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... proceeding from the advan­tageous geographical position in the coastal zone and the region’s proximity to economically developed countries and Russian regions. Deterioration of polit­ical relations and the weakening of socio-economic ties between Russia and the West diminished chances of implementing this type of strategy. However, the Greater Eurasia project opens up new perspectives for the Kaliningrad region. The new development strategy presupposes the development of the region as a link of ...

The issue of regional development involves the study of growth drivers in a competitive, innovative and open environment. In these conditions, cluster forms of integration are considered as centers of economic and innovative re­gional development. The article examines a specialized agro-industrial com­plex that is developing at the interregional level on the coast of the Azov and Black Seas — in the Krasnodar Territory and the Rostov Region. The aim of the work is to analyze the actors, prerequisites...

The article touches upon the issue of state-civil identity of student youth. Theoretical analysis of the provisions of social constructivism made the author focus on the fact that state-civil identity is an element of the value component in the structure of the political consciousness ethnopolitical construct of the subjects of politics. Through the implementation of a comprehensive socio-political study, an assessment of the level of state-civil identity of student youth in some federal districts...

Increasing competition in the retail segment of the Russian pharmaceuti­cal market, which is mainly represented by small businesses, leads to the struggle for each customer, who is becoming increasingly demanding when it comes to the quality of medicines and medical services. The article identifies the main problems and factors affecting the development of the retail segment of the pharmaceutical business of the old industrial region. The author offers a methodology of the assessment of consumer...

... study aims to assess the ter­ritorial distribution of Russian cities by their ability to generate new scientific knowledge with the subsequent development of recommendations for manag­ing their territorial capital as the basis of competitiveness. For Russia, the so­lution to this problem is most relevant in the view of a wide variety of cities and the impossibility and even danger of using unified approaches to their de­velopment. The large territory of the country, the remoteness of individual ...

Preparation for the World War I at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries challenged various national financial systems. The German Empire faced this challenge, so its finances bad to be regularly strengthened in order to cover all the mass military needs. After O. v. Bismarck’s resignation, the positions of the chancellor were held by politicians who did not have any background in economics and finance: L. v. Caprivi, H. Hohenlohe-Schillingsfuerst. The problem was passed then to new Head of the German...

Nowadays, within Russian scholarship, there is not so much research on the role of regional mass media in conducting public diplomacy. In this context, the article aims at analyzing results of experts’ survey taken in May 2018. Among other things, experts gave their opinions on the levels and forms of communication between mass media of Saratov region and their foreign partners, the way regional and municipal media outlets use the Internet technologies, social networks, and messengers, possible projects...

... the Soviet republics and the central authorities of the USSR. The economic development of Soviet Lithuania was a decisive fac­tor in the republic’s territorial organization and management. By accepting the existing borders in the post-Soviet period Russia showed its aspiration to establish and develop genuinely good neighbourly relations with the truly sovereign Republic of Lithuania. 1. Документы внешней политики СССР. Т. 23 : в 2 кн. Кн. 1 : 1 января — ...

The article justifies the need to clarify the true content of such a fundamental legal category as the “form of government”, since, so far, neither scientifically nor at the practical level, there hasn’t been given any unambiguous interpretation. The authors point to one of the typical conceptual errors in elucidating the content of this category, admitted by some legal theorists: the essence of the “form of government of the presidential republic” concept is interpreted with descriptors of a political...

The challenges of regional strategic development planning for contempo­rary Russia are of major socio-economic and political importance. With regard to the Kaliningrad region since when it was established, the problem of choos­ing a devel­opment strategy has always been and remained an urgent issue. Especially sharply, it arose ...

The article is devoted to the phenomenon of a money surrogate, introduced in the form of a bitcoin, a popular cryptocurrency. The purpose of the research is to study the influence of the price-per-unit value of the cryptocurrency on the indicator of the market capitalization of the bitcoin cryptocurrency through correlation-regression analysis. As a result of the research, the author becomes the first to prove the direct dependence of the mentioned indicators, namely, a strong relationship between...

... comparable with those of other subjects of the Russian Federation being average in development. A special regional feature is fluctuations in volume and branch structure of the GRP of the Kaliningrad Region, which are more significant than the average for Russia, due to its small size and, most importantly, the exclave geographic location. 1. Бондаренко Н. А. Валовой региональный продукт в оценке экономического развития региона ...

In this article, I consider the development and use of information sys­tems in the case of Russia’s agricultural industry. I compare the infor­mation system with information and the information infrastructure and show that agriculture lacks a single information infrastructure. Further, I review existing classifications of information systems ...

In this article, I address the problem of the disproportionate expansion of the object of legal regulation. I stress the general tendency towards an overly broad understanding of the object of legal regulation in Russia and delineate the boundaries of legal regulation. In conclusion, I demonstrate the connection between the disproportionate expansion of the object of legal regulation and the deformation of citizens’ legal consciousness. 1. Алексеев ...

The article analyses one of the largest synoptic publications in the field of history and theory of state and law, published in Russia. The author describes many methodology research schools of Russian jurisprudence and explores their differences and similarities with international research tradition.

In 2017-2018, the historical community commemorated the centenary anniversaries of revolutions that took place at the end of the First World War. Although the revolutionary events in Russia attract greater attention, the German revolution of November 1918 is of no less interest. In this article, I set out to highlight the situation of the German ruling elite on the eve of the war. The absence of bright personalities among the country's ...

In this article, I analyse a concept proposed within German legal science, namely that of the responsibility of legal positivism for promoting National Socialism in the 20th century. An analysis of relevant works by German and Russian legal scholars has shown that the concept rests on false premises and the ideas of positivism had no influence on the criminal National Socialist regime. 1. Дельфинов А. В МВД ФРГ и ГДР было больше бывших нацистов, чем предполагалось // Deutsche Welle. 2015. URL: ...

The article reveals the concept and features of writ and simplified pro­ceedings in the civil process. A comparative analysis is carried out in the his­torical aspect of the development of institutions; in legal regulation; in proce­dural matters of production; in the prospects and benefits of development. The research focuses on the provisions of the Civil procedure code of the Russian Federation related to the implementation of simplified production and some is­sues of improving legislation as...

In analysing Pitirm Sorokin’s The Sociology of Revolution, future so­ciologists and political scientists assimilate revolutionary processes in Russia at the beginning of the 20th century and try to establish reasons and factors behind social shocks. Students seek to juxtapose the consideration of evolu­tionary changes with cardinal changes in the life of society and to register the existence ...

In this article, I consider the legal aspects of the EU policy on the integration of immigrants into the host society. The current EU basic law does not give the Union the power to issue legislative acts aimed at harmonizing national rules for the integration of immigrants. However, in the aftermath of the migrant crisis in Europe, this problem has been receiving increased attention. I systematize legal instruments for immigrant integration, analyse the conditions of the system formation, emphasize...

The quality of a defense lawyer’s work depends on the skills, knowledge, profes­sional experience and some other factors, but still the most efficient tool is the range of lawyer’s mandate, and more specifically, the access to collecting the evidence. The article considers the challenges of a lawyer’s work in collect­ing evidence, specific proposals to improve the process of collecting evidence in a criminal process are made. The area of criminal procedural law governing the power to gather evidence...

In this article, I analyse the improvement of the system for financial support for military personnel during the Great Patriotic War. Financial support included a monetary allowance, material bonuses for involvement in combat, and welfare benefits for families and veterans. The financial support system was vertically integrated from the centre (the Financial Directorate of the Red Army) to an individual soldier through the financial bodies of military units. The financial situation in the country...

The modern stage of education development is characterized by new ap­proaches to the departmental activities in the leading universities of Russia, changes in the evaluation of the activities’ outcomes, the functions of depart­mental heads. The pur­pose of the research was to focus on some certain activi­ty features of the research departments at the University (the study was con­ducted ...

... of the 1813—1814 Foreign Campaign of the Russian Army and of the Russian-Prussian alliance against Napoleonic France. We conclude that East Prussia played a central role in the political, military, and diplomatic struggle between France andкяч Russia. 1. Внешняя политика России XIX и начала XX века. Сер. 1. Т. 4. М., 1965. 2. Внешняя политика России XIX и начала XX века. Сер. 1. Т. 6. М., 1962. 3. Восточная ...

... outside. The megalopolis inhabitants have to be well informed about the inside and outside metabolic processes. In conclusion the author claims the necessity of an inter­disci­plinary approach to designing and constructing an ‘ideal city’ model in Russia and everywhere. Such interdisciplinary research and development teams of the research­ers, tu­tors, students, journalists, grassroots activists and municipal workers have to be formed. It is stated that a practical realization of any ‘ideal ...

The article analyzes the administrative control over the elections to the State Duma of the third convocation of the Russian Empire in the Northwestern provinces. The local and central administration employed a wide variety of methods. The electoral legislation was radically changed (the provision on elections to the State Duma of June 3, 1907); the government removed unreliable candidates, supported loyalists, instructed officials of all levels, and organized campaigns in the press. In the Northwestern...

... (XVIII—XIX вв.). Алматы, 2004. 22. Путешествие в Бухару лейтенанта Ост-Индской компанейской службы Александра Борнса. М., 1848. Ч. 2; М., 1850. Ч. 3. 23. Curzon G. N. Russia in Central Asia in 1889 and the Anglo-Russian Question. L., 1889. 24. Азизов И. Ш. Д. И. Логофет о налоговой системе Бухарского эмирата в последней четверти XIX — начале ...

The authors explore incentive mechanisms of stimulating private investment as it is reflected in the law on the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in the Kaliningrad region. Statistics accumulated during the validity period of the law, allows the author to analyze the situation and to draw conclusions about the specificity and the main results of the SEZ mechanisms. The aim of this research is to identify patterns of investment activity in the Kaliningrad SEZ and assess the impact of the zonal fiscal mechanism...

... the development of agriculture. The subject of this study is the policy of import substitution of the Kaliningrad region. The object of this research is the agricultural sector of the Kaliningrad region. The policy of import substitution, launched in Russia in 2014, entailed not only the development of domestic production, but also the growth of food prices, the narrowing of the food range and deterioration of the quality of agricultural produce in the Kaliningrad region. 1. Алиханов ввел ...

This article deals with the possible areas of cross-border cooperation between Russian and Belarussian regions. The author identifies the main results of cooperation between the countries in trade, transport, science, and social relations. The article proposes four possible scenarios of cooperation, which can ensure a rational use of the regions’ potentials. 1. Альметова З. В., Подрядова Т. Е., Шеремет А. А. Взаимодействие России и Белоруссии в рамках Евразийского союза // Актуальные направления...

This paper focuses on the problems of criminal liability of juridical persons and establishing their guilt. The authors analyses relevant practices in different states with established institutions of corporate criminal liability. Perspectives of international researchers are considered and the prospects for the development of this institution in the Russian Federation examined. 1. Козлова Н. …С конфискацией // Российская газета. 2014. 21 янв. 2. Козлова Н. Приступить к ликвидации // Российская...

The article describes the current state of agriculture of the Kaliningrad region. The authors compare the production volume of certain types of agricultural products in the Kaliningrad region with those of other Russian regions. Special attention is paid to the livestock and crop production. 1. Об Особой экономической зоне в Калининградской области [Электронный ресурс] : федеральный закон от 22 января 1996 г. № 13-ФЗ (с изм. и доп.). Доступ из справ.-правовой системы «КонсультантПлюс». 2. Регионы...

This article discusses the features of criminal policy in the economic sphere and analyses the recent changes to Chapter 22 of the Criminal code of the Russian Federation. Based on the analysis, general trends in the relevant legislative activity are identified and recommendations to overcome the existing deficiencies made. 1. Иванчин А. И. Финансово-экономические перемены как фактор конструирования новых и реконструкции либо ликвидации старых составов преступлений // Материалы IX Российского конгресса...

The author explores mutual alimentary obligations of children and parents. There are different forms of financial support including alimony. Alimentary obligation is the most important concept of the Family Code. However, neither the Family Code of the Russian Federation, nor other normative acts contains any legal definition of alimentary obligation. The author defines the concept of alimentary obligation and analyses the difference between the concepts of ‘support’ and ‘alimony’. The article describes...

This article examines the nature of the presumption of innocence in simplified criminal prosecution procedures. The contentious issues of criminal prosecution mechanism are analysed. Recommendations to improve the current Russian criminal procedural law are made. 1. Кудрявцев В. Н. Стратегии борьбы с преступностью. М., 2003. 2. Международный пакт о гражданских и политических правах [Электронный ресурс] : принят резолюцией 2200 А (XXI) Генеральной Ассамблеи ООН от 16 декабря 1966 г. // Доступ из...

The article presents a comparison of innovation development in Russia and Europe regarding it as a system of training specialists in the facilitation and commercialization of innovations. Building on the analysis of various approaches, the author proposes to strengthen the influence of the education system on the ...

Studying archival documents, the author analyses the contribution of tourist agencies to the formation of the historical memory of Kaliningraders in 1964—1975. The article describes certain pages of local history, which were included in thematic excursions for residents and guests of the region. In their excursions, tourist guides of that period paid a particular attention to the victorious military operations of the Red Army in East Prussia in 1945. During their tourist trips to Russian cities and...

This article discusses legal aspects of self-defence based on the Russian legislation and judicial practice data. The author proposes ways to optimise the legislation governing the citizens' right to self-defence against socially dangerous assaults. 1. Уголовный кодекс Российской Федерации от 13.06.1996 г. № 63-ФЗ (ред. от 06.07.2016 г.). [Электронный ресурс]. Доступ из справ.-правовой системы «Гарант». 2. О применении судами законодательства о необходимой обороне и причинении вреда при задержании...

The article considers the environmental aspect of the current Arctic Strategy of Sweden. Despite the general predominant environmental vector, objective results of the Swedish Arctic Strategy remain quite frugal. As the leading environmental European power, Sweden was not able to present a comprehensive environmental part of its Arctic strategy and did not try to update the environmental agenda in the Arctic. Sweden’s Arctic Strategy is aimed at maintaining a policy of sustainable and balanced development...

Based on the materials of the Sovetskaya Klaipeda newspaper, this article explores manifestations of the politics of memory pursued in Klaipėda and the whole West Lithuania region during the second half of the 1940s—the first half of the 1950s. The author identifies the main institutions responsible for creating a specific image of the past in Lithuanian society during late Stalinism. Based on newspaper articles, the author demonstrates the coexistence of various figures of memory, which were earlier...

This article explores current legal problems of national security in view of the need to improve the system of prevention of, and counteraction to, criminal threats. The author provides relevant statistics on crimes committed in Russia, analyses cause-effect relations behind the deterioration of national crime situation, and suggests integrated solutions to the most complex problems in the field. 1. О Концепции долгосрочного социально-экономического ...

... Aufgebot: Mit sechzehn Jahren als Soldat im untergehenden Königsberg // Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 1985. 16. März. 37. Tilitzki Ch. Alltag in Ostpreussen 1940—45. Die geheimen Lageberichte der Königsberger Justiz. Würzburg, 2003. 38. Werth A. Russia at war 1941—1945. L., 1964. 39. Wieck M. Königsberg, Zeugnis vom Untergang einer Stadt. Augsburg, 1998. 40. Yelton D. Hitler’s Volkssturm: The Nazi militia and the fall of Germany 1944—1945. Lawrence, 2002.

The article considers N. O. Lossky’s methodology for interpreting the Russian national character. It is noted that N. O. Lossky identified and analyzed stable sociocultural images and their variants. Fiction, philosophical essays, and epistolary heritage are used as sources for the study. 1. Ильин И. А. Путь к очевидности. Мюнхен, 1957. 2. Лосский Н. О. Характер русского народа. Франкфурт н/М, 1957. 3. Малыгина И. В. Культурная идентичность современной России: испытание мультикультурализмом. URL:...

This article explores local crafts of peasant women of the north-western provinces, namely, weaving, needlework, and lacework. The work conditions are examined. The author stresses that workers were highly dependent on dealers who provided them with raw materials and sold their products at the market. The phenomena identified are indicative of the formation of capitalistic forms of using the labour of peasant women practicing crafts, including that of a “dispersed manufactory.” 1. Обзор деятельности...

This article focuses on the problem of the nature of gmina courts in the Kingdom of Poland, which is of fundamental significance for identifying their role in the judicial system of the Russian Empire. Based on an analysis of historical and legal facts and documents, it is concluded that, from the 15th through the 19th centuries, the nature gmina courts gradually evolved from social (as part of the emerging local governments) to public (resulting from the royal prerogative 1. Об административном...

... гимназий. М., 1837. 4. Устрялов Н. Г. Русская история. СПб., 1855. Ч. 1. 5. Зорин А. Л. Уваровская триада и самосознание русского интеллигента // Россия / Russia. Вып. 2 [10] : Русская интеллигенция и западный интеллектуализм: История и типология. М., 1999. С. 33—43. 6. Зорин А. Л. Кормя двуглавого орла. Литература ...

This article considers the correlation between the definitions of the concept of ‘official’ given by the civil law and the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. The author analyses relevant academic views and judicial practice and formulates proposals on the legislative foirmalisation of the characteristics of a public officer in view of the Supreme Court’s position 1. Бриллиантов А. В., Четвертакова Е. Ю. Должностное лицо в уголовном за¬конодательстве России и зарубежных странах. М., 2014. ...

This article analyses human capital of young public and political figures in modern Russian society. Based on the methodology of resource approach and the methods of modern statistics, the author identifies three groups of young public and political figures: political leaders, political activists, and social activists, which makes it possible to demonstrate differentiation within this category. The results of an online survey of the participants of the Seliger-2013 national youth forum (N = 439)...