DOI: 10.21858/msr.46.00
Vol. no: 46
Mazovia Regional Studies 2023/46
Powązki Military Cemetery in Warsaw
Urszula Wodnicka-Kasprzak
DOI: 10.21858/msr.46.05
Vol. no: 46
The place is unique. Its identity has been determined by Polish history, human as the creator of material forms supported by the nature. It is a collective work, continuously shaped for over a century. “Cemeteries are not for the dead, but for the living” – as Wiktor Zin stated. The image, created by successive generations, still can be reinterpreted – as a whole or selectively as individual tombstones and monuments of exceptional artistic value. In Powązki Military Cemetery there can be found traces of activities of recognized artists, whose names and work remain undisplayed in the cemetery. This study aims to highlight some of monuments in order to remove author’s anonymity and to show their work in broader cultural and historical context. The article is a result of numerous visits to the cemetery with a camera in an effort to frame images of monuments. In addition, the paper shows effects of research for data on monuments’ authors.
Popularising knowledge of Mazovian history through the activities of the Mazovian Museum in Płock
Tomasz Kordala
DOI: 10.21858/msr.46.04
Vol. no: 46
This article elaborates the ways of popularising knowledge about the past of Mazovia by Museum in Płock since its establishment, as part of the Płock Scientific Society, in 1821. It had a strictly regional character. The collection consisted, on the one hand, of school teaching aids (minerals, physical and chemical equipment, globes, etc.), and on the other hand, of various exhibits donated by teachers, students, landowners, military personnel and priests, including numerous archaeological artefacts, coins, medals, natural history specimens, documents, etc. During scientific meetings, the latest archaeological and numismatic troves were reported, field inspections were organised, historical monuments were collected and placed in the museum. The institution was closed down shortly after the fall of the November Uprising. It was reactivated at the beginning of the 20th century.
International cooperation of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship. Foreign cooperation agreements. Part one
Stanisław Faliński
DOI: 10.21858/msr.46.03
Vol. no: 46
The article is devoted to the international cooperation of Mazovia – Poland’s largest self-governing region. Due to its size, it is divided into two parts. The first, published below, is entitled Foreign cooperation agreements. It presents the Priorities of foreign cooperation of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship and discusses in a detailed and analytical manner the agreements on cooperation between Mazovia and its foreign partners (rom Europe and the world) resulting from the priorities.
Special acts – location of public purpose investments disregarding the Spatial Planning and Development Act
Anna Wieczorek
DOI: 10.21858/msr.46.02
Vol. no: 46
The aim of the article is to make readers aware that: – special acts cause chaos in the legal system and do not guarantee the preservation of order in space;– the best tool for determining the location of investments, not only of public purpose, is the local spatial development plan drawn up on the basis of the provisions of the Spatial Planning and Development Act.
Conceptual chaos around ecology – ambiguity of concepts related to ecology and associations they evoke
Ariadna Ciążela
DOI: 10.21858/msr.46.01
Vol. no: 46
The subject of the article is the ambiguity of terms related to environmentalism in Polish. The article presents the results of a research on students’ understanding of concepts related to environmentalism. The article also includes a theoretical analysis of the comprehension and use of terms such as ‘ecology’, ‘ecologist’ and ‘ecologism’ in Polish.One of the inspirations for the study was the lack of distinction in Polish between ecology as a science and an ecologist as a biologist, and environmentalism which is also called ‘ecology’ in Polish and an ecologist as an pro-environmental activist (‘environmentalist‘) which occurs in English.