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International trade is an important factor affecting competition in domestic markets. Considering the vastness of Russian territory, one can expect the pro-competitive effect to vary from region to region. This analysis tests the hypothesis that the unique geographical position ...

.... Latvijskie gazoviki hotjat stroit' terminal v Jestonii [Latvian gas companies want to build a terminal in Estonia],2012, REGNUM, 6 July, available at: http://www. regnum. ru/news/1548989.html (accessed 25 December 2012). 19. Finljandija planiruet import SPG [Finland plans to import LNG], 2012, Informacionnyj portal «Gornaja jencilopedija» [Information Portal «Mountain entsilopediya»], 4 April, available at: http://news-mining.ru/news/finlyandiya_ planiruet_import_spg/ (accessed 25 December ...

... revolution in the disposition to the Pietist teaching on a new birth whose main tenets are most fully set forth in the programmatic works of its founder, Philipp Jakob Spener. However, in spite of some similarities between these teachings there are important differences between them. Chief of them is Kant’s characteristic reduction of the usefulness of religion to its impact on the moral sphere and the search for the possibility of a moral interpretation of all the main Chrisitan dogmas, an approach ...

... military and political actions. Particular attention is paid to the region’s economic adaptation, including the development of maritime transport, energy security, and the search for new logistics routes under the impact of sanctions. The growing importance of the Baltic Sea as a key transport corridor is emphasized. The study demonstrates that, amid escalating confrontation with the West, the Kaliningrad region is compelled to combine the strengthening of its defense potential with the search ...

... teachers’ readiness to integrate interactive methods into the educational process. A questionnaire was developed to analyze the collected data. The scientific novelty of the article lies in the systematization of faculty opinions, highlighting the importance of interactive methods, including in identifying factors influencing readiness for future transformations in education. The study data demonstrate faculty preferences in applying interactive methods and approaches for military and specialized ...

... 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 50 % of a country’s foreign trade toward the European market and the implementation of over 50 % of EU legal acts into national law. ...

... of domestic digi­tal technologies in ensuring national security. Theoretical approaches to the concept of infor­mation sovereignty are outlined, along with key cybersecurity challenges facing Russia in the context of global threats, as well as the importance of developing indigenous technologies and infrastructure to maintain the state’s digital sovereignty. The contemporary legislative and institutional framework of cybersecurity in the Russian Federation is examined, including doctrinal documents ...

... numbers and production volumes, the plant constantly faced a severe shortage of skilled workers, high staff turnover, and low effec­tiveness of the training system through factory schools. The labor of the German population and prisoners of war played an important role in the establishment of the plant. The conclu­sions demonstrate that personnel instability and lack of qualifications became key factors lim­iting the sustainable development of the enterprise in the postwar decade. Post-war recovery,...

... Zostera marina, Zostera noltei, and Stuckenia pectinata dominate. It is noted that the insufficient representation of stabilizing landscapes leads to a deterioration of the geoecological situation. Optimization of the protected area network plays an important role in preserving the landscape and biological diversity of the coastal zone. landscape, coast, water area, macrophytes, the Black Sea 105-117 10.5922/vestniknat-2025-4-7

... of the world economy, strengthening of agglomeration effects and concentration of economic forces and population in a small number of centers, the problem of development, recovery and revival of depressed and peripheral territories is of particular importance. The purpose of this article is to conduct a critical analysis of the concept of “depressive territory” and concepts close in meaning to it, to identify criteria and approaches to the allocation of such territories, to note measures to ...

The article presents a comprehensive analysis of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). Despite significant growth in freight traffic in recent years and its strategic importance in the context of the global transformation of logistics, the INSTC remains inferior to traditional routes and realizes only a small portion of its potential. The development of the corridor is constrained by infrastructure limitations (differences ...

... Theory of Language. Boston. Koshelev, A. D., 2020. On the Genesis of Thought and Language. Boston. Lakoff, G., 1987. Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things: What Categories Reveal about the Mind. Chicago. Landau, B., Smith, L. B. and Jones, S. S., 1988. The importance of shape in early lexical learning. Cognitive Development, 3, pp. 299—321, https://doi.org/10.1016/ 0885-2014(88)90014-7. LaTourrette, A., Chan, D. M. and Waxman, S. R., 2023. A principled link between object naming and representation is ...

... of the National Socialist regime in Germany and died in the Theresienstadt concentration camp. The “Königsberg period” (1912—1921) in his career is characterized, this period involved teaching at Albertina University and the writing of several important scholarly works, including a fundamental monograph on the history of Roman aristocratic parties and families. The state of the sources does not allow for a complete reconstruction of the professor’s everyday life at Albertina. Nevertheless,...

... to influence reality through words and books. In connection with the dialectic of word and deed, Faustian motifs of both texts are revealed. In "The Jour­ney of the People of the Book" and "The Books of Jacob," there is also an important opposition of feminine and masculine in the ideological-artistic structure of the novels. Connected with this is the polocentric aspect of "The Books of Jacob," where the issues of Polish messianism are raised, and the archetype of ...

... Meanwhile, the poem is not so much dedicated to the great battle, but to the death of a poet’s friend and fallen warriors. Theme of death is central in the poem by Viazymsky, and many elements of work are close to the genre of elegy on death. It is important to note that the poem “Commemoration of the battle of Borodino” can be regarded as a documentary poem, reflection of the poet-soldier, later described in his memoirs “Memories of 1812”. P. A. Viazemsky, ode, elegy on death, memoirs,...

Positive emotional state of students in the system of higher education is one of the most important factors that contribute to good mental health, the development of educational programs and the prevention of aggressive and deviant behavior of students. One of the determining factors of whether or not young people will have mental health issues ...

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 Eastern Baltic cod is one of the most important commercial species in the Baltic Sea. An ecological regime shift in the early 1990s, resulting from a reduction in the frequency of large North Sea inflows, led to a de­crease in salinity and oxygen levels in the bottom layers of the deep basins ...

... cover (at the micro-landscape level). Their identification through electronic and field mapping methods allows for a rapid visualization of the vegetation cover's characteristics on a map and enables its quantitative assessment, which is of practical importance for the purposes of the carbon supersite. abandoned milled peatlands, post-disturbance successions, Betula-dominated communities, Carbon Measurement Supersite, Vittgirrensky Peatland, Kaliningrad region 64-80 10.5922/gikbfu-2023-4-5

Small forms of management in the agricultural system of the Kaliningrad region contin­ue to be an important structural element. At the same time, for the rural area of the region, they perform a more complex role, ensuring, among other things, an increase in the quality of life of the rural population. The current geopolitical and geo-economic conditions ...

... 2010—2021. The technological, territorial, social and economic factors of the digital divide are considered, and a comparison is made of the main problems hindering the spread of the Internet among the population. The research results highlight the importance of public policy in bridging the digital divide, both within and be­tween the countries. The potential for expanding Russian-Chinese cooperation in technologi­cal and educational fields in order to promote economic growth and greater digital ...

... required level of security in the current mode of functioning of the territorial system in terms of its openness or closeness. These regions, especially ones located along the northwestern borders, geo-strategically gain more military and political importance for Russia’s national security. Thus, changing boundaries of the border regions’ economic security require theoretical understanding and development of measures to ensure it. A socio-geographical approach to addressing this issue allows ...

... 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 approach to managing the intraregional space of the state, regardless of the form of political structure, which would take into account the unique conditions of each region, as well as the need for a balance between national integration ...

... public utilities. The data collected from the Krasnodar Region Archive, The Nizhny Novgorod Region Archive and The Saint Petersburg Archive allow considering what constitutes the principal sources of the documents on the history of everyday life. The important information can be found in the complexes of documents, each of which concerns a particular type of letter, such as covering letters from an editorial office or the central governmental body, and explanatory letters of local governmental bodies....

Eurasianism is among the traditional and most significant intellectual-political currents for Russia and its geostrategy. The importance of the postulates and approaches cultivated within Eurasianism has notably increased in the context of the sharply manifested conflict in the “Russia-West“ system in recent years and the corresponding reorientation of the Russian Federation’s ...

... development of general professional competencies during the study of the courses “Introduction to Professional Activity” and “Theory of State and Law,” which are taken in the first year of the “Public and Municipal Administration” program. It is important to note that the study’s conclusions were formulated with the assumption that the ordinal grading scale behaves as an interval scale due to the specific method of assessment based on a point-rating system with a smoothed grading scale (where ...

One of the branches of digital humanities research is the analysis of the structure of literary works. Among the research directions in this field, the creation of a social network of character interactions is particularly popular. Another important task is the analysis of the structure of a work, the identification of narrative units, and their comparison. This article proposes a quantitative method for identifying plot lines based on the analysis of character names and location names....

... the need to prepare students for solving real-world problems and the potential of project activities to develop students’ independence, cognitive, and creative abilities. Based on psychological and pedagogical literature, the authors emphasize the importance of pedagogical and organizational support for students’ project activities. Considering the project assignment, the project learning leader (instructor) forms project teams and participates in supporting the student project team, ensuring ...

... and leisure activities within the framework of ethnocultural education implemented by a teacher in an additional education institution are analyzed in the article. Based on the studied sources, factors determining the relevance of the research (the importance of socialization, the conditions of a multicultural world) are identified, and distinctive features of several types of education (polycultural, multicultural, monocultural, and ethnocultural) are separately considered. The authors also examine ...

... northern territories of the Russian Federation is a crucial element of the country’s sustainable development, as emphasized by the Strategy for the Development of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation until 2035. In light of the active policy of import substitution, which is a key component of the national goal of “Technological Leadership,” increasing attention is being paid to the manufacturing industry, including in the Far North. This study analyzes data on the operations of manufacturing ...

Currently, callus cultures of medicinal plants are actively used for the production of important biologically active compounds. Investigating conditions that enhance the biosynthesis of these compounds in callus cultures is highly relevant. This article examines the influence of various concentrations of phenylalanine and tyrosine (1—500 ...

... from oxygenated to anoxic conditions. Semi-enclosed water bodies, such as the shallow Baltic Sea, play a key role in the global carbon cycle. Carbon-containing particles, both organic and inorganic, settle within the total suspended matter, making it important to understand the patterns of its distribution. The main sources of suspended matter in the southeastern part of the Baltic Sea are primary production and abrasion processes in the coastal zone. From the intensively mixed coastal zone, the suspended ...

... ISNP-related issues are reflected in SEDS, determined by the frequency of the marker word “Indigenous Peoples (ISNP).” Five groups of municipalities are identified, with particular attention given to Group IV: “Significantly Underrepresenting Important ISNP-Related Topics for the Municipality.” Additionally, the results of the municipal grouping highlight the prominence of regional boundaries. Differences in content analysis results based on the geographical location of the municipalities ...

... little-known territories are a crucial component of the ecologically oriented development of the Kaliningrad region, especially for areas with heavily transformed landscapes. Expanding the understanding of the diversity and distribution of lichens plays an important role in nature conservation and supporting the biodiversity of the Kaliningrad region. The aim of the study was to examine the lichen biota of the northwestern part of the Krasnoznamensk municipal district (part of the Sheshupe ancient alluvial ...

... characterization and trend analysis of studies on the anthropogenic impact on populations of ticks from the Ixodidae family, highlighting the most significant scientific works and results obtained on the subject. The concluding section emphasizes the importance of accumulating and structuring research to ensure the epidemiological well-being of the population. ixodid ticks; Ixodidae; tick-borne transmissible infections; landscapes; anthropogenic impact 68-84 10.5922/vestniknat-2024-2-5

... fields who have studied the center-periphery theory. The essential features of the theory and its transformation over time in terms of theory and methodology were noted. This theory is often regarded as “having stood the test of time.” However, it is important to understand that, like any theory, it has specific applications and limitations. These can logically be identified by outlining both the strengths and weaknesses of the theory. The strengths include simplicity and logic, universality, a long ...

... particular attention regarding mercury pollu­tion due to the presence of pulp and paper mills in the area. These mills have historically uti­lised mercury in their production processes. This study aims to analyse the mercury content in commercially important fish species living in the mouth of the Northern Dvina River. The content and distribution of mercury in tissue samples of various fish species were determined to provide insight into components of the mercury cycle in the study area. Lower ...

Many countries view education exports as a vital sector of the economy. Russia has also acknowledged the importance of exporting education, consistently implementing measures to promote Russian education in the international market. Despite the recent surge in interest in Russian education amongst international students, there is a risk that this trend could ...

... Metaphysics of Morals. In: I. Kant, 1997. Sochineniya v 4-h tomah na nemetskom i russkom yazykakh [Works in 4 Volumes in German and Russian Languages]. Volume 3. Moscow: Moskovskii filosofskii fond, pp. 41-275. (In Rus.) Moor, J. H., 2006. The Nature, Importance, and Difficulty of Machine Ethics. IEEE Intelligent Systems, 21(4), pp. 18-21. https://doi.org/10.1109/MIS.2006.80 . Nagl, L., 2022. Digital Technology: Reflections on the Difference between Instrumental Rationality and Practical Reason. Kantian ...