«Fight for the bench»: economic discrimination against the population of Western Belarus in the 1930s

Authors

  • Aleksandr L. Darkovich Brest State A. S. Pushkin University, 21 Kasmanawtaw Boulevard, Brest 224016, Belarus

Keywords:

Western Belarus, national discrimination, economic competition, state power, Jewish population

Abstract

Based on archival materials, published documents, information from periodicals, and statistical data, this article characterises the growing economic discrimination against the population of Western Belarus in the 1930s with the aim of ensuring the Poles’ dominant position in the region’s economy. Measures of support for entrepreneurs of Polish nationality by the state authorities are described. An assessment of the effectiveness of these measures is provided. The reaction of the Jewish population to oppression in economic life is examined.

Author Biography

  • Aleksandr L. Darkovich, Brest State A. S. Pushkin University, 21 Kasmanawtaw Boulevard, Brest 224016, Belarus

    PhD (history); associate professor at the department of general history and political science, faculty of history

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2026-10-28

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No. 3 (2026): Journal of the Belarusian State University. History

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Belarusian History

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Darkovich, A.L. 2026. «Fight for the bench»: economic discrimination against the population of Western Belarus in the 1930s. Journal of the Belarusian State University. History. 3 (Oct. 2026), 20–29. DOI:https://doi.org/10.33581/2520-6338-2026-3-%p.