Cohesion, adhesion and shrinkage of title N-vinylpyrrolidone-contg. (1-10% by mass) adhesives crosslinked with varying doses of UV radiation 15-50 mJ/cm(2) were detd. The increasing radiation doses resulted in increasing the cohesion and decreasing the tack and adhesion. The lowest value of shrinkage was obsd. for the adhesive contg. 2% of N-vinylpyrrolidone.