Polacy na dyplomatycznym bankiecie na Kremlu 4 grudnia 1941 r.
Poles at a Diplomatic Reception in the Kremlin on December 4, 1941

Summary/Abstract: The article is focused on one of the episodes of the Soviet-Polish relations during the World War II (the Great Patriotic War) – a reception (banquet) at the Catherine Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace in honour of the Prime-Minister of the Polish Government in exile Władysław Sikorski with the participation of Joseph Stalin. In this article, the details of the preparation are described by the Soviet side for the visit of the Prime Minister of the Polish Government to the USSR, where this reception took place. Special attention in the article is devoted to the activities of the People’s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs, its Protocol Department for specifying the date of the banquet, the drawing up a list of the participants from the Soviet and Polish sides, and seating order at the table. In the article the peculiarities of the reception ceremony on December 4, 1941 are revealed along with the list of the dishes served. The conclusion of the article emphasises the exclusive character of this dinner. The main sources for the article were the materials of the Archives of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation, as well as the memoirs of the members of the Polish delegation participating in this feast.

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