The North-West of Russia: the potential and areas of Russian-Lithuanian research and innovation cooperation
This article considers the present state and prospects of Russian-Lithuanian cooperation in the field of research and innovation. The author analyses the tendencies of innovation activities of economic entities in the North-West of Russia in terms of relative innovation activity indicators. Special attention is paid to the role of cross-border and trans-border cooperation in the Baltic macroregion as a mechanism of managing the innovative development ...
The openness of the Russian economy: tendencies and international comparison
This paper assesses the level of openness of the Russian economy. It demonstrates that the openness indicators used in the Concept of Long-term Social and Economic Development of the Russian Federation differ from those employed by 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 ...
The financial crisis in the Baltics: social and political lessons
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10.5922/2079-8555-2011-2-2
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small countries, recession, consumer boom, real estate market, cheap loans,...
The income differentiation among the residents of Latvia in 2000—2008
This paper provides an analysis of income differentiation among the residents of Latvian regions in order to assess the government’s economic policies aimed at the development of a socially inclusive market economy in the country. The paper describes the dynamics of changes in the income of population of Latvian regions over nine years (2000—2008). The authors put forward a hypothesis ...
The problems of the protection of the Baltic Sea in the regions of the Russian Federation: the example of the Kaliningrad region
This article examines solutions to the environmental problems of the Baltic Sea in the Kaliningrad region. The authors focus on the implementation of the HELCOM recommendation, which stipulates the elimination of all sources of eutrophication (the so-called hot spots) as well as the construction of modern waste water treatment facilities. The study is based on the interviews with local experts and the analysis of regulatory documents
1.
Биогенные
вещества и эвтрофикация в Балтийском море: причины...
Strategic perspectives for the territorial development of the Baltic Sea Region
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VASAB
Long Term Perspective for the Territorial Development of the Baltic Sea Region. Adopted at the 7
th
Conference of the BSR Ministers responsible for Spatial Planning and Development on 16. October 2009 in Vilnius.
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Hanell T.
Economic development of the BSR — inflexible patterns despite rapid change
// Spatial Planning and development in the Baltic Sea Region. Informationen zur Raumentwicklung. Bonn 2009:8/9.
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Aalbu H., Görmar W.
Sharpening ...
Global energy and environmental security in the current global economic crisis
... increase in energy efficiency. In the next 15—20 years, the increase in efficiency should become a priority of the energy policy of all states. The long-term one is based on the gradual expansion of renewable energy. This method is aimed to avoid further economic and energy crises. At the same time, it has an important environmental aspect. Experts claim that the new area of global energy should be less costly than the traditional ones.
1.
Декларация
лидеров форума ...
Russian Exclave on the Baltic Sea: Evolution of Exclavity and Ways to Overcome It
The author considers peculiarities of the emergence and evolution of exclavity of the Kaliningrad region. The article analyses the influence of exclavity on the connections of the region with the Russian mainland, its economic development, exclave administration, and Kaliningrad identity and examines the ways the existing disadvantages can be overcome. Methods of overcoming these disadvantages are suggested in the article.
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Об утверждении
Программы ...
The Baltic Sea Region and the Black Sea Area: Two Pieces of the Same Puzzle
... overlapping regions that have their own political, historical and cultural peculiarities. They belong to the same geopolitical system, within which they are developing two regional cooperation subsystems strongly influenced both by internal political and economic dynamics and by external actors. The aim of this research is to analyse the political and economic factors that influence the cooperation in the Baltic Sea region and the Black Sea area by means of comparative approach, which will help to determine ...
Clusters as a Form of Spatial Organisation of Economic Activity: Theory and Practical Observations
This article aims at explaining the clustering of economic activity using instruments of new institutional economics, taking into account well-known descriptive characteristics of the cluster, as well as recent developments in research on hybrid institutional agreements, primarily, the research conducted ...
Economic Aspects of Russian-Baltic Relations in 2007—2008
... their shipment through the ports of Latvia and Lithuania lately. According to the author, the positive dynamics of Russian-Latvian and Russian-Lithuanian relations should be sustained, proceeding from the assumption that sooner or later, the logic of economic cooperation may prove stronger than political considerations.
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Иванов испугал Латвию // Бизнес & Балтия. 2008. № 127 (3498).
2. Журнал «Балтийский курс»....
From the idea to the strategy of Baltic Europe
This article focuses on the historic prerequisites and forms of international cooperation in the Baltic region (“Baltic cooperation”). According to the author, Baltic Europe is being formed as a single administrative, economic, cultural and infrastructural area, which could become a new economic and cultural center of Europe. Special emphasis is given to policies and strategies of the EU in the Baltic Sea region.
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EU de facto membership: an attempt to adapt to current challenges
... comparative analysis were employed as the main research methods. As a result, the study identifies key elements of de facto membership, including alignment of foreign policy, conditionality of integration, the significance of the energy component in economic interaction, independent initiatives by third countries to incorporate the acquis communautaire into domestic legislation, the importance of a shared cultural identity, as well as quantitative indicators—namely, the orientation of more than ...
Regional politics of memory during the commemoration of the anniversaries of historical events in the Republic of Ingushetia
The article analyzes regional memory politics in the Republic of Ingushetia using the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the deportation of the Ingush people and the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Ingush statehood as case studies. Employing an actor-oriented approach based on the works of M. Bernhard and J. Kubik, along with discourse analysis, the author examines how various actors shape and promote competing narratives of the past. The study demonstrates that the narrative of the...
Constitutional crisis in the Republic of Estonia in 1932—1934
In the early 1930s, the Republic of Estonia faced serious economic problems, and the country’s political forces proved unable to cope with the challenges of the crisis period. The flaws of the political system were embedded at the constitutional level, which forced the parliament to initiate the process ...
Landscape structure of the coastal zone of the north-western part of Sevastopol
... area and the marine waters. The study identifies the characteristics of the landscape structure in the investigated region. Most of the coastline is occupied by high structural watershed plains. The natural coastal landscapes have been transformed by economic activities. In the marine area, landscapes dominated by Ericaria crinita, Gongolaria barbata, and Phyllophora crispa are prevalent, while in the bays Zostera marina, Zostera noltei, and Stuckenia pectinata dominate. It is noted that the insufficient ...
Spatial organisation of student campuses: Domestic and foreign experience
The article examines the features of the spatial organization of student campuses using examples from domestic and international experience. The relevance of the study is determined by the growing role of university campuses as drivers of regional socio-economic development and the formation of the “creative class.” The aim of the work is to identify models of the spatial organization of university campuses, to conduct their comparative analysis, and to assess the prospects for implementing foreign...
International political status of an observer state to the EAEU: problems and prospects of institutionalization
The issue of the development of the observer state institution within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) has been considered. An attempt has been made to assess the possibilities for the current observer states to acquire full membership and increase the number of observer states within the EAEU. Based on the analysis of regulatory ...
The end of the collective farm (the case of the collective farm “Novaya Znizn”, Pravdinsky district, Kaliningrad region)
... The general conclusion is that, despite the possibility of organizing individual farming enterprises, the majority of peasants chose to preserve the established collective way of life. They saw it as a guarantee of support in the face of the critical economic situation in the Russian countryside in the early 1990s.
agriculture, Kaliningrad region, collective farm, microhistory, history of everyday life, Perestroika, agrarian reforms
58-68
10.5922/sikbfu-2023-3-6
Right-wing radical ideologems in the politics of South American states
The purpose of the study is to determine the influence of right-wing radical ideologies on political processes in South America. Right-wing radicalism has a long history of presence in the political reality of South American states. Having gone a long way from the usual ideas and concepts of the continental elites to the organization of right-wing radical political forces, right-wing ideologemes have become entrenched in the public consciousness of the societies of South American countries. We relied...
Revisiting harm caused by illegal entrepreneurial activities
... entrepreneurs with ample opportunities to accomplish their intentions, unfortunately, not only gave rise to such a phenomenon as illegal entrepreneurship, which is a deterrent to the further development of market relations, but also promoted the growth of economic crimes. The analysis of law enforcement practice indicates that the preliminary investigation bodies are experiencing significant difficulties in determining the amount of damage caused by the crime in question. The dialectical-materialistic ...
Socio-political moods of the residents of the Kaliningrad region as an indicator of the geopolitical security of the region
... personal semi-formalized interview of the population over 18 years old (n = 915). As a result of the study, it was revealed that the significant problems of the Kaliningrad region for the inhabitants of the region continue to be problems related to economic security: low incomes of the population, high prices for food and essential goods, high tariffs for housing and communal services. The hypothesis is confirmed that in the conditions of geopolitical tensions, the population's trust in local and ...
The relationship between student’s tendency to manipulation and the results of project activities in university education
The results of a scientific study are presented, with participants being students enrolled in the Bachelor's program in "State and Municipal Management," whose future professional activities are closely related to interpersonal relationships in professional communication. The experimental base for the study was provided by the Western Branch of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation (RANEPA). The students' inclination...
Development of network business structures in the spatially distributed cluster St. Petersburg-Leningrad region-Kaliningrad region as a tool of interregional interaction
... backdrop of the expansion of the presence of Saint Petersburg businesses in the regions of the Russian Federation beyond the Northwestern Federal District.
interregional interaction, commodity flows, network structures, geography of deliveries, economic security, North-West of Russia, Baltic region
51-62
10.5922/gikbfu-2023-3-4
Municipal development in modern Russia: a geopolitical aspect
The modern transformation of the world order and Russia's new place in it, which generates additional problematic situations and challenges for the country, initiate the "municipalization" of approaches both in socio-geographical, regional studies, and in the field of state regulation of spatial development. In the municipal theme itself, at the same time, issues related to geopolitics come to the fore. The article presents general theoretical ideas about the geopolitical aspects of...
The urban environment quality in the Leningrad region in 2018—2021
Since 2019, the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation has annually assessed the quality of the urban environment in more than 1,114 cities. The paper takes the case of the Leningrad region to consider a number of hypotheses about the correspondence between the Urban Environment Quality Index (UEQI) values, the city’s remoteness from agglomeration centers, population changes and migration growth, absolute population and municipal budget expenditures. The use of...
Strategies for optimising intraregional space as a practical implementation of domestic state policy
The article is devoted to the analysis of strategies for optimising intraregional space in the context of implementing domestic state policy. The study focuses on comparing centralized and decentralized approaches to managing regional development, as well as their impact on the socio-economic situation of the regions. To assess the effectiveness of various management models, the paper uses an institutional research method and comparative analysis. The main findings emphasize the importance of a flexible...
NATO militarisation of the Baltic region and risks security of Russia
... worsens the situation of the Kaliningrad region, surrounded by hostile countries. In the course of the study, various modern methods of political science were used to identify signs of the most important risks that could cause significant political and economic damage to Russia in the Baltic region. For a qualitative, unbiased scientific analysis of the trends, challenges and threats to Russia’s security taking place in the region, there is a need to improve the indicative system for assessing their ...
Composition and functions of Prussian locators in the Varmian bishopric in the fourteenth century
The social institution of locators, alongside the feudal land tenure system, was one of the main methods for land development in the Teutonic Order’s state. The position of a locator entailed establishing a settlement, attracting residents to its territory, and managing the social life of the new community. The formation of this group from the local population during the period of 1300-1370 raises the question of their status within the new social system, the key characteristics of which include...
Ethnopolitical movement of the Sámi in the Arctic region: from development to stagnation
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20. Zmyvalova E. The Impact of the War in Ukraine on the Indigenous Small-numbered Peoples Rights in Russia // Arctic Review on Law ...
Military rule in Sudan: historical preconditions and the current situation
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Legal nature of marketplaces
The advancement of information technology and the digital economy pose a challenge that calls for developing specific legal approaches to comprehend phenomena such as marketplaces. This article reviews the stances adopted by Russian and international legislators regarding the understanding of marketplaces. It is shown that legislators apply a similar legal regulation logic and consider marketplaces as subjects in a legal relationship, defining them based on a set of distinctive traits. Some lawmakers...
Spatial features of automobile online classifieds using in Russia
..., the research identifies key factors influencing spatial differences in consumer behavior: the geographical location of the region, the socio-historical context of the spread of automotive online classifieds, the presence of local alternatives, the economic interest of online services in expanding their activities in specific regions, and the intensity of their advertising campaigns.
spatial features, online classifieds, digital services, consumer preferences, Avito.ru, Auto.ru, Drom.ru
...
Transformation of directions of international educational migration in the Kaliningrad region
In the context of modern globalization processes, the volume of population involved in international educational migration is growing increasingly intensive, and its results are having a more noticeable impact on socio-political and socio-economic processes. This article examines international educational migration as a source of potential labor resources for the country’s economy and as an indicator for assessing geopolitical and geoeconomic processes. Current trends in international educational...
A greening strategy for Perm
This article presents the results of a study underpinning the Greening Strategy 2030 for the city of Perm. The research employed SWOT analysis — a technique that emerged within economics. In practice, SWOT analysis can be applied to objects of different scales outside profit-driven contexts to achieve social and socioeconomic purposes. In a broad understanding, SWOT analysis focuses on socioeconomic objects, an instance of ...
Spatial aspects of regional energy security: the case of the Kaliningrad region
... tense post-2022 international situation poses new industrial development challenges for regions, prompting some to reorganise domestic and export energy supply. Energy security issues encountered by Russian regions exhibit spatial variation depending on economic specialisation and geographical location. This article examines several definitions of energy security employed in Russian and international practice. The conceptual and terminological features of the category ‘energy security’ are explored,...
Gustav Shpet’s “Notes on Kant”: On the Meaning of “Positive Critique”
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“Conservative Enlightenment” as “Heroisation of the Present”
This text is a polemic against the 2023 article by Sergey N. Gradirovsky who wrote about the present-day relevance of Immanuel Kant’s concept of enlightenment and challenged the idea of the modern human being as a child who needs an external guardian or guide to control his behaviour. In my polemic with Gradirovksy I point out that in addition to “self-incurred immaturity” Kant writes about the historical “immaturity” of savage or backward peoples. I also argue that for Kant “maturity” carries not...
Reclaiming the “Cultural Mandate”: The Idea of Sustainable Development in the Kantian Perspective
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Multimodal text as a means of political identification: an analysis of the Russian blogosphere
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Ekaterinburg — Sverdlovsk — Ekaterinburg: the city image in the dynamics of a toponymic text
... contribute to the transference of a part of cultural experience to the next historic period are traced. In the image of Ekaterinburg represented in its toponymic text, traits of the city’s territorial identity underpinned by its natural and geographical, economic and social factors are indicated.
Anisimov, N. O., 2018. City in discourse of semiotics.
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The Kantian Concept of Human Dignity Today
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Review of Recent Russian Studies of Hermann Cohen’s Philosophy
The review covers scholarly publications devoted to the philosophy of Hermann Cohen, the head of the Marburg School of NeoKantianism, written by Russ ian researchers in the period between 2000 and 2023. Although Cohen commanded unquestioned authorityamong Russian philosophers of his time — among them some followers and pupils — there was no systematic and substantive study of his work in prerevolutionary Russia. The review below attempts to show the evidentgrowth of interest in Cohen’s philosophy...