Lenkų repatriacija į Lenkiją 1944–1947 metais
Repatriation of Poles in 1944–1947

Summary/Abstract: The author of the article analyses the repatriation of Poles from the then LSSR to Poland in 1944–1947; she also discusses the dynamics and results of this process, its organizers and their roles as well as the attitudes of the USSR and Polish representatives towards repatriation. The author points to the fact that though officially only 171,158 people repatriated to Poland in 1944–1947, real numbers were higher – about 180,000–190,000. According to author, the consequences of this repatriation could be estimated by several aspects. First of all, it negatively affected Lithuania’s ethno-demographic position, as this process created possibilities for the USSR citizens to settle in Lithuania. Secondly, this repatriation qualitatively and quantitatively influenced the Polish community in Lithuania: the number of Poles decreased, the structure of their social-economic community drastically changed, the process of assimilation and Russification accelerated.

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