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The role of the ethnic factor in political processes in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia has been rather significant since these countries’ independence. The author ... ... Estonian power groups had to tackle the problem of civil society formation and the development of a political regime based on democratic procedures. In these countries... ... which exist in Latvia and Estonia, “freeze” the system of elite recruitment. In the conditions of increasing social unrest, it may have an adverse effect on the overall...

... vectors of human activities in a knowledge society, the author thoroughly analyses the current educational process at a military university in view of its contribution to the general cultural development of cadets. The author attempts to analyse the factors facilitating and inhibiting the development of general cultural competences in cadets, as well as to identify the pedagogical conditions for the development of cadet’s general cultural competences in the current educational process of a military university based on a comprehensive analysis of these factors. To this end, structural and functional connections between the general ...

... January 2013). 24. 12.7.2002/602, Alueiden kehittämislaki, 2002, available at: http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/kumotut/2002/20020602 (accessed 26 January 2013). Martynov V. L., Sazonova I. E. 10.5922/2079-8555-2014-1-8 93-103 Aland Islands, conditions and factors of development, population change, regional features, economic and geographic position

Recent decades have witnessed an increase in the number of works dedicated to the analysis of effects of historical events on the choice of institutions and further economic and social development of regions. This article employs the new institutional economic theory approach ... ... the Grand Duchy of Lithuania) in the 16th—17th centuries. The author emphasizes the factors, which affected the choice of institutional development trajectory, and considers... ... shows how the contingent property rights in Moscovy turned out to be competitive in the conditions of a considerable contribution of decentralization factors to defence capacity...

This article evaluates the social wellbeing of rural municipalities of the Kaliningrad region. ... ... assessed on the basis of an analysis of statistical data and expert evaluations. Rural districts were identified ... ... geodemographic situation, investment potential, and production development. Rural municipalities were ranked according ... ... jekonomiki rossijskogo jeksklava [General and specific factors of economic development of the Russian exclave],... ... (accessed 09.12.2013). 21. Social and environmental conditions in rural areas. reper to…, 2004, available ...

A review of scientific literature describing the state and dynamics of the Eastern Baltic cod population over the past 30 years has been conducted.... ... the deep basins of the Baltic Sea. This caused a sharp deterioration in the spawning conditions. Factors influencing the Eastern Baltic cod population and changes in the population... ... decisive impact of North Sea inflows and their prolonged absence on the popu­lation's development, the influence of oxygen saturation levels on all life stages of cod, and...

This article analyses the 2009—2010 data on woodcock roding. The authors assess the impact of meteorological conditions, light level, food availability, and other factors on the duration and intensity of woodcock roding in the Kaliningrad region. A direct correlation was established between ... ... равнины // Зоол. журн. 2003. Т . 82, №   3. С . 388—401. 6. Hoodless A., Lang D., Fuller R.   J. et al. Development of a survey method for breeding Woodcock and its application to assessing the status of the British po­pu­la­tion ...