RUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and SemanticsRUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and Semantics2313-22992411-1236Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)7543The Polish Language as an Intermediary Language of Foreign Influence on Russian Subdialects in LatgaleMateykovitchE VКафедра русистики и славистикиГуманитарный факультет; Даугавпилсский университет; Daugavpils Universityjmatejkovic@mail.ru, galina.vasilkova@du.lvDaugavpils University150320123879508092016Copyright © 2012, Mateykovitch E.V.2012The speech of Russian old-timers in Latgale reveals lexemes belonging to other languages which came into being through the Polish language. This fact could be explained by the history of the region, which for the very long period had been integrated in the Poland-Lithuanian statehood. The article analyses lexical material proceeding from two sources: card-catalogue of the Daugavpils University and Work Materials for the Dictionary of Russian Old-Timers Subdialects in Baltics.dialectologyRussian subdialectsintermediary languagelexisthe Polish languageдиалектологиярусские говорыязык-посредниклексикапольский язык