Human Resources of Post-war Lithuania and Their Role in the Rebuilding of Klaipeda
... sovhozov v Klajpedskij, Shilutskij i Pagegjajskij uezdy iz drugih uezdov Litovskoj SSR: postanovlenie SNK Litovskoj SSR i CK KP(b) Litvy, 20 ijunja 1945 g. [On the resettlement farms and state farm workers in Klaipeda, Šilutė Pagegyaysky counties and other districts of the Lithuanian SSR: Decision of the CPC Central Committee of the Lithuanian SSR and the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Lithuania, June 20, 1945], 1945, LCVA, F, R-755, Ap. 2, b. 124.
18. O vypolnenii postanovlenija SNK Litovskoj SSR i CK KP(b) Litvy ...
Migration and the Transformation of Multiethnic Population Structure in the Kaliningrad Region of the Post-Soviet Era
... migration as a serious test for both the migrants and the receiving society. On the one hand, migrants have to adapt to a different national, cultural, and linguistic environment and look for the ways of successful integration into the receiving society. On the other hand, the receiving society also faces a serious transformation as a result of the changing population size and structure, the emergence of new elements in culture, rules of behaviour, and the development of new attitudes.
1. Emelyanova, L. L. ...
The Baltics and Russian North-West: the Core and the Periphery in the 2000s
... last two censuses (2000 and 2010), namely, the population size and the age and gender composition. In order to demonstrate the core-periphery relationship, the authors identified the core ATUs (national and regional capitals and capital areas), whereas the other units were grouped by their remoteness from the center. The analysis shows that in the countries and regions studied, population concentrates in the capitals and capital areas, whereas the periphery loses population at a fast rate. The centripetal ...
Measuring social well-being in the rural areas of the Kaliningrad region
... performing area are the suburban districts of Guryevsk and Bagrationovsk and the agricultural districts of Nesterov and Pravdinsk, whereas the worst performing ones are those of Gvardeisk, Krasnoznamensk, Ozersk, and Chernykhovsk. A comparison with the other constituent entities of the Northwestern federal district proved that the level of social wellbeing of Kaliningrad rural municipalities is rather high and most of them have made the transition from depression to sustainable development.
1. Federal'nyj ...
Commodity flow model for an exclave region: Rent-seeking in the ‘transitional period’ of the special economic zone
... of the special economic zone (SEZ) functioning. The key method of analysis is the comparison of data on the generation of gross regional product and regional foreign economic activities (including export and import of goods and moving goods from/into the Kaliningrad region to other Russian regions). It results in a conceptual CFMER, which is assessed as of 2011. The availability of additional — as compared to a regular region — data on commodity flows in the framework of the SEZ transitional period makes it possible to ...
Russia-EU energy efficiency cooperation in the Baltic region: the untapped potential
... Evropejskimi soobshhestvami i ih gosudarstvami-chlenami, s drugoj storony [Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the Russian Federation, on the one hand,
and the European Communities and their Member States, on the other hand], 1997, November 27, available at: docs. cntd.ru/document/1900668 (accessed 15.08. 2013).
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Major infrastructure projects and the foreign policy of the Baltic states in 2010—2014
... ekspresas, 2009,available at: http://www.nedelia.lt/news-lt/14377-leo-lt-uxodit-v-proshloe.html (accessed 04.12.2009).
6. Prezident: Latvija dazhe na svojo predsedatel'stvo v ES tratit vdesjatero bol'she drugih [President: Latvia even its presidency of the EU spends ten times more than any other], 2013, DB.lv, available at: http://rus.db.lv/nachalo/vsenovosti/prezident-latvija-dazhe-na-svoe-predsedatel-stvo-v-es-tratit-vdesjatero-bolshe-
drugih-56091 (accessed 07.11.2013).
7. Goskontrol' obnaruzhil rjad narushenij v rabote Rizhskogo ...
The potential for expanding inter-cluster cooperation between the ship-building industries of Estonia, Finland, and North-West Russia
... 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 sources, including journal articles, media, research reports, and other publications. The results of the study indicate that the increasing cooperation within the triangle of these clusters has a significant potential in terms of combining different areas of expertise and creating a multidimensional maritime industry hub in the region....
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
... the case of the Kaliningrad region. The current approaches to defining tourism innovations in Russian and international studies are not comprehensive and do not reflect the essence of innovative processes. Innovative development is often reduced to the introduction of new information technologies, i. e. informatization replaces innovative development. However, it is important to take into account other innovative tools: for instance, interactive network museums in developing innovative tourist attraction objects, e-marketing in introducing innovations in tourist product promotion, programmes of private- public partnership in the field of public ...
The “Polish question” in Soviet-German relations in the second half of the 1920s (based on the materials of the USSR consulate in Königsberg)
... 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 in the nationalist and fascist attitudes. On the other hand, they emphasized the aspirations of the local political and business elite to develop economic cooperation with the Soviet Union. The People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs tried to transform East Prussia into a Soviet lobby in the German ...
EU — Russia energy cooperation: major development trends and the present state
... and Change in World Politic, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
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14. Matlary, J. H. 1997, Energy Policy in the European ...
The territorial structure and appearance of Kaliningrad
This article combines two approaches to the analysis of the appearance and territorial structure of Kaliningrad. One approach is based on the field study, the other — on the examination of documents. The former helped define a number of integral regions that were later considered from a historical point of view in order to figure out how the territorial structure and appearance of the city changed in the ...
The concepts of enclave and exclave and their use in the political and geographical characteristic of the Kaliningrad region
... internal enclaves of different levels) are extended and introduced. The author offers a new classification of contemporary and historical enclaves and exclaves. The article identifies the specific features of the Kaliningrad region in comparison to other enclave territories. The difference between the exclavity of the Kaliningrad region in the Soviet and post-Soviet periods is emphasised. The author shows the evolution of the use of concepts of enclave and exclave for describing the fe atures of the Kaliningrad region’s ...
North-West Russia in the context of European integration
... Cold War. It was then when the independent Baltic States became a platform for emergence and recognition of the Baltic Sea region. The author focuses on the social and cultural integrity of the region and considers the traditional Nordic countries and the Baltic Sea states as interrelated components of a single region, different from other European regions in terms of economic interests, as well as its natural and sociocultural landscape.
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2. Karlbek, H. 2002, Russkoe v Shvecii i shvedskoe v Rossii [Russian ...
Innovation Capacity of Russia and the Baltics: a Comparative Approach
... zakon ot 25.11.1996 N 135-FZ) [On ratification of the Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the Russian Federation, on the one hand, and the European Communities and their Member States — members of the other party (the Federal Law of 25.11.1996 N 135-FZ)], legal-reference system "ConsultantPlus".
14. Ob utverzhdenii gosudarstvennoj programmy Rossijskoj Federacii «Razvitie nauki i tehnologij» na 2013—2020 (Rasporjazhenie Pravitel'stva ...
International research cooperation in the Baltic region: a scientometric analysis
... [Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences], Vol. 75, no. 7, p. 607—612.
14. Markusova, V. А. 2006, Sravnenie nauchnoj produktivnosti uchenyh Rossii i drugih stran Bol'shoj vos'merki [Comparison of scientific productivity of scientists from Russia and other countries of the Group of Eight], Nauchno-tehnicheskaja informacija [Scientific and technological information], Ser. 1, Organizacija i metodika informacionnoj raboty [Organization and method of information work], no. 6, p. 18—27.
15. Marshakova-Shaykevich, I. V....
The innovative process in the Baltic Sea region
..., the current condition of innovation environments in the BSR is described and the innovation performances of Baltic countries are compared. Finally, the research aims to conclude, as well as to analyse, the future innovation development of the BSR. The research material for this desk study is collected from various sources, including journal articles, statistics, media, research reports, and other publications.
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Clusters in the institutional perspective: on the theory and methodology of local socioeconomic development
... localized mesoeconomic systems with fuzzy boundaries that stimulate the development of these systems. The author analyses the influence of the inductive approach to the formation of cluster theory and juxtaposes different typologies of clusters and other types of localized economic systems. The article offers an overview of the existing methodological approaches to the problem of cluster identification and emphasises the major role of institutional dimension in the identification (and functioning) of clusters, especially in comparison to ...
Rural areas of Eastern Germany: modern challenges
... the main problems those territories are facing today hatched already in the mid-1990s. In our study we address the problems and challenges that hinder sustainable development of East German rural areas. We analyse agricultural statistics and describe the structure of agricultural enterprises, land-use, and other critical dimensions of agriculture. We discuss pros and cons of modern rural areas spatial planning policy and take a critical look at the current status of rural areas. We also put forward a number of concrete proposals aimed at the development ...
Foreign economic activity of Saint Petersburg, the Leningrad Region, and the Republic of Karelia: problems and opportunities for development
... documents of regional development, however, shows that the issue of interregional cooperation has not been duly addressed at any level, theoretical or practical. It is important to strengthen international trade capacity and to increase cooperation in other areas of cross-border relations, since these processes are crucial for Russia’s integration into the global markets.
1. Chub, A. A. 2011, K voprosu o formirovanii transgranichnyh regionov na territorii Rossijskoj Federacii [On the formation of the cross-border regions in the Russian Federation], Regional'naja jekonomika: teorija i praktika, no. ...
Transborder corporate integration in the Baltic Sea Region
... 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 in corporate integration in the Baltic region, other vectors of their foreign economic relations are still more important for them. As a result, the integration of Russian business in the Baltic part of the European integration area is still rather weak despite Russia’s considerable foreign direct ...
The traditions of Russian and European perception of the state frontier in the conditions of transborder regional cooperation
... 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 between Russia and the EU serve a foundation for the development ...
The European idea in Central Europe and Scandinavia as a part of the security and peaceful co-existence policy in the framework of the postwar planning
... European integration rested on national, cultural and historical connections of the neighbouring countries were expected to constitute such formations, which contradicted and were opposed to by the theoretical framework of Western European integration. On the other hand, regional integration implied that a federation or union of the neighbouring states could be considered a step towards a more universal organisation, which would not mean the isolation of Scandinavia and Central Europe from the rest of the ...
On the concept of normative evaluation of cost-effectiveness of GLONASS application in coastal regions
... kosmonavtike, posvjawennyh pamjati akademika S. P. Koroleva i dr. uchenyh «Social'no-jekonomicheskaja jeffektivnost' 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 ...
Historical memory in the age of globalization: the case of Russian- Estonian relations
... one hand, the proponents of globalization use historical memory as one of their arguments: they claim that the history of globalization in international relations stretches back to the 19th century, thus globalization is an irreversible process. On the other hand, globalization attaches international significance to 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 ...
The development of cooperation between the European Union and Russia on migration issues: from „the „common spaces” to the actual implementation
... Publishers.
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the other part, OJ L, no. 327, 28 November 1997.
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7. Council of the European Union. 2003, Regulation 693/2003 establishing ...
The European Court of Justice case of Elgafaji: the interaction between EU law and international humanitarian law
This article focuses on the increasing influence of international court rulings on the development of new concepts within international law, in particular, the concept of subsidiary protection to persons who fall outside the scope of the 1951 Refugee Convention. The author also ...
A unified and harmonised European law and its impact on third countries
Having transferred the title on visas, asylum, immigration and other policies related to free movement of persons from the third pillar into the Treaty on European Community, the Amsterdam Treaty vested legislative power in the European Community in the fields of international civil procedure and private international ...
A comparative assessment of the innovation potential of the Baltic Sea region countries
... indicators of economic and research potential, indicators of dynamics of economic and research potential development, and indicators of economic and innovation potential of the states of the region. The author emphasises the need for Russia to cooperate with other countries of the region in the field of innovations as well as the possible role for the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University in this process.
1. Klemeshev, A. P., Fedorov, G. M. 2009. Baltijskij region, № 1, pp. 96—103.
2. Fedorov, G. M., Korneevets, V....
Different forms of parliamentarism and the factors determining the variations
Parliamentarism can be implemented in a few versions: parliamentary-cabinet,cabinet-parliamentary, parliamentary-presidential and parliamentary-committee. It is, thus, an internally diversified system. It is influenced by a number of factors, among others, the type of party system, the way of granting the non-confidence vote and dissolving the parliament, as well as the scope of so called delegated legislation.In contemporary parliamentary democracies aspirations to strengthen executives can be observed....