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... The study proves the hypothesis of low efficiency of large infrastructure project and their political motivation. It is concluded that the disregard of the factor of mutually beneficial economic cooperation with Russia destabilizes the development of national economic of the Baltic States. The author believes that modern infrastructure projects in the Baltic Sea region should be integrated into both western and eastern dimensions. 1. Hartija 12 za poslednij mesjac sobrala v svoju podderzhku vsego ...

... elites. 1. Zepa, B., Supule, I. 2005, Latvijskaja submarina [Latvian submarine], Ekspert Severo-Zapad [Expert North-West], 12—18 Sept., no. 34 (239), p. 9. 2. Nacional'nyj sostav naselenija SSSR (po dannym Vsesojuznoj perepisi naselenija 1989 [The national structure of the population of the USSR (according to the Soviet census of 1989)], 1991, Moscow, Finansy i statistika. 3. Rozenvalds, Ju. 2012, Russkojazychnoe men'shinstvo v politicheskoj elite Latvii i Estonii: perspektivy «(de)germetizacii» ...

The shipbuilding industry clusters in the Eastern Baltic Sea region, i. e. Estonia, Finland and North-West Russia, may benefit significantly from increased mutual cooperation; however, the international networks between the clusters are still poorly developed. The aim of this article is to analyse the preconditions for cluster internationalization between these clusters, which are rather different but complementary in terms of skills. The research material for this desk study was collected from various...

... political, and humanitarian interests in the region, and describes the structure, content, and main areas of the implementation of the EU Baltic strategy in 2009—2013. The article examines the evolution of the Strategy, which initially ignored Russian national interests in the region, yet eventually resulted in cooperative efforts in the areas of common interest such as energy, transport infrastructure, environment, research, education and culture. The results of the Russian presidency of the Council ...

... technical cooperation], JL, A. A. Zhdanov Leningrad State University. 7. Vasin, V. А., Mindeli, L. E. 2011, Prostranstvennye aspekty formirovanija i razvitija nacional'noj innovacionnoj sistemy [Spatial aspects of the formation and development of the national innovation system], Innovacii [Innovations], no. 11 (157), p. 24—34. 8. Voloshenko, K.Yu. 2012, The methodological bases of comparative evaluation of scientific and technological potential of Russia and the EU: regional and international aspects,...

....se/nyheter/inrikes/sd-siktar-in-sig-pa-hbt-roster_5054837.svd (accessed 15 May 2013). 35. 20 röster om 20 år: Sverigedemokraterna 1988—2008, 2008, Helsingborg, Blåsippan, 192 p. Ryabichenko Arkady, Shenderyuk Marina 10.5922/2079-8555-2013-3-11 107-116 politics, Sweden, nationalism, political party system, social democracy, identity

... affected the nature of bilateral relations. The consulate documents indicate that Soviet diplomacy aspired to exploit the differences between Poland and Germany over a wide range of issues (the geopolitical situation of East Prussia, the position of national minorities, the problem of transit through the Polish corridor, the status of the Free city of Danzig, etc.). Soviet consuls carefully observed political life in Königsberg and the province. On the one hand, they paid attention to an increase ...

... Latvia and Russia will contribute to trade relations, which are increasingly important for both parties. In order to prevent and localise emerging conflicts, diplomats, politicians, and experts should interpret Russian-Latvian relations in view of the national features without referring to theoretical models based on the mythological “unity” of the three Baltic States. 1. Latvija i Litva: ot sovetskoj "zagranicy" do zadvorok Evrosojuza [Latvia and Lithuania, from the Soviet "abroad" ...

... Robbins Lectures), Cambridge, The MIT Press Second Printing. 7. Henin, P., Le Pen, Y. 1995, Les épisodes de la convergence européene, Revue Économique, Vol. 46 (3), p. 667—677. 8. Williamson, J. G. 1965, Regional Inequality and the Process of National Development: a Descriptionof the Patters, Economic and Cultural Change, no. 13, p. 1—84. 9. Solow, R. 1956, A Contribution to the Theory of Economic Growth, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. 70, p. 65—94. 10. Gajiyev, Yu. А. 2008, ...

... of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation], September 7. 24. Putin, V. V. 2005, Sovmestnaja press-konferencija s Predsedatelem Palestinskoj nacional'noj administracii Mahmudom Abbasom [Joint press conference with the President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas], Ramallah, Israel, April 29. Lanko Dmitry 10.5922/2079-8555-2013-3-4 37-45 international relations, foreign policy analysis, Russia, Estonia, regionalism, military political blocks

... and the Council — Report on the evaluation of the use of the Civil Protection Mechanism and the Civil Protection Financial Instrument for the period 2007—2009, 2011, COM, no. 696, November 10. 17. Commission Staff Working Document — EU Host Nation Support Guidelines, 2012, SWD, no. 169, June 1. Bucałowski Adrian, Kadukowski Dariusz 10.5922/2079-8555-2013-3-3 27-36 European Union (EU), civil protection, Civil Protection Mechanism, Civil Protection Financial Instrument, disaster, EUSBSR

... 2013). 7. Annual Report on Electricity and Natural Gas Markets of the Republic of Lithuania to the European Commission, 2012, Vilnius, p. 95, available at:http://www. energy-regulators. eu/portal/page/portal/EER_HOME/EER_ PUBLICATIONS/NATIONAL_REPORTS/National%20Reporting%202012/NR_En/C12_NR_Lithuania-EN_v2.pdf (accessed 24 March 2013). 8. Energy — Database, 2012, Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia, available at: http://www. csb. gov. lv/en/statistikas-temas/energy-database-30737.html (accessed ...

This article focuses on the development of peaceful nuclear power. The author draws attention to the fact that nuclear power is a rather young branch of national economy. However, over recent decades, it has already seen rises and falls, and a number of states have had tragic experiences of nuclear emergencies. Nevertheless, many countries — including the three Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania ...

... 16 January 2013). 14. Van der Meulen, E. F. 2009, Gas supply and EU-Russia relations, Europe- Asia Studies, vol. 61, iss. 5, p. 851—853. 15. McGovan, F. 2012, Can European Union’s Market Liberalism Ensure Energy Security in a Time of «Economic Nationalism»? Journal of Contemporary European Research, Vol. 4, no. 2, p. 100—102. 16. Zeleneva, I. V. 2010, Geostrategiya Rossii v sfere energeticheskoy politiki [Russian Geostrategy in the Energy Sphere], Kaspiyskiy region: politika, ekonomika, ...

The processes related to the development of international tourism in Lithuania are of importance for the growth of economic, social, and cultural welfare. The increasing tourist and recreational attractiveness of such cities as Druskininkai, Trakai, Palanga, Vilnius, and Klaipeda to international tourists, as well as an advantageous quality-price ratio of the services offered contribute to the growth of competitiveness on the international tourism market. Service standards applied in Lithuania at...

... 17. Morf, A. 2012, BaltSeaPlan Report 7 — Strategies with relevance for Swedish maritime space, Gothenburg. 18. Gee, K., Kannen, A., Heinrichs, B. 2011, BaltSeaPlan Report 8 — Towards a common spatial vision: Implications of the international and national policy context for Baltic Sea space and MSP, Geesthacht. 19. Zaucha, Ja., Matczak, M. 2011, BaltSeaPlan Report 10 — Developing a Pilot Maritime Spatial Plan for the Southern Middle Bank, Gdańsk. 20. Käppeler, B., Toben, S. 2012, Grazyna ...

... for the Socioeconomic Development of the City of Moscow until 2015 (as commissioned by the Department of Economic Policy and Development of the Government of Moscow) by an international team headed by the experts of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration and the Higher School of Economics. 1. Atkinson, R. 2010, Evroremont gradostroitel'noj politiki [Eurorepair urban policy], Territorija i planirovanie [Territory and planning], no. 2 (26), p. 21—29. 2. Zhitkov,...

This article examines the development of a new process within Russian-Belarusian-Kazakh integration — interregional transborder cooperation. Network modelling is suggested as a mechanism for its regulation. The authors present a network model of transborder cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus based on the case of the Kaliningrad and Grodno regions. The model is developed on the basis of the well-known and widely accepted PERT. It covers the three main stages of...

... Legalization and World Politics (Summer), p. 457—488. 7. Mezhevich, N. M., Salnikova, M. A. 2006, Izmenenie mesta i roli nacional'nogo gosudarstva v transnacional'nom mire i v razvitii transgranichnogo sotrudnichestva [Changing the position and role of the nation state in a transnational world, and in the development of cross-border cooperation], Upravlencheskoe konsul'tirovanie [Management consulting], no. 1, p. 141—153. 8. Eesti-Vene piiriveekogude kaitse ja kasutamise ühiskomisjoni protokollid. Aastad ...

... cross-border (involving adjacent regions of different countries) cooperation and integration are rapidly developing in the Baltic Sea region. Russia lags behind the Nordic countries and Germany as far as innovative development is concerned; yet our national pace here is comparable to that of Poland and the three Baltic States. At the same time, the features of innovative cooperation vary a great deal depending on the group of countries involved in cooperation processes. Independent of its type, ...

The article focuses on the basic tools of Russia-EU international cooperation, cofunded by the EU and Russia, such as crossborder, trans-border, and trans-national cooperation programmes, which can contribute to innovative, scientific and technological development. The author gives an overview of large-scale Russia-EU international cooperation projects in the field of innovations and comments on the cooperation programme running until the end of 2013. Special attention is paid to a special financial...

... of the Norwegian oil and gas industry. Based on archival documents, the article considers Norway’s experience of conclusion of research and technology agreements for transferring the latest technologies of exploration and oil and gas production to national oil and gas companies in the process of developing the country’s oil and gas industry. The author concludes that Norway made significant scientific and technological progress through promoting active cooperation with foreign companies. Norway’s ...

... rejection of raw model. new Industrialization], Ezhegodnyj jekonomicheskij doklad «Delovoj Rossii» [The annual economic report "Business Russia"], Moscow. 2. Narodnoe hozjajstvo SSSR za 70 let. Jubilejnyj statisticheskij ezhegodnik [The national economy of the USSR for 70 years. Jubilee Statistical Yearbook], 1987, Moscow, Finansy i statistika. 3. Putin, V. V. 2000, Rossija na rubezhe tysjacheletij [Russia at the turn Millennium], Kaliningradskaja Pravda, 12 January. 4. Salmin, А....

... for innovative development projects in aquaculture. 1. Voropaeva, V. I. (ed.), 2001, Upravlenie proektami: Osnovy professional'nyh znanij, nacional'nye trebovanija k kompetencii specialistov [Project management: the Basics of professional knowledge, National requirements for the competence of experts], Moscow, Izd-vo Consulting Agency CUBS Groups — Cooperation-Business-Service». 2. Krayniy, A. A. 2011, Akvakul'tura nuzhdaetsja v podderzhke [Aquaculture needs the support], Rybnoe hozjajstvo [Journal ...

....fr/knowledge_base/view/898/demand-led-innovation (accessed 10 July 2012). 11. Nordic Innovation 2011, What is innovation? available at: http://www.nordicinnovation.org/innovation/defining-innovation/ (accessed 10 July 2012). 12. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD 1997, National Innovation Systems, available at:http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/35/56/2101733.pdf (accessed 10 July 2012). 13. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD 2005, Oslo Manual: Guidelines for Collecting and Interpreting Innovation ...

... 37, p. 629―656. 23. Enright, M. 2000, Regional clusters and multinational enterprises: Independence, dependence or interdependence? International Studies of Management and Organization, no. 30(2), p. 114—138. 24. Feser, E. J., 2000, Bergman E. M. National Industry Cluster Templates: A Framework for Regional Cluster Analysis, Regional Studies, no. 34.1, p. 1―20. 25. Feser, E., Renski, H., Goldstein, H. 2008, Clusters and Economic Development Outcomes: An Analysis of the Link between Clustering ...

This article analyses the military and tactical training of the members of the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union for guerrilla warfare in the interwar period. Small nations, such as Lithuania and other Baltic states, being unable to build up military strength in order to ensure national security, were forced to seek for unconventional methods of warfare, including guerrilla strategies. The study places emphasis on ...

... Lithuania and Germany in 1938—1939 on the basis of archive documents and historical studies. The author identifies the methods used by the Germans in the Klaipėda region in order to destroy the system established by the Treaty of Versailles, propagate national socialist ideas among the population, and spread a positive attitude to the restoration of the region as a part of the German Reich. The author offers a detailed analysis of the actions of the Nazi and paramilitary groups during the Anschluss ...

... Vilnius issue as an international problem. The author analyses the origins of the Polish-Lithuanian conflict, the role of the struggle for Vilnius in the general context of the Polish-Lithuanian confrontation, and the origin and nature of Lithuanian nationalism. The article also examines historiographical perspectives on the seizure of Vilnius by the troops of the Polish general, L. Żeligowsky, and the international consequences of the violation of the Suwałki Agreement. The author pays special ...

... pronounced. In this respect, it is vital to set the priorities of development of coastal zones taking into account the changes in the strategic situation in order to maintain the components of marine potential of the Russian Federation at the level of its national interests. The article aims to develop an indicator system of assessment of coastal zone potential, and sea industrial and port facilities in order to identify the characteristic and strategic capacities of the economic development of these territories ...

... Federacii [On the formation of the cross-border regions in the Russian Federation], Regional'naja jekonomika: teorija i praktika, no. 25, p. 27—34. 2. Dvorcova, E. N. 2011, Otechestvennyj i zarubezhnyj opyt upravlenija hozjajstvom pribrezhnyh territorij [National and international experience of economic management of coastal areas], Menedzhment v Rossii i za rubezhom, no. 2, p. 48—55. 3. Pahomov, A. 2010, Strategija razvitija vneshnejekonomicheskogo kompleksa Rossijskoj Federacii [The development strategy ...

... ru/spravka/20100224/210651991.html (accessed 24 September 2011). 2. V novoj Gosudarstvennoj programme vooruzhenija prioritet otdan vysokotehnologichnym obrazcam [The new state arms program gives priority to the hightech designs], Nacional'naja oborona [National defence], available at: http://www.oborona. ru/includes/periodics/maintheme/2011/0314/21345724/detail. shtml (accessed 24 September 2011). 3. Voennaja doktrina Rossijskoj Federacii [Military Doctrine of the Russian Federation], Oficial'nyj sajt ...

The paper examines flows of foreign direct investment within the Baltic region. The author demonstrates close investment ties among the EU members, which are of special importance for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Transborder corporate integration in the region is characterized by significant imbalances. In many aspects, it can be viewed as Sweden’s economic expansion or development of domestic markets for northern European companies. Although many German, Polish and Russian companies are involved...

... regional integration processes. The authors examine the role of trans-border relations between Russia and the European Union in promoting mutually beneficial strategic cooperation in the Baltic Sea region. Historical experience, geopolitical position, national psychology and some other factors shape common perceptions of the state frontier in mass consciousness, which can vary from country to country. The state frontier is a key imperative of trans-border regional cooperation. The trans-border relations ...

... EU. The author analyses a number of publications on Russia in the Danish mass media. The positive image of Russian innovations in Danish periodicals is analysed against the background of historical stereotypes. The article also describes the Danish national innovation system. The image of Russian innovations in the Danish mass media is positive; however, the articles dedicated to Russian innovations constitute a small part of reports on developments in Russia. The article also contributes to social ...

... ispol'zovanija raketno-kosmicheskoj theniki v narodnom hozjajstve» [Proceedings of the 12th Scientific Readings on space dedicated to the memory of Academician SP Korolev and other scientists "Socioeconomic efficiency of rocket and space technology in the national economy"], January,1988, Мoscow. 2. Studenetsky, S. А., Ivchenko, V. V. and all. 1988, Metodika ocenki jekonomicheskoj jeffektivnosti ispol'zovanija kosmicheskoj informacii v rybnom hozjajstve [Methodology to evaluate the cost-effectiveness ...

Russia's accession to the WTO is an efficient instrument of the country's integration into the globalized world economy. However, it can adversely affect a number of enterprises and industries within the national economy. Thus, there is a need to develop a methodology for the assessment of the preparedness for operating under WTO membership conditions, which can be practically applied in the development of measures aimed at increasing the competitiveness ...

... Gagliardi, F. 2008, Institutions and economic change: A critical survey of the new institu-tional approaches and empirical evidence, The Journal of Socio-Economics, Vol. 37(1), p. 416—430. 7. Hargroves, K., Smith M. (ed). 2005, The Natural Advantage of Nations: Business Opportunities, Innovation and Governance in the 21st Century. 8. Lackol,M. 2006, Tax Rates with Corruption: Labour-market Effects, Discussion papers MT-DP — 2006/4, 1—40, Institute of Economics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Budapesht,...

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... post-communist Lithuania, Central European Journal of communication, no. 1, p. 123—144. 13. Matonyte, I. 2003, The Parliamentary Elite in Post-Communist Lithuania, 1990—2000, Representative Elites in Post-Communist Settings, no. 8, p. 55—67. 14. National Security Concept of the Republic of Estonia, 2010, available at:http://www. vm. ee/sites/default/files/JPA_2010_ENG. pdf (accessed 12 May 2011). 15. Novagrockiene, J. 1998, Lietuvos partines sistemos raida [Lithuanian party system development],...

... litovskoj innovacionnyh struktur [On the prospects of cooperation between Russian and Lithuanian innovation structures], Baltijskij region [Baltic Region], no. 2 (8), p. 80—94. doi: 10.5922/2074-9848-2011-2-8 3. Narodnoe hozjajstvo SSSR v 1988 godu [USSR National Economy in 1988], 1989, Moscow. 4. Programma razvitija federal'nogo gosudarstvennogo avtonomnogo obrazovatel'nogo uchrezhdenija vysshego professional'nogo obrazovanija «Baltijskij federal'nyj universitet imeni Immanuila Kanta» na 2011—2020 ...

After Lithuanian accession to the European Union and NATO, a cross-party political consensus has existed regarding the state’s foreign policy objectives. Against this background, the Žalgiris national resistance movement, which was established by eminent politicians, journalists, and public figures in 2009, posed a certain intellectual challenge. This article concentrates on the development of a new foreign policy philosophy — the focal ...

... potentials. The author also compares the international images of Russia and the Baltic Sea region countries. 1. Legatum prosperity index, available at: http://www. li. com/ (accessed 17 December 2010). 2. Human Development Report 2010. The Real Wealth of Nations: Pathways to Human Development, available at: http://hdr.undp.org/en (accessed 17 December 2010). 3. Corruption Perceptions Index, available at: http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi/2010/results (accessed 17 December ...

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... Kuznetsova, T. Ju. 2008. Geodemograficheskaja tipologija Baltijskogo makroregiona:avtoref. dis. … kand. geogr. nauk. Kaliningrad. 9. Mežs, I., Bukśe, E., Rasa, K. 1994. GeoJournal, Vol. 33, № 1, pp. 9—25. 10. Hayden, Robert M. 1992. Constitutional Nationalism in the Formerly Yugoslav Republics: Working Paper. Center for German and European Studies. Berkeley. 11. Coleman, D. A. 2006. Population and Development Review, Vol. 32, № 3, pp. 401—446. 12. Regions in the European Union — Nomenclature ...

.... Survey on perceptions of quality of life in 75 European. 2010. EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL Policy development, pp. 16—18. Kosov Yuri, Mikheeva Natalia 10.5922/2079-8555-2010-4-1 5-14 demographic problem, population decline, aging nation, migration level, urban areas, urban growth, Nordic countries, Baltic Sea states, Poland

... the basis of archival documents and statistical data that were unavailable in the Soviet period, the author analyses historiographical materials and studies the peculiarities of the education system, as well as evaluates the attitude of the state, the national authorities and the republic's population towards this issue. 1.      Kretinin, G.   V. 2008. Gosudarstvenno-pravovye aspekty formirovanija territo­rii i naselenija Litvy: istoricheskij ocherk. Kaliningrad, pp. 22—24. 2.      ...

This article analyzes the current situation and prospects of the post-Soviet themes research in Russian higher education in the Humanities. The problem is considered in the context of the modernization of the national education, integration processes in the former Soviet Union, globalization and the development of international cooperation. Guschin Alexander, Levchenkov Andrei 10.5922/2079-8555-2010-3-6 46-48 countries of the Baltic Sea region, interdisciplinary ...