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The article suggests a new methodological approach to assessing business activity in retail trade in the Kaliningrad region. The authors present a methodology for calculating the regional index of business activity in retail trade, taking into account the specificity of the Kaliningrad region. Indicators of retail business activity in the region in 2016 are analyzed. 1. Баринов А. Я., Лукьянова Н. Ю. Конкурентная среда, деловая активность потребительские настроения: региональный аспект //Вестник...

The Declaration of the Heads of State and Government of June 29, 2012 was the birth of the European Banking Union. It demonstrated considerable and, in some ways, unprecedented support by the member states of the European Union to each other. This move was highly questioned by the public. In addition to eloquent statements about the need to break the adverse interdependence of sovereign risks and risks of the banking sector, this Declaration included two specific legal obligations. Firstly, the creation...

Based on an analysis of holiday issues of the Kaliningradskaya Pravda newspaper, this article determines the frequency of semantic structures constituting the official image of the Kaliningrad region. Seventeen distinguishing features of the region are considered alongside changes in their usage in 1946—1991. 1. Абалмасова Н. Е. Технологии «symbolic management» в российской региональной политике // Вестник Волгоградского гос. ун-та. Сер. 4: История. 2012. № 1. С. 132—137. 2. Андреев А. Путешествие...

This article focuses on the calculation of investment and current costs of an investment project. The structure of calculations and approaches to their classification are described. Recommendations on organizing calculations of investment and current costs of investment project calculations in spreadsheet tables are produced. It is proposed to consider such parameters as the investment payment period, variable cost per unit, starting date of fixed costs, taxation, price growth, etc. The author describes...

This article explores Russian-Lithuanian trade relations under the EU sanctions against Russia and Russian counter-sanctions. The authors identify changes in the structure of foreign economic activities and examine the main trends, features and problems of trade. The authors analyse transformations in bilateral trade — the role of Russian in Lithuanian foreign trade and the volume of Russian-Lithuanian exports and imports of goods and services. 1. Санкции в отношении России // РИА Новости. 2016...

This article focuses on the characteristics of demographic development of the Kaliningrad region during the reform, crisis, and collapse of the Soviet administrative and political system. Priority attention is given to changes in the population reproduction model. It is concluded that the main trends in the regional population development were similar to the national ones, at the same time retaining the regional age. 1. Демографическая модернизация России, 1900—2000 / под ред. А. Г. Вишневского...

This article focuses on the theoretical ideas of criminal penalties of material nature in pre-revolutionary Russia of the second half of XIX — early XX century. The author provides an analysis of N. Sergeevsky’s treatise on criminal financial sanctions in the XVII century Russia. Special attention is paid to the research works of N. Tagantsev, I. Foynitsky and others. The author analyses the views of the time concerning expropriation and fines, and identifies reasons for the prevailing attitude to...

The article deals with the development of the Canadian military industry in 1939-1945. The effectiveness, organisation and scale of production of aircraft, ships, armored vehicles, artillery and small arms are analyzed. The author reveals the influence of geographic, economic, home and foreign policy factors on the type of weapons produced and the volume of their production. Using official Canadian documents and statistical publications, the author concludes that the military-industrial complex of...

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 innovative development of regions using various methods, the key one being the so-called start-up training. The author analyses the experience of the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University...

This article discusses a number of matrimonial legal issues relating to dissolution of marriage at a registry office. Possible ways of legal settlement are proposed and incompatibilities in the legal regulation identified. 1. Об актах гражданского состояния [Электронный ресурс] : федер. закон Рос. Федерации от 15 ноября 1997 г. № 143-ФЗ (в ред. от 28.11.2015 № 358-ФЗ). Доступ из справ.-правовой системы «КонсультантПлюс». 2. Об утверждении положения о паспорте гражданина РФ, образца бланка и описания...

Today, the world tourism market is dynamic and rapidly developing area of the world economy. International inbound tourism has a positive impact on the national and regional economies of recipient countries thus it is necessary to develop this sector in the countries and regions that have a potential to attract foreign tourists. The purpose of this article is to estimate the competitiveness of the Irkutsk region on the world tourism market based on an analysis of various factors. In particular, the...

This article analyses the performance of small and medium public-private enterprises in the Brest region of the Republic of Belarus in 2010—2014. The authors examine the legislative and normative framework for the development of national small and medium enterprises and addresses problems of their development in different regions of the country. 1. Амунц Д. М. Государственно-частное партнерство // Справочник руководителя. 2005. № 12. С. 16—24. 2. Балашевич М. И., Лю Сяомэй. Тенденции развития малого...

This paper analyses the grounds for terminating a credit agreement at the initiative of either the bank, or the borrower. The author analyses relevant law cases. This article is intended for practicing specialists — attorneys and bank lawyers. 1. Брагинский М. И., Витрянский В. В. Договорное право. М., 2011. 2. Информационное письмо Президиума ВАС РФ от 13.09.2011 г. № 147 «Обзор судебной практики разрешения споров, связанных с применением положений Гражданского кодекса Российской Федерации о кредитном...

Given the new geopolitical situation, increasingly more attention is paid to the further development of the Special Economic Zone in the Kaliningrad region within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). The author examines the future of the exclave within the EEU. The article contains an assessment of the EEU’s activity in the context of the sanction policy imposed by certain countries. 1. Информационный портал «Калининград. ru». 2016. URL: http://kgd.ru/news/economy/item/58385-alihanov-osobaya-jekonomicheskaya-zona-budet-prodlena-vregione...

The article shows the development of political practices of the regional government bodies in the field of protecting the rights of citizens to the freedom of conscience and the freedom of religion. The author analyses the principles of regulating the activity of religious organizations, and monitoring their interaction with different religious confessions in the Saratov region. Special attention is paid to the emerging system of partnership between the state and religious institutions, which is...

The article attempts to analyse the socio-cultural significance of transport development in the USSR within the framework of ‘visual turn’ in social sciences and the humanities. The author uses family photo archives of the 1950s—1980s, presented in the "People's Album", a digital project of the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, to explore the role of the public, company and personal transport in the life of the Soviet people. 1. Gatejel L. The Wheels of Desire. Automobility Discourses...

This article examines the sources of judicial discretion under Russian law. Based on a legislation analysis, the author identifies and classifies legal rules granting judges discretionary powers and defines the role of such rules in the administration of law by judges. The discretionary power of judges is considered in terms of compliance with the constitutional rights of citizens. 1. Абушенко Д. Б. Судебное усмотрение в гражданском и арбитражном процессе. М., 2002. 2. Алексеев С. С. Право: азбука...

This article describes the category of legal monitoring, its essence and object. The author considers the possibility of legal monitoring in justices of the peace and stresses its significance. 1. Толмачева Н. Н. Мониторинг закона — от практики к теории // Право и экономика. 2006. № 7. С. 3—11. 2. Тлупова А. В. Региональный правовой мониторинг законопроекта и закона в субъектах Северо-Кавказского федерального округа : автореф. дис. … канд. юр. наук. Нальчик, 2012. 3. Наконечный Я. Е. Мониторинг...

... Сендеров С. М., Саенко В. В. О Доктрине энергетической безопасности России // Экономика региона. 2012. № 2. С. 41—50. 9. Ustawa o Prawie energetycznym. Dz. U. 1997, № 54. Poz. 348, Art. 3. 10. Kowalski J., Kozera J. Mapa zagrożeń bezpieczeństwa energetycznego RP w sektorach ropy naftowej i gazu ziemnego // Bezpieczeństwo Narodowe. 2009. № 9—10. S. 301—302. 11. Malko J. Ogólne uwarunkowania bezpieczeństwa energetycznego ...

This article analyses the formation of the Soviet public administration system in the Kaliningrad region in the first months after the Battle of Konigsberg. The author focuses on the functioning of military commandant’s offices and the temporary civil administration. 1. Кретинин Г. В. Военные комендатуры 3-го Белорусского фронта в Восточной Пруссии (октябрь 1944 — май 1945 года) // Вестник Балтийского федерального университета им. И. Канта. 2011. № 12. С. 67—75. 2. Кретинин Г. В. Военные комендатуры...

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...

The article describes the process of forming the political image of Russia in socio-political media through semiotic inversions. It is claimed that in the modern media discourse, the political image is based on the pre-established ‘rules of the game’. The author holds that historical facts are often replaced by false models of reality in the modern mass media discourse. 1. Люббе Г. Историческая идентичность // Вопросы философии. 1994. № 4. С. 108—113. 2. Концепция внешней политики Российской Федерации...

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 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...

This article analyses provisions of the draft civil code on joint accounts. The authors focus on enforcement practices and justify the need for the legal regulation of this type of accounts. 1. Положение об эмиссии платежных карт и об операциях, совершаемых с их использованием (утв. Банком России 24.12.2004 г. № 266-П) (ред. от 14.01.2015). Зарегистрировано в Минюсте России 25.03.2005 г. № 6431. [Электронный ресурс]. Доступ из справ.-правовой системы «КонсультантПлюс». 2. О внесении изменений в...

This article explores the development of ICT competences in students studying management. The competences are formed on the basis of an interdisciplinary approach. The author proposes an algorithm for designing interdisciplinary courses for management studies. The author makes recommendations for selecting the disciplines related to marketing that can benefit from interdisciplinarity. 1. ФГОС ВО уровня высшего образования «Бакалавриат», направления подготовки 38.03.02 «Менеджмент». Утвержден приказом...

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 развития Российской Федерации на период до 2020...

The purpose of this scientific research is to clarify two basic concepts of the theory of competition — ‘entrepreneur’ and ‘entrepreneurial activity’. To do this, the article makes a detailed comparative analysis of how these concepts are defined in the modern domestic theory of entrepreneurship, and on the basis of this, a conclusion is drawn about what drawbacks these definitions possess. In the future, eliminating these shortcomings, their clarification is made. On the basis of the refined notions...

The majority of EU member states, for which the excessive budget deficit procedure was introduced in 2009, managed to eliminate the deficit of their national budgets in September 2017. The EU started a reform of its subsidiary legislation in 2011 and introduced significant changes to the excessive budget deficit procedure. The article analyses the stages of the excessive budget deficit procedure, particularly those having new and much tougher requirements. The author describes the degree to which...

The article investigates the specifics of the interaction between political institutions and civil society. Analyzing relevant research literature, the author studies the effectiveness and legitimacy of political institutions in Russia. The author identifies the main trends in their activity of political institutions, which should be given special attention when establishing functional connections between civil society as such and political institutions. 1. Голосов Г. В. Сравнительная политология...

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...

This article considers the purpose of the trial — establishing the truth through considering and resolving a criminal case. The authors present different perspectives on the position of the court during the examination and analyse the process of presenting evidence that determine the content and function of the criminal case consideration and its resolution. 1. Даровских С. М. Принцип состязательности и равноправия сторон в уголовном процессе России : науч.-практ. пособие. Челябинск, 2001. 2. Смирнов...

This article analyses the policy of compulsory procurement of agricultural produce from farmers in the late 1940s — mid-1950s. Currently, the public procurement of the Stalin era is recognised as a forced seizure of grain and other products in rural areas. Based on the materials from the Kaliningrad rural district (the only one, whose procurement structure fund has been preserved by the State archive of the Kaliningrad region), the author traces the forced procurement policies and draws conclusions...

This article presents a case of developing a balanced performance scorecard for a Kaliningrad trading company. A general solution includes five stages: analysing economic performance, studying dependencies between performance indicators, building strategic map charts, identifying goals and planning relevant measures, and assessing the efficiency of such measures. 1. Каплан Р. С., Нортон Д. П. Сбалансированная система показателей. От стратегии к действию. М., 2005. 2. Внедрение сбалансированной системы...

The author explores various aspects of international tourism in the Soviet Union. The article focuses on the main forms and methods used by the Kaliningrad Regional Trade Union Council for the development of international tourism. The author analyses archive materials describing the preparation, organization and reporting of tourist trips abroad and attempts to reconstruct behavior patterns of Soviet tourists abroad during their holidays. 1. Государственный архив Калининградской области (далее —...

The article describes the system of methods of investigating crimes as a well-established form in the history of criminalistics. The success of the investigation of crimes depends on a comprehensive, objective examination of the circumstances of crimes, and on the correct choice of the mechanisms for proving the person's guilt. All these elements are united in the concept of the methodology for investigating crimes and have a certain content, depending on the type of the crime committed. The author...

The author critically re-considers the neo-institutional approach to the essence of political rent. The notion of political anti-rent is introduced and substantiated. The author considers forms and significance of political rent in the political space of modern party systems. The article provides a quantitative evaluation of rents and anti-rents in political markets of some states. 1. Беккер Г. С. Человеческое поведение: экономический подход. Избранные труды по экономической теории. М., 2003. 2...

This article discusses the role of forensic situation studies in examining court situations. The author's classification of typical situations arising during the trial of cases of willful grievous bodily harm is presented. The specific elements of the state charge by the prosecutor in the trial court are analyzed. 1. Волчецкая Т. С. Криминалистическая ситуалогия. Калининград, 1997. 2. Волчецкая Т. С. Современные направления развития криминалистики как науки и как учебной дисциплины // Вестник Башкирского...

This article considers several basic approaches to information support for a preliminary crime investigation. The author analyses the role of mass media, the use of the biosphere resources and the Internet during preliminary crime investigation. The author proposes a selection of tools and methods that can be used in crime investigation. 1. Даль В. Толковый словарь. М., 1981. Т.2. 2. Большая советская энциклопедия. М., 1972. Т. 10. 3. Голубовский В. Ю. Теория и практика информационного обеспечения...

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 presents the results of a study into changes in prices for goods constituting the minimum consumer basket. The analysis uses the indicative method based on studying variations in the chain growth rate of prices, trends method, and time series variation. The calculations made it possible to describe changes in prices for staple food in the Kaliningrad region over the past ten years. 1. Борисова А. А., Ермолаев М. Б. Проявление закона Филлипса на уровне региона // Экономика и предпринимательство...

This article describes a legislative framework for a new model of higher education institutions, oriented towards business and innovation. The author offers practical recommendations for the development of competitive socioentrepreneurial innovation-based universities. It is shown that the new generation university should be formed on the basis of the socio-entrepreneurial ideology. 1. Антонова А. Великобритания: новый Закон о компаниях. Основные новеллы, практика применения // GSL. URL: http://qps...

The article examines the main problems of regulating public relations in the organization of automobile passenger transport as well as contractual obligations of parties ensuring the performance of passenger transportation services within the framework of the civil law. The organization of automobile passenger transportation is described in the subject matter of the service contract. The author concludes that there is a need for further specification of the subject of contracts on the organization...

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...

The methodological issues of assessing regional competition, business activity, and consumer confidence are considered as part of a study of regional competitive environment. The results of an analysis of national and international practices in assessing parameters describing competition, competitive environment, business activity, and consumer sentiment are presented in the article. An approach to monitoring business activity and consumer confidence in the Kaliningrad region is proposed. 1. Оценка...

This article analyses witness participation in criminal proceedings. The author pays special attention to witness immunity and relevant forensic analysis. The significance of this institution is characterized from the perspective of the identity of a witness. The author stresses the importance of developing a unified approach to the procedural status of a witness. Forensic study of the identity of a witness is a key point point in the development of the institution of witnessing. 1. Баев О. Я. Основы...

This article presents the Neolithic materials from the settlements on the northeastern coast of the Vistula Lagoon. The settlements were populated by tribes of the Primorskaya Corded Ware Culture. It does not exclude that their predecessors could have lived on the territory in the early and middle Neolithic. Although the antiquities described below are not numerous, they represent a rare case of a coastal zone populated by groups, which have been traditionally associated with the inland territories...

The article evaluates the achievements of Russian pre-revolutionary civil law as the basis for modern civil law. The author identifies the basic elements of the Russian system of civil law, which are unique in their character. The author draws a conclusion about certain similarities in defining the legal position of the state in pre-revolutionary and contemporary Russia. It is necessary to develop new concepts of state participation in civil relations. 1. Бондарь Т. В. Государственная корпорация...

The article analyses legal arguments for admissibility/inadmissibility of GMOs in agriculture. The authors show that there is still no unanimous opinion of the effects produced by GMOs. Given the uncertainty, the ban on the use of genetic engineering in agriculture leads to the weakening of the role of legislation as a regulator of public relations. The authors suggest legal solutions to this problem striking a reasonable balance between the interests of business, society and state. 1. Информация...

It is of the utmost importance to ensure equal access of people with various disabilities to transport. This article examines the rights of disabled people associated with the use of vehicles as well as the main problems pertaining to it. The author considers legal practices and the existing provisions for ensuring access to transport and suggests possible comprehensive solutions to the most serious problems in this area. 1. Конституция Российской Федерации: официальный текст. М., 2016. 2. Конвенция...