The political elite recruitment in the Baltic: the role of the ethnic factor
... can be used for research, educational, and practical purposes. In the field of research and education, they can be employed in further research on the transformation of the elite structure in the Baltics in view of the ethnopolitical factor, including comparative analysis of the elite re-grouping processes, as well as in developing corresponding university courses. As to the practical aspect, the results obtained can be used by the authorities of the Russian Federation in making decisions regarding interaction ...
Geography and economy of the Kaliningrad region: limitations and prospects of development
... and the neighbouring communities of Poland and Lithuania showed that both socioeconomic situation and standards of living are comparable in these areas, which indicates the prerequisites for mutually beneficial interregional cooperation. We have analysed ... ... between the Kaliningrad region and mainland Russia is seen not only as an economic, but also as a sociocultural objective. An analysis of the stages of the region’s exclavisation, and policies of social support stemming from the uniqueness of the economic ...
Cooperation between Russia and the EU in the field of innovative development of tourism: the case of the Lithuania — Poland — Russia cross-border cooperation programme
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A Situational Approach to Strategic Management and Monitoring of Regional and Urban Development
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Similarities and differences in curricula of a bachelor’s degree in oceanology at the universities in St Petersburg, Klaipeda, and Kaliningrad
Conducting a multi-aspect comparative analysis of curricula of bachelor’s degree programmes in oceanology offered at universities in St Petersburg, Klaipeda and Kaliningrad, the authors trace similarities between the existing variants of oceanologist training in the context of competence ...
Territorial differences in the innovative development of Sweden, Finland, and the North-western federal district of the Russian Federation
This article considers the innovative component of the economies of Sweden, Finland, and the Noreth-western federal district (NWFD) of the Russian Federation. The authors present the results of a comparative analysis of research and technological potential of the regions and their administrativeterritorial units in terms of innovative activity development. For the first time, the index of integral assessment of research and technological potential of the ...
The assessment of research and technical potential in the framework of the innovative model of development of regional economy
... sravnitel'noj ocenki innovacionnogo potenciala regionov Severo-Zapada Rossii i stran Baltijskogo morja
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Cultural and landscape zoning in the North- West Russia
... geographical method of research on cultural landscapes. To this effect, the article offers a hierarchy of historical and cultural zones comparable to the zoning systems applied in physical, historical, and cultural geography. The major results of the research are ... ... Landshaftnyj analiz geokul'turnogo prostranstva Vologodskoj oblasti: avtoref. dis. … kand. geogr. nauk [Geo-cultural landscape analysis of the Vologda region: summary of dis... candidate. geography. sciences], Saint Petersburg.
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Historical memory in the age of globalization: the case of Russian- Estonian relations
... historical memory, thus contributing to the discussion on globalization and the roles and applications of history. On the basis of an analysis of academic discourses on globalization and historical memory, the author arrives at two conclusions. On the one hand,... ... historical events that were earlier considered as being of local importance. The author proves the latter statement through comparing Russian and Estonian discourses on the relationship between the events which took place in Tallinn in September 1944 ...
Modernisation of education and research in Russia, Poland and Lithuania: a comparative analysis
This article compares the dynamics, content and character of education system modernization in Russia, Poland, and Lithuania. It is shown that the education systems of Russia, Poland, and Lithuania differ substantially in the secondary and higher education structure,...
The openness of the Russian economy: tendencies and international comparison
... international organisations. The paper examines the intensity of Russian trade in terms of its gross domestic product and the relatively high barriers in relation to import penetration in Russia. Methodological differences determine the differences in the analysis results.
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The response of different plant life forms to natural environment changes
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Strategic development of a university in the Russian exclave
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The imperative as an expressive means of impact in Russian and English advertisements
The article is devoted to the function of imperative constructions as the means of impact in Russian and English social advertisements. It also deals with comparative analysis of imperative in the Russian and English languages and their cultural differences.
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