The role of small and semi-medium-sized towns in solving the problems of regional development
The article focuses on the problems related to the disparities in the settlement system of the Kaliningrad region, the problems of small and semi-mediumsized towns, and the role of such towns in solving the regional development problems of the Kaliningrad region. The author analyses the Lithuanian experience of revitalizing small towns. The article outlines the ways to apply this experience to the Kaliningrad region.
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2. Hodzhaev, D...
The Estonian diaspora in South-West Russia in the 1920—30s: migration results
This article analyses the spatial features of the settling of Russian Estonians in the Northwest region at the “zenith” of diaspora on the basis of 1920, 1926, and 1939 censuses. The author identifies the principal settling areas and points out the geographical preconditions for the rapid decline of the diaspora.
1. Administrativno-territorial'noe ustrojstvo Leningradskoj oblasti. 1933. Leningrad.
2. Bjulleten' Leningradskogo oblastnogo otdela statistiki. 1928. № 20. Aprel'-ijun'.
3. Vsesojuznaja...
