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The political changes after the Second World War left the eastern Polish border, hundreds of thousands of Poles. Addressing the former Polish lands, and their incorporation into the Soviet Union has created one of the largest Polish minority in the former USSR. Subsequent political changes since 1989, the emergence of independent states, Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine, the diversified situation of Poles living now in three different countries. Likewise, political changes in Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine was accompanied by changes in the position of the Polish minority in these countries. Lithuania, together with the Polish passed the road to membership in the European Union and NATO. Despite EU legislation increase national sentiment caused the deterioration of the position of the Polish minority in Lithuania. Assumption of power by President Lukashenko has led to a reduction of business activity of Polish organizations in Belarus. Even in Ukraine, the country with the relatively best possible relations with the Polish There was a time increase of nationality, which influenced the position of the Polish minority in this country. Once again, the position of the Polish minority changed the Polish accession to the Schengen countries, which resulted in a tightening of visa policy for the entrance of the Polish citizens of Belarus and Ukraine. The situation of the Polish minority in Ukraine worsened seizure of the Crimea by Russia, which triggered a new wave of Ukrainian nationalism. While the deterioration of the economic situation of Russia resulted in easing relations with Belarus in Poland. In 2016 Belarus has decided to implement the previously signed agreement on small border traffic with Polish, which greatly facilitate visits to Polish citizens of this country, including Poles living in Belarus