The article deals with the events of international politics in Europe in the 1930th. The article analyzes the position of the States of the USSR, Poland and Germany on the issues of conclud-ing non-aggression treaties on the eve of world war II. The research is based on the analysis of pub-lished secret materials of Russian archives. It is concluded that in the modern period, in order to pre-serve historical memory, strengthen cooperation and mutual understanding between peoples, it is nec-essary to further publish archival documents of all States, discuss controversial issues, and avoid ideological stereotypes.
international politics, world war II, Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, documentary histori-cal sources.
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