Operational activities of the Soviet secret services and the Third International, including the Communist Party of Poland, against the II Republic of Poland in the interwar period – a brief outline of the problem

Abstract

The soviet special services were established, shortly after the October (November) Revolution. Thus, they became one of the key components of the Soviet state in the run-up to the Second World War. The following article is devoted to the operational activities of the soviet special services. And also The Third International, an organisation that is no less dangerous and effective as the soviet secret service. In addition, the activities of the Communist Party of Poland in the Polish state was presented. The research obtained made it possible to conclude that the eastern neighbour of the Second Polish Republic, possessing services as well as an extensive political organization, operating on a global level, was an exceptionally demanding adversary for the Polish secret services and security organs, but also for other countries.