Self-employment of Russian population in the second half of the 1980s: the case of the Black Earth Region
This article analyses the process of development of Russian population’s business activities during the early Perestroika period. The case of Central Black Earth regions helps examine the outcomes and complications associated with the establishment and functioning of cooperatives producing consumer goods and providing personal services.
1. Об индивидуальной трудовой деятельности ...
Ensuring the proportional development of the strategic areas of coastal specialisation
This article presents proposals to ensure a balanced development of the strategic areas of regional specialization based on managerial decisionmaking in the conditions of the system uncertainty of integrated coastal interaction. To this end, it is suggested that a balanced scorecard system identifying the possibility of aligning such decisions ...
The criminological and psychological profile of persons sentenced to restriction of freedom
... investigation of forensic and psychological features of persons sentenced to restriction of liberty on the basis of a psychological and sociological analysis of persons sentenced to restriction of freedom registered at penal institutions of the Kaliningrad region. An analysis of the results of the study suggest that, during the sentence period, those sentenced to restriction of freedom either do not reject the commonly accepted norms, values, and behavior patterns or demonstrate the medium degree of rejection....
The economic problems of rational management of vital resources in regional enterprises
This article addresses the issues of rational resource management as the priority areas of modern Russian public policy. The study focuses on vital resources and the identification and optimization of losses associated with such resources. The authors propose a system of indicators for assessing loss management designed to facilitate the solution of problems of increasing resource utilization efficiency.
1. Об электроэнергетике [Электронный ресурс] : федеральный закон от 26.03.2003 № 35-ФЗ : ред...
On the territorial differences in chain organisation of retail in the Russian Federation
... differences. An attempt to identify the factors behind these differences through calculating the correlation coefficient made it possible to detect only one factor, whose value is close to essential: the geographical remoteness from Moscow. However, many regions of central Russia have a low share of retail chains. One cannot exclude that a significant role in the development of interregional differences is played by institutional factors, which can become a focal point of further research.
1. Санников ...
The layered approach to assessing marketing effectiveness
... activities, the authors describe a layered approach to assessing marketing effectiveness with the use of a balanced scorecard system, as well as the results of its practical application in the case of large industrial enterprises of the Kaliningrad region. The article presents the authors’ layered system of models of development of an information base for assessing marketing effectiveness.
1. Jeffery M. Data-driven marketing: the 15 metrics everyone in marketing should know. John Wiley and Sons ...
World War I refugees from the western regions of the Russian Empire: Sustaining life in the places of temporary residence
This article analyses the process of development and functioning of the state system of support for World War I refugees from the western territories of the Russian Empire in case of the central provinces of European Russia. It is concluded that the state system of refugee support proved to be efficient and managed to solve the problem of evacuation and relocation, as well as that of meeting the basic needs of millions of refugees throughout the war period.
1. Белова И. Б. Первая мировая война и...
Military sovkhozes of the Red Army in former East Prussia in 1945—1946
... post-war years. Emphasis is placed on the development of new agricultural structures - subsidiary farms, enterprises, and, later, military sovkhozes, which created the basis for the agricultural industry after the Soviet population of the Kaliningrad region.
1. Гордеев И. А. Военные совхозы и их роль в становлении социалистического сельского хозяйства Калининградской области (1945—1947 гг.) // Северо-Запад ...
Inter-organizational networks as seen by western economic sociology: An analysis of theoretical approaches
... Post-Communist Societies // International Contributions to Labor Studies. 1994. Vol. 4. P. 73—93.
25. Sik E. From the Multicolored to the Black and White Economy: The Hungarian Second Economy and the Transformation International // Journal of Urban and Regional Research. 1994. Vol. 18. P. 46—70.
26. Uzzi B. Social Structure and Competition in Interfirm Networks: The Paradox of Embeddedness // Administrative Science Quarterly. 1997. Vol. 42, № 1. P. 35—67.
Modern trends in the Baltic countries in the discourse of identity: between sovereignty and European integration
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3. Paulauskas K. The Baltic States: picking regions, shedding myths, decoding acronyms. URL: http://archive.minfolit.lt/arch/5001/5190.pdf (дата обращения: 23.03.2013).
4. Berg E. Where East Meets the West? Baltic States in search of new identity. URL: http://src-h.slav.hokudai.ac....
Human rights in EU-Russia relations: a human rights mechanism
... Parliament. Brussels, 2003. 11 Mar. COM(2003) 104.
18. European Neighbourhood Policy: Working towards a Stronger Partnership. Joint Communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. Brussels, 2013. 20 Mar. JOIN(2013) 4.
19. Путин закажет музыку сам. URL: http://www.polit.ru/article/2005/07/20/music/ (дата обращения: 13.03.2013).
20. Выступление Уполномоченного ...
The evolution of the essence of the concept of “business efficiency” and its features in the regional media business
This article classifies the concept of "business efficiency", which have been used by economic scholars for a long time. The innovative component of this work lies in the authors’ definition of media business efficiency alongside the identification of the primary goal of media company management in today’s Russia. The article offers a classification of methods of identifying different types of efficiency of media structures.
1. Бабань Ю. А. Совершенствование бизнес-процессов в современной...
The basic trends in the development of bilateral trade between the Kaliningrad and Grodno regions
This article examines foreign trade activities between the cooperating regions of the Union State of Russia and Belarus determined by the bilateral convergence of national economies for solving common economic problems and developing regional economies. The author identifies the degree of present cooperation, explores possible ...
An evaluation of the current condition of entrepreneurship within the Kaliningrad fishing industry
Today, the fishing industry of the Kaliningrad region is experiencing depression. The reduction in the fleet as a result of its depreciation resulted in a decrease in catch and production, as well as income and profitability. The funds of enterprises are insufficient for vessel construction, thus ...
On the role of government regulation in creating conditions for the development of Russian regions: the case of tariff policy
The elimination of disparities in the economic conditions of regional development is an important task of government regulation. The tariff policy influences the economic development of Russia and different regions. The market incentives for innovation are not sufficiently strong. The rise in prices and tariffs ...
The “Königsberg syndrome” in the law enforcement practices in the Kaliningrad region: the problems and the ways to solve them
This article analyzes the practical application of mechanism of privatization of accommodations in blocks of flats. The privatization of isolated residential accommodations in smaller blocks of flats is conducted in Kaliningrad by lessees and their family members following the pattern of a communal flat, i. e. only the living area of the house is taken into account when calculating the shares of proprietors.
1. Об утверждении Положения о признании помещения жилым помещением, жилого помещения непригодным...
Soviet-Polish cooperation in the mid-1970s — early 1980s: ideological contacts and the ideology of contacts (regional aspects)
This article analyses different aspects of bilateral ties between the Kaliningrad region and the Polish Olsztyn and Elblag voivodeships in the mid-70s-early 19 80s. The author pays special attention to the problems of ideological interaction and emphasizes the crucial role of the economic development issues.
1. Государственный ...
Вопросы совершенствования специального правового режима предпринимательства в Калининградской области
... нормативного регулирования и правоприменительной практики по исследуемой теме.
This article considers the central issues of improving legislation on еntrepreneurship in the Kaliningrad region, the application of the legal regime of Free economic zone, and its development. The authors offers several variants of solving the problem of regulation and law enforcement practice in the framework of the topic studied.
1. Об Особой ...
The ideological campaigns of the late Stalinism period at kolkhozes of the Kaliningrad region: everyday history
... formal nature, which, however, did not downplay its paramount importance for maintaining power by party and state nomenklatura. The study will help identify the features of social development of postwar Soviet countryside and contribute to understanding regional history.
1. История сталинизма: итоги и проблемы изучения. М., 2011.
2. Российская политическая наука : в 5 т. М., 2008. Т. 4.
3. Дэвис С. Мнение народа ...
EU-Russia cooperation in the Baltic Sea marine environment protection
This article offers an overview of the basic characteristics of the Baltic Sea and stresses the need for closer cooperation between states in the Baltic Sea environment protection. The author identifies the universal and regional levels of cooperation between states in marine environment protection. Special attention is paid to the activity of the European Union in the field of the Baltic Sea environment protection.
1. Resolution A.982(24) of the Assembly of International ...
Migrant as homo scientis: the epistemological aspect of reclamation of the Kaliningrad region
This article reconstructs the situation of total ignorance that the Soviet settlers faced when reclaiming the alien cultural space of former East Prussia. The author analyzes the settlers' cognitive activity of cultural assimilation of new territories, which became an everyday routine and vital necessity.
1. А ну-ка, подумай! // Калининградский комсомолец (далее КК). 1948.12 дек.
2. Адамович О. Почин комсомольцев // КК. 1951. 26 апр.
3. Андрущенко Ю. Прегель-река // КК. 1948. 26 дек.
4. Валова...
The historical consciousness of students: results of a survey carried out at Kaliningrad universities
... article offers data on the results of a survey of students of humanities of Kaliningrad universities. The survey was dedicated to the assessment of maturity of historical consciousness in youth. The author characterises the general picture of knowledge of regional history and identifies the gaps.
The fate of World War I refugees from the western provinces of European Russia and Poland in Soviet Russia in 1920
... refugees in 1920, i.e. the spontaneous movement of the hungry mass of refugees to the Western border, the South and South-East, as well as Siberia, in early spring, which was supported by local authorities aspiring to reduce the pressure on their own regions but opposed — to no effect — by the central authorities. The planned evacuation solely to the Baltic Republics at the end of summer of 1920 was accompanied by violations, abuse of power and the absence of proper organization.
1. Государственный ...
Migrant collective farms in 1946—1953: sketches of rural life
This article focuses on the daily life and problems of the development of new collective farms in the Kaliningrad region (1946—1953) on the basis of earlier unknown archive documents. The study sets out to broaden our perception of the phenomenon of totalitarianism and transformations in the Soviet society in the last years of Stalin's regime, as well as to identify ...
The organisational and economic mechanism for attracting direct foreign investment at the regional level
This article considers the aspects of foreign investment in the region on the basis of a study into the dynamics of foreign direct investment (FDI) and their role in regional economy. The author proposes a model of regional development concept based on FDI attraction.
1. Официальный сайт Правительства ...
An economic analysis of the structure of amber processing industry
... paper focuses on the problems of improving the structure of amber processing industry and analyzes the amber industry by segments. The author introduces the notion of level of value added per employee and the level of value added through processing regional natural resources and considers the possibility of recovering rental income from raw amber processing.
1. Веснин В. Р. Стратегический менеджмент : учеб. пособие. М., 2007.
2. Сайт правительства ...
The sustainability of natural monopoly in regional markets: methodological prerequisites for an analysis
Article considers theoretical aspects of sustainability of natural monopolies, which are the most important industries that create the general environment of functioning of regional social and economic system, thereby making essential impact on formation the region commodity and financial markets, and also on realization of a regional social and economic policy. The analysis of the reasons of formation of the natural monopolies,...
The development of municipal authorities' financial independence
This article examines the results of municipal reform, analyses the budgetary policy of the Kaliningrad region, and identifies the problems of formation of local budget revenues. The author described the methods to improve budgetary policy, which could level the differences in economic and social development of municipalities and solve the problem of stability ...
An assessment of the influence of economic crisis on the development of regions on the basis of integral current competitiveness index
This article is the first to suggest performing diagnostics and analysis of the influence of crisis phenomena on socioeconomic development of regionswith the help of an approach based on quantitative assessment of the current competitiveness of the region. The author offers calculations of integral development indices for three regions of three different federal districts of the Russian Federation for 2007-2010, as well as an analysis of the degree, to which regional economies were affected by the ...
The formation of the image of East Prussia by Soviet military propaganda and its use in the post-war period
On the basis of war-time sources, this article reconstructs the image of East Prussia created by Soviet propaganda and considers the context of its formation. The author demonstrates the use of this image over post-war decades. Propaganda discourse is interpreted as a practice of cultural assimilation of East Prussia.
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Lithuania in Context of Eurointegration Processes: from Luxembourg to Helsinki
... and the EU enlargement // Back to Europe: Central and Eastern Europe and the European Union / ed. by K. Henderson.
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Brussels. 13.10.1999. URL: http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/archives/pdf/ ...
Chronology Problem of Corded Ware Culture Artefacts in South-Eastern Baltic Region
The article presents new series of radiocarbon dates in the context of the South-Eastern Baltic maritime culture chronology. The author emphasises the antiquity of the radiocarbon dates in comparison to the maritime culture period.
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Municipal Tax Autonomy under Conditions of Budget Federalism: Reform Experience in Italy and Russia
The article deals with the questions of the current legislative budget process of local autonomies in the Russian Federation and Italy. The current
budget process of an Italian autonomy is characterized by the growing role of municipal taxes and overall decline in public transfers. In the Russian Federation, municipal budgets depend crucially on the mechanism of federal and municipal tax redistribution at this stage of municipal reform. The author comes to the conclusion that legal innovations in...
Post-war Repatriation of the Japanese from Southern Sakhalin
The article considers the resettlement of the Japanese from the Sakhalin Region in 1946—1949.
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Гражданское управление на Южном ...
Tourism as a priority of regional development
The role of tourism as one of the priority of regional development is grounded. The positive and negative factors of transforming tourism
into the leading branch of the Economy of the Kaliningrad Oblast are formulated. The existing programmes targeting the tourism development
are examined. There ...
On potential role of regional authorities in managing formation an development of market infrastructure
The article examines the role of Kaliningrad region’s government in managing market infrastructure development on the regional level. Special attention is given to the foreign experience concerning the role of regional authorities in formation and development of small- and medium-sized business ...
Uncertainty as a Factor of Decision Making in the Context of the Exclave Problems of the Kaliningrad Region
The article analyses expert influence on decision making process. The author argues that high uncertainty increases political elite’s attention to experts under the conditions of democratic transit. The case of the Kaliningrad exclave is taken as an example.
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Абрамов В.
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Калининградская область: социально-политические и геополитические аспекты общественной трансформации 1990-х. СПб., 1998.
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регион как полюс экономической интеграции Северо-Запада Российской Федерации и Европейского...
Corporative personnel culture in entrepreneurship
The author discusses urgency and current necessity of the problem of corporate culture for the businessmen of the Kaliningrad region who are carrying out activity on territory surrounded by the EU. He gives special attention to fitting the European norms of corporate culture in conditions of economy globalization.
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Бобрик Ж.
К вопросу формирования ...
Objective and subjective reasons for crisis of Russian economy
The article presents basic reasons of world economic crisis and their negative influence on economic development of Russia including Kaliningrad region. One could find substantiation of forming new financialeconomic model as long-term development program for Russia.
1. Макиавелли Н. Князь. Минск, 2000.
Regulation trends of international cooperation at the regional level
The article reveals major regulation trends of international cooperation at the regional level which being officially adopted are implemented
in the Kaliningrad region. Special attention is given to international agreements, involvement in international programs and projects, information for foreign economic activity and development ...
Russian foreign trade and integration processes in the Baltic region
The article revue s issue of Russian foreign trade on Baltics. Special attention is given to the major role of the Baltic Sea macroregion in the process of economic integration of Russia into the Common European Economic Space.
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Грот Н.
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Экономическое сотрудничество // Северо-Запад России в регионе Балтийского моря: проблемы и перспективы экономического взаимодействия и сотрудничества / под ред. Я. Заухи, Г.
М. Федорова, Л.
Э. Лимонова, Н.
Ю. Одинг. Калининград, 2008.
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Intensification of Russian role in trans-border cooperation in the Baltic Sea region
Cross-border cooperation between administrative and municipal districts enlarges fast in the Baltic Sea macroregion. Intensification of Russian regions’ participation in such cooperation as well as formation of trans-border socio-economic systems may shift their development to the innovative type.