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After the World War II, the part of East Prussia taken by the Soviet Union was transformed into a gigantic Soviet military base. It performed the functions of ... ... Karinė reforma Rusijoje: politinės trajektorijos // Politol ogija . 2001. №   3 (23). P. 3—20. See also in English: Russia’s Military Re­form: Political Trajectories // Lithuanian Political Science Yearbook 2000 . Vilnius, 2001. P. 197—210; ...

The level of urbanization is steadily increasing and has already surpassed 82 % in Central Russia. Urban ecosystems face environmental imbalances that can be mitigated through the use of green plants. Establishing an ... .... In urbanized areas, these cores may include urban forests, forest parks, and natural ecosystems forming green belts around cities. Using the city of Oryol as an example, the study highlights the significance of forest parks as the cores of the ecological ...

Due to the ethnogeographic diversity of American society, the issue of employment differences between ethnogeographic groups in the United States continues to attract ... ... highlighted urban communities that are notably different in their employment structure from other members of these groups in other cities across the U. S. — Russians in Sacramento and Portland, and Mexicans in Boston. ethnogeographic group, employment ...

Currently, significant attention is being devoted at various levels of government to the development of civil society, with support directed toward projects initiated by non-profit organizations ... ... pro­cesses of discussion, decision-making, and project implementation. This article analyzes the historical development of TPSGs in Russia, noting a renewed interest in this form of organi­zation following 2015, reflected particularly in the active emergence ...

The article describes the personality of Ivan K. Aivazovsky, a man of 'frontiers' who lived in a polyphonic city where Russian,... ... spirit of the place that synergised transnational culture: the periphery of tsarist Russia produced the central texts of the imperial policy of cultural memory. Aivazovsky... ... 24—34 (in Russ.). Harvey, D., 2006. The Right to the City. In: R. Scholar, ed. Divided Cities: The Ox­ford Amnesty Lectures 2003. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 83—103...

The Ust-Tsilemsky region of the Komi Republic is known for its collection of medieval handwritten books and manuscripts.... ... [Apocryphal "The Legend of Aphrodite" in the literature and bookishness of Ancient Russia: research and texts.]. Saint-Petersburg. (New names in science) (in Russ). Demkova... ... [Information about the collections of manu­scripts and early printed books in some cities of the northern regions]. Trudy otdela drevnerusskoy literatury [Proceedings...

This interview explores the extent to which Kant’s philosophy, which postulates certain moral principles categorically, has influenced the contemporary theory of justice. Many academics believe such principles to be relative and emphasise that justice lies beyond the remit of science. Otfried Höffe is convinced that categorical legal principles remain a valid subject for an academic discussion. In his works,...

Irrational borrower behaviour is considered as failure to develop competencies set out in the federal requirements for non-economic professional education. The authors describe the structure of preparedness for rational borrower behaviour as part of the cognitive, socio-affective, and hortatory components and of the practical borrowing experience. The article presents the results of an empirical study into the common types of irrational borrower ...

The article analyses the formation of social competences in the field of education and social work in Kaliningrad. The author identifies performance indicators according ... ... 117—126. 8. Yu-Te Tu, Shean-Yuh Lin, Yu-Yi Chang. A Cross-Cultural Comparison by Individualism/ Collectivism among Brazil, Russia, India and China // International Business Research. April 2011. Vol. 4, № 2. 9. Deluigi R., Logashenko Yu., Toropov ...

This article is devoted to the important theoretical issues of cross-cultural competence. Particular attention is paid to the UK education system as one of the oldest structures in the world. Based on an analysis of a teacher’s cross-cultural experience at Durham University and the University of Manchester, ...

The Constitution of the Russian Federation guarantees every citizen the right to health protection and medical care. The practical exercising of these rights depends on the productive work of the healthcare system and the efforts of the state to maintain and develop it....

The article is devoted to the analysis of the place and role of operational-­investigative activities results (hereinafter — ORD) in modern criminal procedural law.... ... criminal justice, with the aim of its rational updating, as well as possible ways to improve the Criminal Procedure Code of Russia.

The authors discuss the problem of a comprehensive legal regulation of social relations. This issue is relevant due to the active social policy pursued by the ... ... institutions and improve the quality of life of Russian citizens. The authors studied the state and coherence of social legislation in Russia and abroad. The correlation and regulatory fea­tures of different legal systems are analysed. Special attention was paid ...

The topicality of this pilot study is predetermined by the necessity to op­timize cross-cultural interaction in polyethnic regions by means of revelation of its subjects’ sociological portrait. In this research, the author attempts to experimentally investigate the ...

The article presents the results of the quantification analysis of urban ri­ots (pogroms) of 1917—1918. The objects of the study are cities of the Russian Empire (Republic) located on the territory of modern Russia. The initial data was obtained through the content analysis of published and archival sources. The authors examined more than 600 events. The results of the study are the main quantitative parameters of the rebel movement: action forms, the composition ...

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 develops an ‘ideal city’ theme and focuses on the relationships of its statics and dynamics in a mobile local-global context. The author offers the ... ... inter­disci­plinary approach to designing and constructing an ‘ideal city’ model in Russia and everywhere. Such interdisciplinary research and development teams of the... ... Wasted Lives. Modernity and its Outcasts. Cambridge, 2004. 10. Howard E. The Garden Cities of Tomorrow. L., 1965. 11. Kaldor M. New and Old Wars: Organized Violence in...

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 ...

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 ... ... attention to the victorious military operations of the Red Army in East Prussia in 1945. During their tourist trips to Russian cities and the Baltic republics, Kaliningraders learned the history of the revolutionary movement there, the history of Second ...

The First World War was the time of major social shifts in the life of Russian society, the formation of new social practices that allowed the urban population to adapt to the extreme conditions of the Great War. Queue (the «tail») was one of them, gradually transforming from one of ...

This paper analyses the legal capacity in the election legislation, including the differentiation between individual and collective rightsholders. The author considers the issue of inclusion of the power of citizens to participate in establishing the election results into the core of voting rights. The thesis about the peremptory nature of right to the judicial protection of voters is proved and the one about the influence of ...

This article analyses the position of labour migrants from Russia in East Prussia in the end of the 19th – the beginning of the 20th century. The author considers legal and economic assistance provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Empire to its citizens on the basis of recently discovered ...

This article analyses contradictions in the application of citizenship legislation. As of today, the application of Part III Article 13 of the Law on citizenship of 1991 (recognition as a citizen) contradicts the letter of the law. The author makes proposals regarding the changes in such practice. 1.  Басик ...

Given the issue of balanced socio-economic development of the entire territory of the Ka­liningrad region, an important task is to improve the ... ... among the places with the most comfortable urban en­vironment. This circumstance directly improves the possibilities of such cities in attracting investors, maintaining high-quality labor resources and the possibility of expanding their own regional socio-economic ...

The change in borders as a result of World War II spawned massive displacements of millions of people that affected East Prussia, ceded to the USSR and Poland. ... ... settled by peasants from Lithuania, and the Russian-s peaking population, mainly from the three Slavic republics, prevailed in the cities. Poles absolutely dominated (over 90 %) in the Olsztyn Voivodeship, but they were represented by very different groups: ...

In the Kaliningrad region, as well as in other regions of Russia, the cen­ter-peripheral model of economic development directly affects the transfor­mation of the regional settlement ... ... and transport-geographical factors. The analysis of changes in the population of 1,068 settlements in the region (excluding cities and urban-type settlements) and their transport and geographical position resulte in con­clusions on the state of the ...

The role of the ethnic factor in political processes in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia has been rather significant since these countries’ ... ... Federal University, p. 226. 5. Tishkov, V. 1997, Ocherki politiki jetnichnosti v Rossii [Essays on politics of ethnicity in Russia], Moscow. 6. Tishkov, V. 2004, Etnologija i politika: Nauchnaja publicistika [Ethnology and Politics: Science publicism],...

The processes related to the development of international tourism in Lithuania are of importance for the growth of economic, ... ... and cultural welfare. The increasing tourist and recreational attractiveness of such cities as Druskininkai, Trakai, Palanga, Vilnius, and Klaipeda to international tourists... ... Valstybinis Turizmo departamentas prie LR Ūkio ministerijos. 16. Morozov, V. 2004, Russia in the Baltic Sea Region: Desecuritization or Deregionalization? Cooperation...

In this paper we focus on the structure and territorial borders of the Baltic Sea region, and examine the key structural elements of the transnational ... ... Baltijskij region i Rossija na Baltike: specifika pozicionirovanija [The Baltic Region and Russia on the Baltic Sea: the specificity of positioning], Tartu Ülikool, available... ... Publications of the European Communities, 185 pp. 8. Towards an integrated Baltic Sea Region: Cities and Regions as drivers for spatial development and integration, VASAB, available...

The article describes the place of St Petersburg in international cooperation in the Baltic Sea region and the role ... ... the Baltic Sea Region. London : Taylor and Fran­cis, 1993. 18. Khudoley K. K. Russia and NATO: What Expects Us in the Future // Chal­lenges to International Relations... ... international relations, the Council of Baltic Sea States (CBSS), the Union of the Baltic Cities, the Northern Dimension