Polsko-rosyjskie pogranicze – od regionu izolowanegodo transgranicznego
Polish-Russian Borderland – from a Closed to a Cross-border Region

Summary/Abstract: This paper assumes that two neighboring regions, that is regions sharing a com- mon land border, namely Warmia and Mazury, and Kaliningrad FR, form the Polish-Russian borderland. It shows the evolution of the Polish-Russian border, from closed (until 1955), through selectively open (1956–1989), to the border as a platform for cooperation (since 1990). This has determined the evolution of borderland research, from research into a closed, isolated border – to a border where multi-dimen- sional and bottom-up, cross-border contacts are implemented. The introduction of small border traffic rules in 2012 and the following dynamic increase in border traffic, has largely contributed to creating a Polish-Russian cross-border region.

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