This article presents the responses of Polish and Russian newspapers published in Russia after the February Revolution of 1917 to the Interim Government’s Proclamation to Poles which heralded a revival of an independent Polish state. Based on the source texts, the article presents opinions of Polish and Russian journalists on the issue. An analysis of the press texts leads to a conclusion that nearly all the circles welcomed the act, turning a blind eye to its controversial provisions like the one about the Polish-Russian free military alliance.

The article analyzes the development of cooperation between Russia’s Kaliningrad region and Poland’s northeastern voivodeships in 1991–2020. The authors conduct a brief historical analysis of regional sphere of international relations. This study compares two periods of introduction of programs aimed at the development of Polish- Russian CBC: years 1991–2014, and years 2014– 2020. The conducted analysis proved that CBC support programs are one of the important tools for the development of border areas. Importantly, the implementation of the Poland-Russia CBC Program 2014–2020 coincided with the deterioration of political relations: both on the bilateral level of Polish-Russian interstate relations and at the level of the European Union-Russia relations. However, this did not significantly affect the conditions for implementing the program and effective cooperation between local governments and non-governmental organizations.

Kaliningrad District of Russian Federation: Polish-Russian Borderland

The following paper indicates that relations between Poland and Kaliningrad District are one of the crucial elements of Polish foreign policy and international relations. The Kaliningrad Area is a Polish-Russian borderland burdened with a kind of political taboo after the World War II. From the beginning of 90s of the 20th century it reveals international openness. The establishment of Polish-Kaliningrad cultural and civilization contacts remains fully controlled by Russia. Poland tries to respect this dependence. The agreement of local border traffic plays a large role in rapprochement between both states. The institutionalization of life of Polish community is important for tightening of Polish-Kaliningrad-Russian relations.