomor of 1932-1933, required the involvement of a number of principles, including the principle of objectivity, which, above all, makes it possible to avoid false statements, involvement or bias, as well as methods, in particular: historiographic analysis and historiographic synthesis, generalization, systematization. Results. The proposed article makes an attempt to analyze the Ukrainian and world historiography of illegal migration processes, on the "Riga border", during the Holodomor of 1932-1933. The study draws attention to the current achievements of the national historical bibliography, mainly from the period of the 1990s – 2010s. from the study of the limological and historical features of the "Zbruch Border", in particular during the Holodomor period of 1932-1933. Characteristic features of the scientific works of foreign scientists, in particular historians of the USA, the Republic of Poland, Austria and the Republic of France, are highlighted, as well as their methodological and factual features. The article is designed to acquaint readers with current trends in historical and limological research and microhistorical studies. Сonclusion. Based on the analysis of Ukrainian and foreign historiography of illegal migration processes during the Holodomor of 1932–1933, it not only provides an opportunity to understand the historical processes of the declared period, but also to follow the dynamics, features of crossing the border and its place in Polish-Soviet relations and the reflection of these relations on the processes , which took place on Ukrainian lands.

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