Transeuropejska droga wodna przez Polesie a kwestia jego osuszenia w II Rzeczpospolitej

• Authors: Łotysz Sławomir

Title variants

EN

The trans-European waterway through Poland and the question of reclaiming the Polesie marshes in the interwar period

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The reclamation of the Pinsk marshes, as envisaged in interwar Poland, was one of the most ambitious national investment projects of the era. The plan was closely linked with the concept of a trans-European waterway running through Polesie, that was also being contem¬plated around that time. The latter project was embedded in a larger discussion about Poland’s inland navigation. Eventually, neither of these projects were finalized or even begun, before the second world war broke out. This paper analyses the discourse that took place on both issues, with a particular focus on their inevitable intersection. While describing the political background of this discourse, the article reconsiders the role of the engineers as the principal, sometimes overlooked, players in these processes. This research was supported by the National Science Centre, Poland, Grant No. 2015/19/B/HS3/03553

Keywords

PL

drogi wodne; żegluga śródlądowa; melioracje rolne; II Rzeczpospolita

EN

waterways; inland navigation; land reclamation; Poland’s Second Republic

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Historii Nauki im. Ludwika i Aleksandra Birkenmajerów
• Journal: Kwartalnik Historii Nauki i Techniki
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 63
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 7–37

Contributors

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Łotysz Sławomir

• Instytut Historii Nauki im. L. i A. Birkenmajerów PAN