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Migration processes are amongst the most relevant issues in the geography of the Baltic States. The authors analyse the changes in migration patterns from the early 1990s until today. The focus of the study is the recent trends of migratory movements in the case of Latvia. Due to the country’s economic recession, migration has accelerated in the recent years. Empirical results show the response of the migration system to the changing internal factors and external influences ...

... rates in 1995 and 2010 for 140 countries against the global average, and for the Baltic Sea states against the European average. The grouping of countries and the analysis of changes over the given period confirmed a number of demographic development trends and the persistence of wide territorial disparities in major indicators. The authors identify opposite trends in ranking based on the standardised birth (country consolidation at the level of averaged values) and mortality (polarisation) rates....

This article considers key conditions and factors of the development of Aland Islands, describes main international legal regulations determining current status of the islands, identifies the trends in volume and structure of economic activities, ana lyzes processes of population change by regions and communes, as well as migration flows. The article also characterizes legal framework for socioeconomic development of the Finnish region. It ...

... in Russian foreign policy. The forecast is based on the scenario methodology, which suggests that the modern means of political forecasting make it possible to make conclusions not about the future states of political phenomena, but rather about the trends of current states, which are called scenarios. The article describes the four possible scenarios of changes in the role of Estonia in Russian foreign policy that are evaluated from the perspective of the development of Russian-Estonian relations ...

... -2011-4-9, available at: http://journals. kantiana. ru/upload/iblock/7da/ G.%20V.%20 Kretinin_ 70—78.pdf (accessed 26 March 2013). 4. Seliverstov, S. S.2012, Cross-Border Cooperation between Russia and the European Uni on in the Electricity Sector: Key Trends and Prospects, High Level Joint Conference of EURELECTRIC and Electric Power Council of the CIS, October 31, 2012, Brussels, available at: http://www. eurelectric. org/ media/ 66573/SELIVERSTOV. pdf (accessed 24 March 2013). 5. Vilemas, Ju. 2012,...

... the capacity for constructive interaction between all its “actors and factors”. In this situation, the monitoring territorial development is seen as an integral part of management. It ensures the inventory, observation, and comparison of various trends determining the situation, as well as the results of actions aimed at its targeted alteration. Monitoring helps not only to promptly identify threats, but also to detect the opportunities for developing the situation in the desired directions ...

...?CatalogId=34910&d_no=40934 (accessed 12 May 2011). 11. Green Growth & Eco-Innovation, OECD: Green innovation, available at: http://www.oecd.org/document/37/0,3746,en_2649_34499_40695077_1_1_1_1,00.html (accessed 15 September 2011). 12. Clean Energy Trends 2012 (Report), 2012, The Clean Tech Market Authority, available at: http://www.cleanedge.com/reports/clean-energy-trends-2012 (accessed 15 May 2012). 13. The business of sustainability: McKinsey Global Survey results, 2011, McKinsly Quarterly, ...

... 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 of the area and counteracting the negative trends it is now experiencing. Even taking into account all ‘positive’ development trends that are postulated to have occurred since the unification, we underline the crucial necessity of diversification of labour forces and of changing the spatial ...

This article discusses the trends of demographic development of the Baltic Sea region's cities. It analyses the factors affecting the urban population dynamics in the second half of the 20th — the beginning of the 21st centuries. The authors emphasise the dependence of the Baltic ...

The author identifies trends and variations of the socio-cultural identity and integration of Russians in Latvia. According to the author, since the middle 1990s, two trends have been recognized - first, the “ingrowing” of ethnic Russians into the life of independent Latvia,...

... periods of foreign economic activity (FEA) development in the Kaliningrad region in 1992-2010 taking into account the effect of economic crisis. The article offers most typical characteristics of each stage, as well as the reasons behind the current trends in foreign trade development. The author makes proposals regarding the adjustment of measures aimed at FEA development in the region. 1. Бородавкина Н. Ю. Воздействие внешнеэкономической деятельности ...

.... Factor analysis made it possible to identify two latent factors: “nitrogen load from organic sources” and “the ratio of organic and mineral forms of nitrogen.” Time-series analysis of factor scores revealed nonlinear dynamics and long-term trends in changes in water quality. The study demonstrates that the integrated application of chemometric methods serves as an effective tool for diagnosing the condition of urban water bodies, identifying pollution sources, and providing a scientific ...

The Kaliningrad region, as a Russian exclave located at the center of the Baltic region, has found itself at the epicenter of geopolitical confrontation between the Russian Federation and the collective West. With the launch of the Special Military Operation in Ukraine, confrontation with NATO, the European Union, and regional states has reached its peak. The geographical position of the Kaliningrad region has generated threats of transport and economic blockade, while simultaneously enhancing its...

... to test the hypothesis that macro-identity is shaped through the promotion of media symbols and meaning-laden narratives. The study identifies key new factors influencing the formation of macro-identity, including orientation toward new geopolitical trends, the popularization of independent social networks, and the perception of the Western world as progressive. Based on the results of the study, macro-identification is conceptualized as a political instrument for transitioning states from one civilizational ...

... examination of data from sociological surveys of Saint Petersburg residents. The study con­cludes that, despite the extensive legal framework, the effectiveness of implemented measures in Saint Petersburg cannot be unambiguously assessed. First, negative trends are identified—such as declining marriage and birth rates, an increase in serious crimes among minors, and a rise in divorces—coexisting with positive developments, including the growth of large fami­lies, the maintenance of high educational ...

... of gaps in law have always been the subject of active discussion among both scholars and practitioners. The objec­tives of this study are to identify defects in criminal procedure legislation caused by the digi­talization of criminal procedure and trends in the digitalization of criminal procedural rela­tions, as well as to formulate ways and means of preventing the emergence of various types of defects in criminal procedure legislation, including at the stage of drafting relevant bills. In addition ...

For a long period, the Karelians have occupied a leading position among the titular peoples of the republics of Russia in terms of the rate of population decline. The aim of the study is to identify trends and main factors in the change in the concentration of Karelians at the level of Russian regions in the period between the 1959 and 2021 censuses, broken down into two time intervals — from 1959 to 1989 and from 1989 to 2021. To do this, firstly,...

... activities of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation. The main aspects of the state policy on the digital transformation of the bodies and organizations of the Russian Prosecutor’s Office have been studied. The authors focus on general trends in the informatiza­tion of prosecutorial activities for the purpose of strengthening legality and maintaining law and order. The experience of the effective implementation of informational platforms in the Prosecutor’s Office of St. Petersburg,...

... prevent and eliminate the difficulties experienced by schoolchildren in educational activities. The methodological basis of the research is a system-­activity approach, taking into account the age characteristics of students, as well as the development trends of the modern digital educational environment. Results and scientific novelty. The analysis determined the goals, functional purposes of digital didactic games used in the process of remote support for elementary school students, as well as ...

... science is presented. The article analyzes the scientific and pedagogical activity of the geographical faculty of Kaliningrad State University — Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal Uni­versity on the basis of a retrospective study for 1963—2023. Positive trends and the role of dissertation research in geoecology and oceanology in preparing personnel for scientific and production activities are highlighted. The prospects and directions for the further development of geographical science at Immanuel Kant ...

... their content block directly related to "internal geopolitics"), their inventory and systematization are carried out (taking into account the special role of individual municipalities and their groupings in geopolitical processes, the general trend shift of the focus of political-geographical, socio-economic and ethnodemographic problems to the municipal the level, as well as the multidimensional influ­ence of geopolitics on the situation of municipalities). Particular attention is paid to ...

... study, various modern methods of political science were used to identify signs of the most important risks that could cause significant political and economic damage to Russia in the Baltic region. For a qualitative, unbiased scientific analysis of the trends, challenges and threats to Russia’s security taking place in the region, there is a need to improve the indicative system for assessing their level of danger, determining thresholds and directions for the development of the situation in vital ...

... context of educational migration. The theoretical basis of the study includes the concepts of “soft power” and “smart power”, internationalisation of education, cultural exchange and scientific diplomacy. Historical aspects, as well as modern trends in higher education and international relations are considered. The state and dynamics of the export of educational services in the context of “soft power” in Russian foreign policy are determined. The author emphasizes the importance of education ...

... through examples of cinema, streaming service content, and the video game industry. The author adopted a constructivist approach and employed the method of statistical data analysis from open sources. A comparative method was used to identify common trends in the examined sectors of the entertainment industry in the context of the U.S. intangible influence and to provide a forecast regarding the extent of this influence in the medium term. The use of intangible tools of influence in the studied area ...

... of late Baroque, Rococo and early Classicism. Although the houses retained their Medieval layout, the appearance of the street-square changed. The facades, predominantly retaining their medieval fachwerk structure, embraced contemporary architectural trends. Along this vibrant shopping street, houses adorned with sculptural embellishments and architectural elements characteristic of the late sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries lined the thoroughfare. It was during these periods that the ...

... classification of linguistic material. The analysis demonstrates that contemporary media language unveils the semantic richness of phraseological units containing kinship terms, elucidates the cultural connotations embedded within them and highlights usage trends, including individual variations in how native speakers interpret such expressions. A comparison of dictionary definitions and usage contexts made it possible to identify four types of connections between the meaning of a family relationship term ...

... and fabricators.ru. As a result, the sectoral structure of the manufacturing industry in the Far North was identified, forming the basis for a proposed classification of industrial hubs divided into four categories. The study also highlights general trends in the development of the supporting frameworks of the manufacturing industry in the northern territories of Russia in recent years. The findings indicate that the manufacturing industry in the Far North has undergone minimal transformation in ...

... framework are systematized in this review according to the following periodization: the observation and knowledge accumulation stage; the fundamental research enhancement stage; and the contemporary stage. The review provides a 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 ...

... Creative Idea Generation. American Psychologist. Advance online publication. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/amp0001165 . Lysachev, M. N., Prokhorov, A. N., 2023. Iskusstvennyy intellekt. Analiz, trendy, mirovoy opyt [Artificial Intelligence. Analysis, Trends, Global Experience]. Edited by D. A. Larionov. Corporate Edition. Moscow; Belgorod: KONSTANTA-print. (In Rus.) Merkulov, I. P., 2010. Cognitive Science. In: Novaya filosofskaya entsiklopediya [New Philosophical Encyclopedia]. Vol. 2. Moscow: Mysl’,...

... tangible contribution to the development of the Belarusian intellectual tradition. The relationship between Kant’s ideas and the ideas Angiolini drew from the Scholastic tradition is analysed through the use of the concepts that are common to both trends, such as the transcendental, the empirical and the sensible, self-evident truths and common sense. Angiolini, J., 1819. Institutiones philosophicae аd usum studiosorum Academiae Polocensis. Polock: Typis Academicis. Arapov, A.V., 2015. Neoscholasticism: ...

... Frank’s work as being influenced by German Neo-Kantianism is in need of a critical scrutiny. There are several reasons why the Russian philosopher’s interest in Neo-Kantianism merits a closer look. First, two systemic theories belonging to different trends exerted a decisive influence on Russian philosophy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries: German Neo-Kantianism and Vladimir Solovyov’s school of all-unity. Second, Frank himself and the German Neo-Kantians considered Nicholas ...

... Sprachverg­leich. Berlin. Novodranova, V. F., 2007. Concepts and anti-concepts and their representations by means of language. In: Kontseptual'nyi analiz yazyka: sovremennye napravleniya issle­do­vaniya [Conceptual analysis of language: contemporary trends]. Moscow, pp. 148—155 (in Russ.). Ortega-y-Gasset, J., 2000. Izbrannye trudy [Selected works]. Moscow (in Russ.). Schweitzer, A. D., 1988. Teoriya perevoda: status, problemy, aspekty [Theory of trans­la­tion: status. Problems, aspects]. Moscow ...

... translator. The study demonstrates that the concept of language translatability does not align completely with the concept of text translatability, as the latter is influenced by various external and internal factors related to cultural contexts, traditions, trends, and more. Viewing text translation as a journey through worlds also involves elements from the real worlds that belong to the original author, the translator, and the recipients of the translated text within their socio-cultural contexts. ...

... devoted to the controversy around the painting by Hans Holbein the Younger "Christ in the tomb" and the novel "The Idiot" by Fedor Dostoevsky, where this picture is the central ekphrasis. The aim of the study was to analyze the current trends in the interpretation of Holbein's painting and Dostoevsky's novel, in their relationship with Christian dogmatics, canonical requirements for depicting the image of Christ, the biblical context, and to establish existing and possible interpretive ...

... for the development of social communities, institutions and territories], Vol. 1, pp. 357—360 (in Russ.). Kon'kov, A. E., 2019. Political discourse in the context of expanding digital space. In: Rossiya: tendentsii i perspektivy razvitiya [Russia: trends and development pros­pects], 14. Moscow, pp. 119—121 (in Russ.). Plotichkina, N. V., 2013. Prosumption as a political practice in a “Producer-con­su­mer environment”. Vestnik Rossiiskogo universiteta druzhby narodov. Seriya: Sotsiolo­giya ...

.... Izbrannye trudy po semiotike i istorii kul'tury. T. 2. Stat'i o russkoi literature [Selected works on semiotics and cultural history. Vol 2: Articles on Russian Literature]. Moscow (in Russ.). Jakobson, R., 1970. Linguistics (Chapter IV). In: Main trends of research in the social and human sciences. Paris, The Hague: Mouton, pp. 419—466. Jespersen, O., 1930—1931. A new science: interlinguistics. Psyche. Vol. 11, рр. 57—67. Khlebnikov, V. V., 2005. Sobranie sochinenii: v 6 t. T. 6, kn. 1: ...

In 1904, the last January issue of the newspaper “Moskoskiye vedomosti” carried an article by Alexey I. Vvedensky, philosopher and theologian, Professor of the Moscow Theological Academy, entitled “The Great Rationalist. On the Centenary of Kant’s Death”. Although the publication could hardly be called unique for its time, as many Russian philosophers and journalists commented on this date, the article merits attention because of the way it represents Kant, and the fact that it sheds light on Vvedensky’s...

... the Roman Stoa, and his borrowings from it, more apparent. A comparison with his necrology for Funk then shows more explicitly how Kant takes up this ancient philosophy anew for his time, and for his fellow human beings. In so doing, he continued a trend that had begun in the Enlightenment. In Universal Natural History and Theory of Heavens, Kant showed that the world can exist without God’s constant intervention. Human being must understand his position in the cosmos and his radical finitude....

... Silver Age of Russian lyrics. The aim of the linguistic and poetic analysis is to discern patterns in the figurative and symbolic utilization, as well as the individual reinterpretation of the term 'twilight' by poets across various literary methods, trends, and schools, including baroque, classicism, sentimentalism, romanticism, realism, and modernism. The conducted analysis leads to the following conclu­sions: 1) The term 'twilight' is employed in poetry in its direct-nominative dictionary sense,...

... Linguistic Model in Biology. In: D. Armstrong, C. H. van Schoo­neveld, eds. Roman Jakobson. Echoes of His Scholarship . Lisse, pp. 185—192. Jakobson, R., 1970. Linguistics. Relationship between the science of language and other sciences. In: Main trends of research in the social and human sciences . Mouton, pp. 419—453. Kull, K., 1998. Organism as a self-reading text: anticipation and semiosis. Inter­na­tional Journal of Computing Anticipatory Systems , 1, pp. 93—104. Ovchinnikov, L. P....

... Hoffmeyer, J., 2014. The semiome: From genetic to semiotic scaffolding. Semio­tica , 198, pp. 11—31, https://doi.org/10.1515/sem-2013-0099 . Jaкobson, R., 1970. Linguistics. Relationship between the science of language and other sciences. In: Main Trends of Research in the Social and Human Sciences . Mouton, pp. 419—453. Lal, A., 2022. Deciphering the regulatory syntax of genomic DNA with deep lear­ning. Journal of Biosciences , 47, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12038-022-00291-6 . Matsuda, S.,...

... employs original methodologies for identifying the external boundaries of two-component ethno-contact zones, assessing their degree of distinctiveness and ethnic contrast, and determining the stages of their development over a given time period. The key trends in the dynamics of Slavic-Turkic contact zones in the second decade of the 21st century include an increase in contact intensity, manifested in the growing proportion of both Slavs and Turks, as well as the partial dissolution of ethno-contact ...