Eastern Europe. On the centenary of the political project
... cooperation models aimed at isolating Russia act against the interests of all participants of the political process. A number of meth¬ods, including the historical and structural functional analyses and the system ap¬proach are used in the study. The central hypothesis is that, as a political project, Intermarium reflects an important part of the systemic features of Eastern Europe as a political region. However, it is not identical to the region in terms of its geography or political regionalism....
Confiscation Estonian style: legal and political aspects of potential seizure of Russian assets in EU countries
... countries, along with approximately 24 billion euros belonging to private individuals.<5> Additionally, around 40 billion US dollars is frozen in the US and approximately 20 billion US dollars in the UK [3]. These numbers stem from reports by the Central Bank of Russia, whilst Western nations lack precise knowledge regarding the whereabouts of the majority of frozen assets. Despite the apparent unity of Western countries regarding sanctions pressure on Russia, approaches to the use of frozen Russian ...
Natural Increase in the Baltic South and South-West
... by a low stationary phase of the demographic transition model (DTM). The situation proves to be unfavourable in the Polish regions under consideration and highly unfavourable in the remaining area.
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Impact of remigration on the worksphere under Covid-19: the case of Lithuania
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Changes in the Population Distribution and Transport Network of Saint Petersburg
The authors explores the interdependence between demographic changes and transport network centrality, using Saint Petersburg as an example. The article describes the demographic data for the period 2002—2015 and the transportation network data of 2006. The authors employ several methods of demographic research; they identified the centre ...
Reputation core of Russian authorities: the case of the regional level of executive power
... article also offers a comparison of the reputation core of regional executive authorities with that of ‘Russia’s authorities’ in general. The methods used in this research are expert assessment and population surveys conducted in six regions of Central Russia. The study has revealed the main characteristics constituting the reputation core of executive authorities and described their specificity in different regions. Based on the results of the theoretical and empirical analyses, the author ...
Kaliningrad Architectural Landscape as a Tourist Attraction
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The European idea in Central Europe and Scandinavia as a part of the security and peaceful co-existence policy in the framework of the postwar planning
This article is dedicated to the development of European unity in Central Europe and Scandinavia as a mechanism of collective security and intergovernmental cooperation development. The cultural and historical features of Central Europe and Scandinavia emphasize the need for a comparative study into the European idea....
The formation of the political elite in Lithuania at the turn of the 1980s—1990s: the role of “moral politicians”
... profound understanding of the functioning of Lithuanian political system in general will allow Russia to formulate a more efficient policy towards the Baltic States, which would promptly respond to emerging challenges.
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Modern trends in paradiplomacy: a case of Russian-Finnish regional cooperation
... works by Panagiotis Soldatos and Ivo Duhacek. According to them, paradiplomacy is an international activity of sub-national actors (regions, cities) that is “parallel to, often co-ordinated with, complementary to, and sometimes in conflict with their central governments’ diplomacy [3, p. 48]. Duhacek further developed the concept of paradiplomacy by identifying the following types of subnational initiatives in the international arena: (1) transborder regional microdiplomacy, (2) transregional microdiplomacy,...
Population change and the settlement system transformation in Poland, as revealed by the 2021 census
... country’s main motorways converge. Districts and voivodeships where the geodemographic situation is more vulnerable can be divided into two groups: depressed and backward. The first one includes the traditionally industrial voivodeships of Southern and Central Poland; the second mainly consists of eastern voivodeships. The population decline in Eastern Poland is gathering pace: the 2021 census shows, a more or less favourable geodemographic situation is observed only in the main eastern cities and their ...
Comparative analysis of the territorial support frame of settlement in coastal areas: the case of St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad regions
... and their settlement structure allows for the identification of coastal zones within the coastal belts. In the St. Petersburg metropolitan area, the coastal belt consists of three distinct coastal zones:
1. The northwestern zone stretching along the central part of the Karelian Isthmus from Svetogorsk in the north to Kamennogorsk to the administrative border of St. Petersburg in the Sertolovo district in the south. The zone includes six towns (Vyborg, Sertolovo, Svetogorsk, Kamennogorsk, Primorsk,...
The Visegrad Group and the Baltic Assembly: coalitions within the EU as seen through Russian foreign policy
... of the summit stated that the goals of the accession to the EU and NATO set in 1991 had been achieved. The countries agreed to continue cooperation. In their new capacity, the V4 countries took on a collective commitment to strengthen the identity of Central Europe and promote EU policies in Eastern and Southeastern Europe.<8> However, the question arises about the geographical positioning of the Visegrad countries. For Russia, they have always been countries of Eastern Europe. Apparently, this ...
The effect of Covid-19 on labour migration in the CIS
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3. Wagner, V. 2020, Migration and Mobility in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: What to Expect in the Time of COVID-19? Information note. May 27, 2020. International ...
Assessment of the CNS function in fetuses with different pathology
... focuses on the studies of changes in fetal behavior and general fetal movements which were carried out through the method of H. Prechtl with the help of the Kurjak Antenatal Neurobehavioral Test (KANET). The research evaluated the functional state of the central nervous system of fetuses with different pathologies. The authors describe a number of assessments including the intrauterine development of the central nervous system of fetuses during normal gestation; the intrauterine development of the central ...
The subjects of legal monitoring of Justice of the Peace
The article focuses on the analysis of information of the Russian and Western travelers to Central Asia in the 18th — beginning of the 20th centuries on state and law of that region. The goal is a substantiation of the travelers’ notes value as historical evidence of state and law of the Central Asia which allows to study actual relations ...
The role of the European Central Bank in ensuring the financial stability of the EU
... 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 of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) and the centralized supervision of the banking sector of the Member States of the eurozone with supervisory powers transferred to the European Central Bank in accordance with Article 127 (6) of the Treaty on the functioning of the EU. Secondly, the direct recapitalization ...
Economic development of Russia’s north-western regions and migration to the St. Petersburg agglomeration
... coast and university cities. The most attractive agglomerations have been those of Helsinki and Turku, which saw an acceleration of in-migration after the 2008—2009 financial crisis [12], [13].
St. Petersburg has consistently held the status of a central city for science and education. It boasts a robust level of innovation activity, comparable to that of Helsinki. In the Soviet era, St. Petersburg (formerly Leningrad) emerged as an educational, technological, and industrial hub. It played a pivotal ...
Territorial structure of inbound and domestic tourism in the Baltic States
... and joined the EU. These changes have affected the geography of tourist flows and destinations of interest. This study aims to define the geographical and economic peculiarities of the development of tourism in the Baltic States and to identify the central, peripheral and semi-peripheral regions. Elements of the centre-periphery structure were identified through cluster analysis covering the period 2009—2019. Eleven indicators were used to determine the level of socio-economic development, the ...
Features of modern accommodation production of agricultural products in the Russian non-black earth region
... the Nonblack Soil Zone in the all-Russian production of crop products and towards its growth for livestock products. An excessive concentration of production in pig and poultry farming has been revealed. On the basis of zonal factors, the northern, central, and southern groups of regions are identified. Taking into account the azonal factors, the central regions are divided into two subgroups: the main agricultural regions and those with suburban agriculture. The research has established Tendencies ...
The system of financing political parties in Latvia
This article considers the mechanism of financing of political parties in the Republic of Latvia. The author analyses the participation of financial and economic groups in the country’s political life. Key business actors affecting the formation of Latvian political system are identified. It is concluded that, since regaining independence in 1991, business has been a principal source of financing for Latvian political parties. The scope of financing of political parties in the republic depends...
Human Resources of Post-war Lithuania and Their Role in the Rebuilding of Klaipeda
... infrastructural objects. The case of Klaipeda is used to demonstrate the opportunities of the region and Centre in organising workforce in the Lithuanian SSR. The study uses the data obtained by modern historiography and documents kept in the Lithuanian State Central Archive.
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The structure of political elite networks in the Republic of Poland in 1993—2013
... The New Political and Cultural Elite, Theory and Society, Vol. 24, no. 5 : Special Issue on Circulation vs Reproduction of Elites during the Postcommunist Transformation of Eastern Europe, p. 783—800.
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The fifth wave of the European Union enlargement: pro et contra
This article analyses the principal complex of economic and political motivations of the states of Central and Eastern Europe and the EU members related to the EU enlargement towards the East. Special attention is paid to the discussion on the reasonableness of the EU enlargement and the positions of certain EU members.
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International cross-border migration in the South-East Baltic: factors, structure, consequences
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Reputation and status in Denmark’s strategic culture
... the international environment (including the nature of threats, opportunities for cooperation, and the international demand for the use of military force), political will (domestic political consensus), and the capabilities of the Danish armed forces. Central to Danish ‘activism’ is that it promotes the country’s interests and values only in situations where national security and survival are not at risk
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Hans Mouritzen [16]
Mikkel Vedby
Rasmussen [17]
Peter Viggo
Jakobsen [18]
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The transition process and institutions: on the issue of the standard of living in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe — members of the European Union
The aim of this article is to adjust the technique of comparing the standard of living in 11 countries of Central and Eastern Europe that became members of the European Union (EU) during 2004-2013 (EU-11) and 15 countries of Western, Northern and Southern Europe – member states of the EU by 1995 (EU-15). We reveal that outright home ownership in the EU-11 ...
The two-party tendency in Poland’s political system: manifestations, causes and prospects
... good for PiS is bad for PO and vice versa. In the shadow of these two parties (and to some extent in their orbit), there are other less influential political forces, which, however, do not unduly affect the agenda. The choice between PiS and PO is the central issue of Polish politics and the main factor in political self-identification for the majority of voters; it largely determines the tenor of public and political debate. The parties have diverged even more widely: in 2005, 45 % of PO supporters ...
Internet diffusion and interregional digital divide in Russia: trends, factors, and the influence of the pandemic
... population, which is higher, for example, than the urbanization rate. The highest values are typical of the countries of Northern Europe, including the Baltic region, North America, and South Korea (more than 80 %), and the lowest values are in the Central African countries (in some countries — less than 10 %). In Russia, the value is about 77 % [5], but there are significant spatial differences [7].
The spread (diffusion) of technologies is spatially uneven, and the global risk of growing digital ...
Small towns of Latvia: disparities in regional and urban development
... It is limited to eight sub-indices, as is a common practice worldwide. The Territorial Development Index (TDI) characterises the level of development of Latvian regions, municipalities, districts and towns. The calculations use data from Latvia’s Central Statistical Office, State Treasury, State Revenue Service, State Employment Agency, Ministry of Welfare, Ministry of the Interior and State Land Service for regions, towns and municipalities. To make the data comparable, standardised values of ...
The sea factor in the federal regulation of Russia’s spatial development: post-Soviet experience and current priorities
... major trends and problems of the then Russia, albeit with a certain degree of generalisation and political bias often present in such documents [11], and emphasised the country’s spatial goals, objectives and priorities. The strategy also defined the central concept construct of spatial development, understood as ‘improving the system of settlement and territorial organisation of the economy, including through an effective state policy of regional development’. Yet, the document only tangentially ...
German participation in the Three Seas Initiative: opportunities for Russia
The Three Seas Initiative was launched in 2016 by the Polish and Croatian leaders to bridge the gap between Southeast, Central and Eastern Europe, on the one hand, and Western Europe, on the other. This article aims to show how German policy on the Three Seas Initiative has changed and what risks and opportunities it represents for Russia. The official data on the Three ...
Migration attractiveness of the coastal zone of Russia’s North-West: local gradients
... International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, vol. 7, no. 1, p. 144—153.
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Kant’s Asynchronicity Concerning Newtonian Space and Gravity in his Pre-Critical Writings
... Friedman. The follow-up debates led to a more adequate view on Kant’s natural philosophy and in particular his relation towards Newton. But the discussion that evolved did not point to the asynchronicity that takes place in Kant’s struggle with the central Newtonian concepts. Newtonian space and gravity, in revised form, are of central concern to Kant’s critical philosophy. But Kant adapted and re-evaluated these two concepts in an asynchronous way. While Kant tries to integrate a notion of gravity ...
Local government reforms in Estonia: institutional context, intentions and outcomes
The local government reforms of 1989 and 1993 were intended to establish a dual pattern of central-local relations in Estonia. The choice of this model was inspired and supported by the Nordic states. Although the legal framework for local government has remained untouched since 1993, the introduction of institutional mechanisms for strong local autonomy was not a success. The first part of this article seeks to identify the main factors that inhibited the launch of the new institutional model. These...
Regional Geographic Information Systems of Health and Environmental Monitoring
... health and environmental monitoring; they are used for an integrated assessment of the environmental status of a large industrial centre or a part of it. The authors analyse the environmental situation in Voronezh, a major industrial city, located in the Central Black Earth Region with a population of more than 1 million people. The proposed research methodology is based on modern approaches to the assessment of health risks caused by adverse environmental conditions. The research work was implemented ...
Is demographic development of central Russia facing a tipping point?
The article studies current trends and problems of demographic development in Central Russia. Particular attention is paid to the Smolensk region which is considered to be one of the most demographically troubled Russian regions. The causes of the drop in absolute and relative fertility rates in the region have been revealed. One ...
The potential for expanding inter-cluster cooperation between the ship-building industries of Estonia, Finland, and North-West Russia
... factors identified and gives ideas for public discussion on increased inter-cluster cooperation.
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3. Bank ...
On the establishment and early activity of the Soviet consulate in Königsberg (1923—1925)
... of diplomatic relations between Russia and Germany after World War I, as well as the fundamental differences in the performance of Russian imperial and Soviet consular missions in East Prussia. On the basis of the earlier unknown documents from the Central Russian archives and the Political archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany, the author describes the establishment of the Soviet Consulate in Königsberg in 1923 and the contribution of the first Consul of the USSR in East Prussia,...
Military and political cooperation between Germany and Lithuania in the late 2010s to early 2020s
... German question was resolved according to Bonn’s interests. The significance of the 2 + 4 agreement in September 1990, which finalized the reunification of Germany and the withdrawal of Soviet troops, along with the weakening of the influence of the central Soviet authorities after the activities of the State Emergency Committee, created the conditions for Germany’s activation. This led to the declaration of the European Communities on August 27, 1991, expressing support for the independence of ...
Central images and motifs of Gennady Shpalikov’s late poems (article one)
... Khrushchev Thaw era, is singled out and examined in terms of the sphere of key images and motifs in the poet’s artistic world, which are encoded by the ontological-tragic situation of the lyrical subject in the enclosed chronotope of society. The central motifs of Shpalikov’s work during this period have been identified: motifs of loneliness, rootlessness, abandonment, vulnerability, farewell, hopelessness, and suicide. The semantic structure of the artistic world of the late (and not only late) ...
The adaptation of Russian regions’ economies to the rupture of relations with Europe: the case of Baltic Sea ports
... that imposed sanctions, prompted a discernible reorientation of Russian foreign trade and transport flows [17], [18], [19]. Under the new conditions, transport routes leading to the Far East, the Barents and Caspian Seas, as well as the countries of Central Asia have become of particular importance for Russia. Currently, these areas are experiencing rapid development, evident not only in the escalating trade turnover with nations supportive of Russia but also in the rising investments directed toward ...
The Accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO: Geopolitical implications for Russia’s position in the Baltic Sea region
... future Sweden into NATO will highlight the problem of splitting the Northern European flank of the Alliance between different Joint Force Commands (JFC). Finland, after its accession to NATO, was designated to JFC Brunssum (Netherlands), responsible for Central Europe and the Baltic region, while Norway is under JFC Norfolk (USA), whose task is to protect the sea routes between Europe and North America via the Greenland — Iceland — United Kingdom (GIUK) gap, as well as in the Arctic. It is not yet ...
Artificial Intelligence: a catalyst for entrepreneurship education in the Baltics
... “Comparative Analysis of Students’ Entrepreneurial Intentions in Latvia and Other CEE Countries” [22, p. 75—88]. This work is aimed at analysing the entrepreneurial behaviour and motivation of Latvian students as compared to other countries of Central and Eastern Europe. The study examines the influence of micro- and macro-level factors, as well as those of entrepreneurial education. The results revealed several statistically significant differences between students from Latvia and other countries....
International heritage in the memorial landscape of the Kaliningrad region
... commemorated by the monument to professors of the University of Königsberg, which was erected in 2014 on the site of the former Albertina Professors’ Necropolis. The monument is shaped like an amphitheatre symbolising a university lecture hall. The central stele has a bas-relief of Duke Albrecht; below, there are 11 names of Albertina professors who worked at the university in the second half of the 18th and 19th centuries and were buried in the necropolis.
Dozens of artists epitomising Germany’s ...
Expansionism in Poland’s strategic culture: historical retrospective and variations
... attention to Poland’s ambition to play a special role in Europe, set an example to its neighbours and preserve and enhance its asset of Latin Christian values [1], [2]. A popular view holds that official Warsaw strives to become not only the leader in Central and Eastern Europe but also a mediator between the West and post-Soviet states. Most of these commentaries emphasise Poland’s attempts to exacerbate the disagreement between Russia and other former Soviet republics, extend its influence over ...
Dispute about Holbein as a dispute about faith: discussion around Fedor Dostoevsky’s novel ‘The Idiot’
The article is devoted to the controversy around the painting by Hans Holbein the Younger "Christ in the tomb" and the novel "The Idiot" by Fedor Dostoevsky, where this picture is the central ekphrasis. The aim of the study was to analyze the current trends in the interpretation of Holbein's painting and Dostoevsky's novel, in their relationship with Christian dogmatics, canonical requirements for depicting the image of Christ, the ...
Geopolitical Security of Russia: Remarks on the Problem Statement
... its increasingly clear outline [33]). It is equally important to generate systemic (taking into account the actual situation and interests of the regions as well) ideas about the relevant and promising sphere of geopolitical interests of Russia (in Central and Eastern Europe, in the Black Sea region, in Central Asia, etc.) [35, p. 218], [36].
Andrey P. Klemeshev
. Discussing the geopolitical space of Russia and the corresponding geopolitical threats, we must not forget that the actors are not only ...
The spread of the COVID-19 infection in Russia’s Baltic macro-region: internal differences
... of flows; highly permeable space); 2) the Republic of Karelia and the Murmansk region (the key factors are rotational employment and the introduction of the virus from without); 3) the Novgorod and Pskov regions (lowly permeable spaces of places; the central role of local foci of the disease). The principal risk factor for the space of flows is the rapid spread of Covid-19 along transport arteries, whilst, within the space of places, the coronavirus spreads through spatial diffusion from isolated ...