Від видавця – Editors foreword
The “western borderland” of the Tripolye culture, appearing in the title of this volume of the Baltic – Pontic studies, refers to the cyrcle of neighbouring cultural systms of the upper Tisza and Vistula drainages. As neighbourss of the Tripolye culture such  groups  are discussed as Lengyel – Polgar, Funnel Beaker and, albeit to a much narrower extent, the Globular Amphora (cf. B-PS vol.8) and the Corded Ware cultures. The papers discuss the reception of “western” traditions by Tripolye communities as well as the “western borderland” mentioned in the title.

CONTENT

M.Yu.Videiko Studying Western context of the Tripolye cilture: history and some perspectives. – BPS, 2000.- Vol.9: 7 – 12

M.Yu.Videiko   Tripolye and cultures of Central Europe: facts and character of interactions: 4200 – 2750 BC. – BPS, 2000.- Vol.9: 13 – 68

T.Tkachuk The Koshylivtsy group as synthesis of the Tripolye and the Polgar traditions - – BPS, 2000.- Vol.9: 69 – 85

V.A.Kruts, S.N.Ryshov Tripolye culture in Volhynia (Gorodsk – Volhynian group) – BPS, 2000.- Vol.9: 86 – 110.

O,V.Tsvek The Eastern Tripolye culture and its contacts with the eneolithic tribes of Europe. -– BPS, 2000.- Vol.9: 111 – 132

T.G.Movsha The Tripolye – Cucuteni and the Lengyel – Polgar cultures. - – BPS, 2000.- Vol.9: 133 – 167.

V.I.Klochko, V.I.Manichev, V.N.Kvasnitsa, S.A.Kozak, L.V.Demchenko, M.P.Sokhatsky  Issues concerning Tripolye metallurgy and the virgin copper of Volhynia. – BPS, 2000.- Vol.9: 168 – 186.

S.Kadrow, A.Zakoscielna An outline of the evolution of Danubian cultures in Malopolska and Western Ukraine. – BPS, 2000.- Vol.9: 187 – 255.

J.Budziszewski  Flint working of the South – Eastern group of the Funnel Beaker Culture; examplary reception of Chalcolithic socio – economic patterns of the Pontic zone. – BPS, 2000.- Vol.9: 256 – 281.

A.Kosko, J.J.Langer, M.Szmyt Painted pottery as a symptomof Tripolye “influence” of Neolithic Vistula cultures. – BPS, 2000.- Vol.9: 282 – 288