Ziemiańskie długi a wspólnota narodowa. Spór o moratorium dla dłużników w Królestwie Polskim w latach 1815–1825
Landowners’ Debts and a National Community. A Debate over the Moratorium on Debtors in the Kingdom of Poland in 1815–25

Summary/Abstract: The debate over the moratorium on the repayments of landowners’ debts was held in the Kingdom of Poland during two Sejm sessions, in 1818 and 1820, and in the press. The supporters of the moratorium presented the indebtedness of landed estates as the result of heavy sacrifices made by the landed nobility for national purposes and war damage in the period of the Duchy of Warsaw. The image of generous landlords was set against that of egoistic capitalists seeking to take over landed estates. Supporters and opponents of the temporary moratorium on debt payments appealed to different concepts of the national community and ideals of citizenship and differently presented the political role of various social groups.

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