The Accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO: Geopolitical implications for Russia’s position in the Baltic Sea region
The article examines Sweden’s and Finland’s motives for ending their long-time non-aligned policies and joining NATO after Russia had launched a special military operation in Ukraine in February 2022. The two countries’ decision is shown to be in the interest of the United States, which has always sought to fill the geopolitical vacuum reigning after the collapse of the opposing Soviet bloc and the Soviet Union itself. Finland and Sweden were the missing links for Washington and NATO in the...
The Swedish institute’s scholarship policy as a soft power instrument
... country. Until 2022, the scholarship policies implemented by the EU and national foundations and agencies in Europe and America towards Russia generated mixed reactions. There has been a contentious debate surrounding the role of scholarship support in aligning the grantee with the foreign policy and soft power of the donor country. Following the Ukrainian crisis and subsequent tensions between Russia and Western nations, critical narratives began to emerge regarding Nordic foundations and their activities ...
Non-stationary polar wind in presence of magnetosphere convection
Time-depended hydrodynamic model TUBE 7 is used for modeling of field-aligned motions and temperature of polar ionosphere ions taking into account magnetosphere convection. It was shown tube geometry changing have a great influence on basic parameters of polar magnetosphere thermal plasma.
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Features of plasma transport in the upper atmosphere...
Military and political cooperation between Germany and Lithuania in the late 2010s to early 2020s
... favourable partner than Germany for the United States. Emphasizing its status as the largest Western democracy in NATO’s forward area of responsibility, Poland underscored its strategic importance to Washington. Against this backdrop, Germany’s alignment with Lithuania in its dialogue with Poland assumed significance. This alignment was equally consequential for Vilnius, particularly given the challenges in Lithuanian-Polish relations [26].
Lithuania offers several advantages over the other ...
Information and propaganda strategies in German non-state media discourse during the COVID-19 pandemic
... the filters of the Herman-Chomsky model.
Information and propaganda strategies in media discourse
Despite extensive research on propaganda over the past century, the topic remains highly relevant. Researchers continue to develop new definitions that align with the evolving reality and explore the novel tools employed by propagandists.
This study examines propaganda as a persuasive technology in the media, adopting Ellul’s perspective [12], where it is viewed as a certain type of message used to ...
Population change and the settlement system transformation in Poland, as revealed by the 2021 census
... Methods, traditional for socioeconomic geography, such as zoning, were employed. Poland’s population decreased during the inter-census period (2011—2021), with the urban population declining faster than its rural counterpart. The large voivodeships aligned along the Vistula ‘axis’ — Mazowiecka, Lesser Poland and Pomerania — outperform other Polish regions in geodemographic terms. The situation is relatively favourable in Greater Poland, where the country’s main motorways converge. Districts ...
Regional trends in electoral support for Latvian parties: the neighbourhood effect
... [Political Science], no. 2, p. 187—212 (In Russ.).
12. Siegfried, A. 1913, Tableau politique de la France de l’Ouest sous la III Republique, P., Colin, XXVIII, 535 p.
13. Lipset, S., Rokkan, M. 1967, Cleavage structures, party system, and voter alignments: An introduction, Party system and voter alignments, N. Y., p. 27—45.
14. Johnston, R., Pattie, Ch. 2017, Local context, social networks and neighborhood effects on voter choice. In: Fisher, J. et al. (eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Elections,...
A new role of cooperation under economic sanctions as seen by residents of the Kaliningrad region
... historically rooted national traditions of mutual assistance and solidarity. Cooperation, which incorporates elements of rational management and principles of fairness, unity and collective efforts, most closely meets the new challenges of the time whilst aligning with traditional Russian values and the national cultural code. Therefore, from our perspective, cooperation can be regarded as a potential alternative form of economic engagement for the populace, effectively occupying the vacant market niches ...
Confiscation Estonian style: legal and political aspects of potential seizure of Russian assets in EU countries
... targeting all sanctioned Russian assets within EU jurisdictions view the mechanism proposed by the Commission as incomplete.
As for sovereign assets, the situation has proven to be significantly more complex. Firstly, in this matter, the EU will have to align with the broader ‘Western’ policy, coordinated by the US [19, р. 2]. Secondly, the EU currently lacks an understanding of how to overcome existing legal obstacles. Thirdly, the confiscation of Russian sovereign assets could have uncontrollable ...
Geopolitical regionalisation of the Baltic area: the essence and historical dynamics
... (capitalist) and the East Baltic (socialist). West Germany, supported by Western allies, and the USSR became the integrative geopolitical poles in the Baltic space. The Baltic region underwent a military-political and geo-economic division, with territories aligning with NATO/Warsaw Pact or EU/Comecon. During this period, the Baltic region had a paramount geoeconomic role for the USSR: the share of the region’s countries in the bilateral trade of the Union amounted to 29 %. Although Poland and East Germany ...
Creative Potential of Artificial Intelligence in the Context of the Idea of the New Enlightenment
... alter this situation, prompting the necessity to focus on predicting potential consequences of technological developments and developing mechanisms for controlling AI activities; humans, after all, bear responsibility for AI actions. Such an approach aligns with the concept of a new Enlightenment which seeks a balance between technological advancements and the preservation of global harmony.
Alekseev, A. Yu., 2014. Cognitotechnological Projects of Artificial Personality. Human Being: Image and ...
Settlement system of the Kaliningrad region: dasymetric analysis
... density to the east of Kaliningrad is also shown. For the municipal entities of the Kaliningrad region, the area and density of inhabited territories have been calculated. Dasymetric analysis has revealed areas of compact placement of rural settlements, aligning with the designated government rural agglomerations. The conclusion is drawn regarding the existence of stronger connections between settlements within different municipal entities and the potential for the expansion of rural agglomerations ...
‘People in Black’: Semantization of the concepts ‘sectant’ and ‘baptist’ in the anti-religious campaign of 1958—1964
... political vocabulary demanded the Soviet authorities to play the role of the interpretant. They engaged in the process of assigning meanings to new concepts through mass media and fiction. Simultaneously, established concepts had to undergo reshaping to align with the new worldview of the 'Soviet citizen’. The transformation of the semantic structure of religious vocabulary, ideologically marked, reflected the shift in the fundamental values of Soviet society. This article, employing component and ...
Semantic potential of the lexeme twilight in Russian poetry
... half of its evolution. The linguistic and poetic examination focuses on contexts featuring the lemma 'twilight' within the poetic corpus of the Russian National Corpus, specifically those related to the period from 1756 to 1917. The chosen timeframe aligns with the initial recording of the selected lexeme, as per corpus data, with the second date serving as a conditional endpoint corresponding to the conclusion of the Silver Age of Russian lyrics. The aim of the linguistic and poetic analysis is ...
Three Russian Baltic regions in the context of confrontation between Russia and the West
... rise of radical left-liberal elites in the West, while Russia, in this situation, seeks to reclaim its traditional position as a liberal-conservative centre in the international relations system [21]. According to some authors, Russia’s value agenda aligns closely with the values embraced by representatives of European right-wing movements. This presents an opportunity to leverage conservative values as a bridge between Russia and the West, showcasing the potential for establishing multifaceted strategic ...
Geography of the mobile internet in the border and interior regions of Russia
... landscape has highlighted the need for Russian border regions to adapt to new economic circumstances. This adaptation includes the transformation of foreign trade and the restructuring of socio-economic ties with neighbouring countries [47]. This research aligns with the emerging field of cybergeography and continues the tradition of studying the cross-border dynamics of territorial development.
A comparative evaluation of mobile internet accessibility in the Russian border and interior regions underscores ...
Spatial differentiation of rural territories in the Kaliningrad region: implications for socio-economic policies
... URL:
https://fedstat.ru/indicator/58994
(accessed 18.08.2023) ; Labour and Employment in the Kaliningrad region. Kaliningrad : Kaliningradstat, 2008.
The territorial variations in rural population change, observed over a sufficiently long period, align with the concept of polarization. The intra-regional socioeconomic zones identified with its help (the immediate and remote suburban zones of Kaliningrad, the periphery, see Figure 2) differ in terms of the demographic situation.
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Men’s revolt: the struggle for gender equality in the Polish lands of the Austrian and Russian Empires at the beginning of the XX century: issues of political communication
... socialists are separately discussed. Meanwhile, the article examines the positions of key activists in the Polish women’s movement regarding cooperation with men and political parties. The stance of certain politicians and public figures, who did not align with any of the organizations advocating for women’s emancipation to achieve national interests, is characterized.
Dolgushin V.V.
women’s movement, equal rights, Polish lands, Poland, emancipation
35-45
10.5922/sikbfu-2023-3-4
Modern trends in paradiplomacy: a case of Russian-Finnish regional cooperation
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Thirdly, the configuration of partners also garnered attention. On the Finnish side, the prevalent types of partners included non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and businesses, while on the Russian side, municipalities, NGOs, and universities. This aligns with the perspectives of Scott [32], Sebentsov [10], [11], and Koch [13] that cross-border cooperation, particularly within the ENI CBC Programmes, exhibited numerous characteristics of multi-level governance. This theory elucidates the diversification ...
Artificial Intelligence: a catalyst for entrepreneurship education in the Baltics
... AI-powered machines can help students find new business opportunities and create innovative products. Machine learning algorithms play a crucial role in identifying emerging trends and unmet market needs, thereby empowering students to develop products that align with current demand. The use of robotics and AI systems can greatly accelerate the development and production of products, which allows one to start business more quickly and make a profit. As a result, the use of technical tools with AI elements ...
Reputation and status in Denmark’s strategic culture
... principal advocate of the Baltic States’ Euro-Atlantic integration to the US in the 1990s, Sweden’s and Norway’s commitment to peacekeeping and UN institutions proved more persistent than that of Denmark [12].
Denmark leaned towards a strategy of aligning itself with the US. It consistently reduced defence spending, supported the transformation of NATO’s functions and objectives, facilitated the Baltic States’ accession to NATO and joined major ad hoc coalitions created by the US and its European ...
Translation as a journey through possible and impossible worlds
... Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace") are analyzed and compared with the actual French translation found in a French edition of the same text by a Francophone 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 ...
International heritage in the memorial landscape of the Kaliningrad region
... international cultural heritage can be categorized based on different criteria, including their national affiliation (German, Polish, Lithuanian), the purpose of commemoration (monuments to public figures, memorials to historical events, military graves), their alignment with the official Russian historical narrative, and their integration into the regional cultural memory. By considering the last criterion, the local places of remembrance can be grouped into several categories with varying symbolic significance....
Efficiency analysis of seaports in Russia’s Baltic basin: performance evaluation
... aspects of ICZM:
1) ecological balance;
2) economic indicators;
3) ethical aspects;
4) institutional aspects;
5) social aspects;
6) technological development.
Thus, the research question of the present study aims to design performance indicators that align with the complex functioning of the seaport. These indicators should encompass various aspects of port activity and deviate from traditional approaches, such as comparing current values with those from the previous period, among others.
Analysis ...
France’s strategy in the Baltic region: military and political aspects
... break with the Soviet past” [6, p. 178]. As a result, Paris has to deal with a certain paradox: not considering it necessary to aggravate relations with Russia, French diplomacy nonetheless takes the path of confrontation being forced to gradually align itself with Eastern Europe (primarily with the Baltic States and Poland) in search of an all-European consensus. Some elements of this contradiction are evident in strategic documents where the problems of security on the eastern flank of NATO ...
Reputation core of Russian authorities: the case of the regional level of executive power
... local authorities, the perception of power based on actual actions, a more demanding system of expectations from authorities, and a distinct value-based relationship with authorities (which are “our” authorities).
The ideas presented in this study align with previous research on the concept of ‘authorities’, which is structured around five significant areas of public consciousness. Each area corresponds to a cognitive microdomain, and collectively they form the broader cognitive macro-domain ...
Structural changes in the economy of the Russian North-West regions: institutional factor
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Theatrical interpretation of a literary work from the standpoint of semiotic creativity
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On the issue of rating assessment of primary schoolchildren in the context of inclusive education
... a differentiated approach as one of the most important postulates. In practice, when assessing the educational results of students with disabilities, teachers are faced with many problematic situations. Adaptation of such programs involves certain alignment, and a special evaluation system, which considers the specifics of the mental operations, perception, memory, development of speech functions, the pace of educational activity, as well as the specific educational capacities of each specific ...
A ‘Secret alliance’ or ‘Freedom from any alliances’? NATO accession debate in Sweden and Finland, 1991—2016
The authors analyze the policy of NATO towards Sweden and Finland, the neutral states of Northern Europe, in 1991—2016. The authors emphasize that Finland and Sweden have always been of high strategic importance for NATO and the EU defence policy. The authors investigate the main areas of cooperation between NATO and the non-aligned countries of Northern Europe. The authors describe the prerequisites, prospects and possible consequences of Sweden and Finland’s membership in NATO. Special attention...
The pattern of electromagnetic fields of industrial frequency in the central area of Kaliningrag city
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Sturman V. I.
electromagnetic fields, magnetic fields, magnetic induction, mapping, Kaliningrad
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Kruglov A. N. Kant and Kant’s philosophy in Russian belles-lettres
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Dementyev I. O.
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Thinking and faith. An afterword to the correspondence regarding relations between Hamann and Kant
... York ; Paris ; Wien : Lang, 1998.
G. Hamann, I. Kant, philosophy of Enlightenment, Critique of Pure Reason, hermeneutics, transcendental philosophy, Hamann’s polemic against Kant
Gilmanov V. Kh.
93-101
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[html]<div align="justify">1. Gilmanov, V. H. 2003, Germenevtika «obraza» I. G. Gamana i Prosveshhenie [Hermeneutics “image“ I. G. Hamann and the Enlightenment], Kaliningrad. <br />2. Gilmanov, V. H. 2005, «Krestovye pohody» I. G. Gamana ...
Analytic philosophy: a historico-critical survey
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Wright G. H. von (final part, translated from English by L. B. Makeeva)
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Analytic philosophy, its history, and Kant
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analytic philosophy, history of philosophy, analysis of language, linguistic turn, Kant’s philosophy
Makeeva L. B.
56-68
10.5922/0207-6918-2013-2-5
[html]<div align="justify">1. Bryushinkin, V. N. 2011, Logika Kanta i metafizika Strosona [Kant’s logic and metaphysics Strawson], Kantovsky sbornik, no. 3, p. 7—17. <br />2. Wright, G. H. von, 2013, Analiticheskaja filosofija: istoriko-kriticheskij ...
A. Schopenhauer and I. Kant in A. A. Fet’s philosophical and political worldview
... История русской философии. М., 2003.
A. Fet, poet-thinker, I. Kant and Kantianism, A. Schopenhauer and Schopenhauerism, philosophic-artistic Weltanschauung
Kalinnikov L. A.
39-55
10.5922/0207-6918-2013-2-4
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Ensuring the proportional development of the strategic areas of coastal specialisation
... strategic areas of regional specialization based on managerial decisionmaking in the conditions of the system uncertainty of integrated coastal interaction. To this end, it is suggested that a balanced scorecard system identifying the possibility of aligning such decisions and maintaining the synergy effect in the chosen directions of prospective ratio development is applied.
1. Теория систем и системный анализ в управлении организациями : справочник; ...
Dipolarization of the earth magnetic field and charge particles precipitation from the magnetic flux tube
During the expansion phase of the substorm in the nightside magnetosphere enhancement of the magnetic field and decrease the plasma pressure is observed simultaneously. Enhancement of the magnetic field is recorded at first in the tail of the magnetosphere, and then at more closer distances from the Earth. This process takes a few minutes and covers the region in the magnetosphere of 10 Earth radii. One of possible explanations of this phenomenon is associated with cooling magnetic flux tubes caused...
Numerical modeling of wave processes in 3D fractured media
... в прикаспийской нефтегазоносной провинции // Геология и геофизика. 2009. Т. 50, № 4. С. 341—362.
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3. Berryman J. G. Modeling high-frequency acoustic velocities in patchy and partially saturated porous rock using differential effective medium theory // International Journal ...
The alignment of stakeholders’ interests in interfirm networking
... to develop new solutions and approaches to management. The development of network society suggests a transition to management in the conditions of growing market turbulence and interdependence of market actors. Therefore, the ability of managers to align the diverse interests of stakeholders — groups, organizations, and individuals that affect or may be affected by the organization's actions — appears to be crucial for its success. It raises a number of management issues, which require resolution ...
Use of difficult signals at vertical sounding of an ionosphere
In the real work questions of sounding of an ionosphere are considered by difficult signals. Efficiency of use of signals with big base on an alignment with signals with base about 1 is estimated. It is shown that when using difficult signals it is possible to lower significantly capacity at preservation of invariable level of permission.
1. Перов А. И. Статистическая ...
Processes of convergence and divergence in the regions of the European Union: features and qualimetry
... perspektīvas” materiali, 2011. gada 3.-5. Novembris, III dala, Ekonomiskais aspekts. Daugavpils, Daugavpils Universitātes Akadēmiskais apgāds "Saule", p. 289—290.
Voronov Viktor, Lavrinenko Olga
10.5922/2079-8555-2013-3-5
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alignment, development, convergence, divergence, region, European Union
A unified and harmonised European law and its impact on third countries
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