Masovian Studies

Krzysztof Wiśniewski, Pułtusk 1703. Mazowsze w czasie wojny północnej 1702–1704, Oficyna Wydawnicza „Mówią Wieki”, Siedlce 2023, pp. 224

2025-03-03T12:17:56+01:00

Review article.

Charles Wright Mills, Wyobraźnia socjologiczna (translated by M. Bucholc, pre-edited for the Polish edition by J. Mucha), Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warsaw 2009, pp. 376

2025-03-07T15:27:35+01:00

Review article.

Justyna Myszkowska, Jadwiga Szczawińska-Dawidowa. Pionierce świetlanej przyszłości, vol. 1, Mowa ruin. Testament czynu. Opowieść o Szczawińskich herbu Prawdzic, Biblioteka Publiczna m.st. Warszawy Biblioteka Główna Województwa Mazowieckiego, Warsaw 2023, pp. 304

2025-03-03T12:43:08+01:00

Review article.

Kazimierz Pacuski, Płońsk i region płoński w średniowieczu, Płońsk [2024], pp. 405 and 11 illustrations

2025-03-03T12:51:58+01:00

Review article.

Rachunki Janusza II księcia mazowieckiego z lat 1477–1485, 1487–1490, published by Janusz Grabowski, Kraków 2024, pp. 259

2025-03-03T13:08:59+01:00

Review article.

Collectivization of Agriculture in the Mława District in the Years 1946–1956

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The author presents activities in the collectivization of agriculture, undertaken in the Mława district [powiat] in 1949–1956. He focuses on the issue of creating agricultural production cooperatives. He presents it in a broader ideological and political context, attempting to assess its course and effects. He indicates that collectivization in the Mława district took place with varying intensity, but without the use of physical coercion, using economic incentives, and often using extralegal methods of action. The creation of
cooperatives was inept, without the proper involvement of the party and administrative apparatus. Most of the established cooperatives did not achieve the intended goals. It was impossible to achieve an increase in the level of management – on the contrary, the cooperatives generated losses and created financial problems, despite significant support from the state. The collectives created under administrative coercion fell apart in the second half of 1956, after the change in the state’s policy towards the countryside.

Changes in sowing structure of vegetable crops in Poland in 2018–2023

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In recent years, Polish agriculture, including vegetable production, has undergone significant structural changes due to numerous economic, climatic and political factors. The aim of this article is to comprehensively analyse changes in the sowing structure of vegetable crops in Poland in 2018–2023, using data from the Central Statistical Office and the latest scientific literature. The study provides a detailed analysis of changes in the cultivated area of various vegetable species, including lettuce, spinach, radish, tomatoes, peppers, onions, and carrots. Key determinants influencing the structure of sowing include evolving climatic conditions, which necessitate adaptation to prolonged droughts or periods of intense rainfall, and amendments to the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy. Additionally, rising consumer awareness of environmental sustainability and the growing demand for healthy food have driven the expansion of vegetable crops with shorter growing cycles, such as baby leaf varieties (e.g., spinach and arugula) and lettuce. The analysis further highlights the role of technological advancements in transforming vegetable production, particularly through mechanization of harvesting processes and the adoption of innovative cultivation methods, such as the use of plastic tunnels. The findings suggest future trends in the vegetable production sector, emphasizing the increasing significance of organic farming and the promotion of local production to meet domestic market demands.

Vegetable cultivation and importance of irrigation in production

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In order to meet the food needs of the growing population in the world and in Turkey, people continue to produce crops intensively. Vegetables are preferred more than other plants in crop production areas due to their high economic value and their advantages in terms of health and nutrition. Increasing the amount of product in agricultural production in order to meet the need for food is only possible by increasing the factors that ensure plant growth. Irrigation is one of the main factors affecting production in plant development. The efficient utilization of water resources, which are diminishing as a result of population growth and climate change, has become a critical issue. In particular, the strategic and economical use of irrigation water for agricultural purposes is of paramount importance. This necessitates the application of water resources in crop production according to scientifi cally designed
programs and techniques to optimize efficiency and sustainability. In this study, vegetable production in the world and in Turkey is briefly discussed and some irrigation practices and their effects in vegetable cultivation, which is of great importance in terms of production, are tried to be compiled and evaluated. As a result, considering the inadequacy of water resources, it is recommended that pressurized and smart irrigation technologies, which also ensure the sustainability of natural resources, should be developed and disseminated.

Participation of the 11th Legion Uhlan Regiment from Ciechanów in the Coup D’Etat in 1926

2025-03-07T15:27:52+01:00

The subject of the article is the participation of the 11th Legion Uhlan Regiment from Ciechanów in the military coup in May 1926. Based on archival materials stored at the Józef Piłsudski Institute of America, the author attempts to correct many erroneous pieces of information introduced into historiography by Ryszard Juszkiewicz and other researchers.

Location of the City of Łomża: Sources and Historiography (Supplement)

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This study is an original annex (supplement) to the article by Krzysztof Świątkowski titled “Locating the City of Łomża: Sources and Historiography” [Lokowanie miasta Łomży. Źródła a historiografia] published in "Mazovian Studies" No. 1/2024, pp. 81–96. In this article, the author described historical sources concerning the creation of the city of Łomża. He analyzed the literature and discrepancies with historical sources in the creation of the city.

Investment and innovation: Creating the future on farms in the Ciechanów district

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Innovation on farms is a requirement of the modern market. Innovative activity is extremely important in the modernisation of Polish agriculture, it is associated with the introduction of changes, the dissemination of any novelties, the improvement of existing states, in order to increase production efficiency, reduce its costs. Innovations in agricultural holdings focus mainly on the purchase
of new equipment and agricultural machinery, the use of more efficient plant varieties, the adaptation of plant protection products or the selection of appropriate animal breeds to the prevailing conditions and the appropriate management of water consumption. The main objective of the research was to identify and characterise the innovations implemented and how they are managed on farms. The research tool was a survey questionnaire. A pilot survey was conducted in 2023 among 52 farm owners in the Ciechanów
district. The results showed that for a large proportion of respondents, innovations implemented on farms are associated with improving the farm’s capabilities and increasing its competitiveness on the market. In addition, innovative activities enable an increase in production, which can result in higher income on a given farm. The main reasons indicated by respondents for
implementing innovative solutions on farms are the desire to introduce more efficient solutions, increase farm income and reduce farm costs. The most frequently implemented innovation in the surveyed farms was the purchase of new machinery and equipment. When characterising the number and type of innovations implemented by farmers, special attention had to be paid to factors that discourage or prevent the use of the solutions in question on farms. Nearly one-third of respondents indicated the high cost of implementing innovations and the low level of government support as a key external barrier. Innovation in the agricultural sector, especially the purchase of new machinery and equipment, is often characterised by the need for high financial outlays. Innovation is a factor that allows for better production results, which is very important in the context of decreasing natural resources on the one hand and increasing food supply on the other. The surveyed farmers running farms in the Ciechanów district showed a pro-innovation approach. Farmers are constantly seeking modern solutions to enhance the quality of work on farms and their development.

A Sketch for a Portrait of Helena Née Stadnicka Krasińska (1844–1927): A Wife, Mother, Philanthropist

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The author presents various aspects of the life of Józef Krasiński's wife, Helena née Stadnicka Krasińska (1844–1927). Based on available sources and mentions in magazines and newspapers, she follows Krasińska's fate, analyzes the motivations for action and instilled character traits. Attention is paid to the family and social life and charitable activities of the heroine, whose husband was her faithful companion. The role she played in the family, society and culture is emphasized.

Centers of Landed Estates in the Settlement Landscape of the Ciechanów District

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The study contains descriptions of changes in the signifi cance of landed property centers in the settlement landscape of today's Ciechanów district [powiat] in past centuries. The author used available materials, largely archival, to develop it. The changes are presented in time divisions – the Middle Ages, the period around 1560–1580, 1665–1675, 1780, the period around 1810, 1825–1830, 1860–1865, 1880–1885, the period around 1900, 1925, and 1945. It ends with an epilogue describing the current state. Such time divisions were established in connection with the known accounts from these periods, allowing for a relatively full description of the role of these centers in the landscape. The numerical research results are not precise due to the omission of petty-nobility settlements and frequent ambiguities in the accounts. The role of owners or disposers of landed estate centers in the cultural environment, leading local communities for centuries, is also noted.

A Selection of Materials Concerning the Preparation and Introduction of Martial Law in the Ciechanów Voivodeship. Part 3: Annex

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The operation to introduce martial law in the Ciechanów voivodeship included five main actions: interrupting and taking control of communications, internment of the most engaged activists of Solidarity, conducting warning talks with previously selected activists and oppositionists, who were required to sign a declaration of loyalty, taking over several strategic facilities in the voivodeship, and militarization of selected workplaces in order to prevent possible strikes and sabotage. The bodies supporting the actions of the army, the militia and the Security Service during martial law were the courts, which, pursuant to the December decree, sentenced summarily persons accused of violating the law, who were proven to have committed a crime. The first of them in the Ciechanów voivodeship was twenty-six-year-old Elżbieta Błońska (Walesiak), whose case files pending before the District Court in Ciechanów –
currently kept in the Archives of the Institute of National Remembrance in Warsaw – supplement the materials published in the previous parts of this selection of source texts on martial law in the Ciechanów voivodeship.