# Soviet–Polish Non-Aggression Pact (1932)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/1932-soviet-polish-non-aggression-pact
Location: Moscow

Poland and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression pact, part of Piłsudski's policy of balancing between the two large neighbours. Within the broader Second Republic period: The Second Polish Republic built a state from three former partitions, weathered political crises and the May Coup, and developed its economy and culture before being threatened by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. At this point in the timeline (25 July 1932), the governing authority was Ignacy Mościcki (President of Poland). Chemist and inventor elected with Piłsudski's backing; interned in Romania in 1939 he transferred office to Raczkiewicz. Soviet–Polish Non-Aggression Pact mattered because its terms redrew borders or alliances and constrained Poland's options for years to come. The event is placed here so readers can follow it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion and culture across Polish history.

## Why it matters
Soviet–Polish Non-Aggression Pact mattered because its terms redrew borders or alliances and constrained Poland's options for years to come.

Ruler at the time: [Ignacy Mościcki](https://poland-history.com/rulers/ignacy-moscicki)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Soviet–Polish Non-Aggression Pact](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet%E2%80%93Polish_Non-Aggression_Pact)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Soviet–Polish Non-Aggression Pact](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Soviet%E2%80%93Polish+Non-Aggression+Pact)
- [Wikipedia — Second Polish Republic (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Polish_Republic)