Reputation core of Russian authorities: the case of the regional level of executive power
... authorities is connected, on the one hand, with the formation of a consolidated system of political power and, on the other hand, with the highly social orientation of the category of the ‘reputation of authorities’, reflecting the value-based attitude of citizens towards them. The article presents the results of research aimed at the analysis of the reputation of Russian authorities, with a special focus on the regional branch of executive power. The paper examines the reputation of Russian authorities ...
The concepts of citizenship and estate in Russian history — continuity and / or intermittence
... revolutions. The author holds that there are certain parallels between the ideology of citizenship, the development of the concept “people / nation” and the interpretation of the concept “citizenship”. Contemporary theoretical debates about citizenship are fully applicable to the history of the interpretation of citizenship in Russia. The United States or Great Britain have a century-long tradition of citizenship. Unlike them, Russia has gone through several stages of radical changes ...
The Swedish institute’s scholarship policy as a soft power instrument
... including the expansion of geographical coverage within SI scholarship programmes, the mobility of Swedish students and teachers abroad, and support for the teaching of the Swedish language in the North-Western region of Russia.
Prior to 2013, Russian citizens constituted the largest group of recipients of Visby scholarships. The number of Russian scholarship recipients reached its peak at 96 in the academic year 2010/11, after which it experienced a decline. In 2015, Ukrainian recipients surpassed ...
On legislative innovations governing the citizenship institution in the Russian Federation
This article examines changes in the federal laws governing the institution of citizenship in the Russian Federation. Proposals on improving the existing legislation are made based on the analysis conducted.
1. Европейская конвенция о гражданстве от 6 ноября 1997 г. ETS № 166 [Электронный ресурс]. Доступ из справ.-правовой системы «КонсультантПлюс».
2. О гражданстве Российской...
The visa aspects of the academic mobility between the Russian Federation and the European Union: the experience of the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
This article analyses different aspects of the EU-Russia academic mobility. The authors pay special attention to visa and migration registration issues faced by foreign citizens in Russia.
1. Soglashenie mezhdu Rossijskoj Federaciej i Evropejskim soobwestvom ob uprowenii vydachi viz grazhdanam Rossijskoj Federacii i Evropejskogo sojuza ot 25 maja 2006 g. [The agreement between the Russian Federation and the European ...
Cross-border tourist mobility as seen by residents of the Karelian borderlands: COVID-19 restrictions
... tourist flow’ [3] and ‘cross-border tourism’ [4], [5]. This circumstance points to some specific features of the life of modern society.
The broader term ‘transboundary tourist mobility’ denoting ‘the total inbound tourist flow of foreign citizens into Russia and outbound Russian tourist flow into foreign states’ [6] will be treated here as synonymous with ‘cross-border tourism’, with the emphasis placed solely on Russian-Finnish bilateral travel for tourism, leisure and shopping ...
The antinomy of political reason. Some deliberations on Kant’s “Answer-ing the Question: What is Enlightenment?”
... suggested that this ideal be seen in the evolutionarydevelopment of society based on the transformation of public consciousness. Kant’s view that the key discourse for social development consists in a comprehensive critique of social reality by a citizen capable of self-determination is considered against the background of Rousseau’s ideas, who defended the right of people to revolution. The reconstruction of Kant’s position is followed by a discussion of possible theoretical problems relating ...
The Evolution of Settlement Areas of Ingrian Finns in Northwest Russia in the Second Half of the 20th Century
Based on the nation-wide censuses conducted between 1959 and 2010 in the Soviet Union and in the Russian Federation, as well as on the contemporary data of the Estonian Department of Statistics, the author of this article studies the spatial aspects of the dynamics of the ethnic area of Ingrian Finns within their main settlement area. This is done through utilizing ethnicity-related statistical data of the district at the lowest level of administrative division. The author emphasises a significant...
Confiscation Estonian style: legal and political aspects of potential seizure of Russian assets in EU countries
... ownership of assets belonging to another sovereign state. This involves intergovernmental confiscation, which fundamentally differs from confiscation within criminal proceedings. In criminal procedural matters, the decision to confiscate property from a citizen is made on behalf of the state, with the citizen, regardless of their status, initially undertaking to comply with the laws and decisions of the state. In other words, in the sphere of criminal policy, the participants in confiscation are legally ...
The border as a barrier and an incentive for the structural economic transformation of the Kaliningrad exclave
... instruments facilitating the adaptation of both the economy and society to this altered landscape. In response, the state may reinforce the barrier nature of borders by modifying visa requirements and customs regulations, thereby impeding the free movement of citizens, or even going as far as closing the border. Alternatively, state policy may involve the relaxation of border restrictions and the reallocation of border functions as a result of political integration, as witnessed in the case of the Schengen ...
Some problems of the procedure of recognising a citizen as a person with low income for the purpose of providing accommodation in the framework of a social rent contract
The law of the Kaliningrad region On the Procedure of Recognising a Citizen as a Person with Low Income for the Purpose of Providing Municipal Accommodation in the Framework of a Social Rent Contract serves as a basis for the consideration of issues of introducing a mechanism of assessing the level of a citizen’s income ...
The “European identity” of today: a category of political practice or discourse?
This paper considers the cultural, political, and historical problems of the development of European identity in the discourse of Europe. The author addresses the question as to whether European identity is a category of political discourse or a real instrument of European integration and comes to a conclusion that the concepts of European identity are stuck in a methodological trap. And the EU institutional design does not inspire confidence among the residents of united Europe. The question as...
The facilitation of freedom of movement between Russia and the European Union: prospects and legal issues
... vizovyh trebovanijah pri vzaimnyh poezdkah grazhdan Rossijskoj Federacii i grazhdan gosudarstva Izrail' [Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Israel's rejection of
visa requirements for mutual travels of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the State of Israe], Pravoslavnyj poklonnik na Svjatoj Zemle [Orthodox worshiper in the Holy Land], available at: http://palomnic. org/ao/viza/4/ (accessed
19 August 2010).
8. European Commission proposes ...
Models for countering the segregation of ethnoreligious immigrant areas in Denmark and Sweden
... 11, 2001 attacks largely contributed to the escalation of xenophobic rhetoric. Muslim immigrant enclaves began to be opposed by society to ‘Danish cultural values’ [9, p. 319], such as respect for the laws of a democratic society, equal rights of citizens and responsibility for public welfare.
In 2004, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen openly announced the fight against ‘immigrant ghettos’ as a result of the long-term unsuccessful immigration policy of Denmark [29]. This preceded ...
A new role of cooperation under economic sanctions as seen by residents of the Kaliningrad region
... need to expand the role of cooperation whilst boosting entrepreneurial activity amongst the populace to fill the niches left vacant after the shrinkage in supplies from overseas.
Methods
The principal method used in this study was a survey of Russian citizens carried out with our involvement at the Russian University of Cooperation (RUC) in spring 2022.<2> Structurally, the survey blocks were arranged as follows:
— an assessment of the role of the consumer cooperative system in ensuring sustainable ...
Sanctions risks and regional development: Russian case
... and economic development of certain regions and undermine the standard of living for their residents [5], [6], since it requires time and resources to reorient trade, technological and other flows, not to mention direct restrictions against Russian citizens — infringement of free movement rights, reduction of opportunities to receive medical care abroad, etc. Exposure to the described risks, coping and adaptation capabilities differ significantly between regions [9], [10], [11], [12]: territories ...
The adaptation of Russian regions’ economies to the rupture of relations with Europe: the case of Baltic Sea ports
... extend anti-crisis support to households, encompassing additional payments to families with children, totalling approximately 440 billion roubles in 2022. The budget allocated funds for public works amounting to 25 billion roubles, engaging unemployed citizens in the process. Additionally, there was an increase in budgetary support for professional retraining initiatives. Remarkably, Russian citizens exhibited responsible behaviour, refraining from consumer panic, mass withdrawal of deposits from banks,...
Three Russian Baltic regions in the context of confrontation between Russia and the West
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Nevertheless, it is essential to highlight that, in comparison to the 2022 survey, there has been a noticeable shift in attitudes toward Russia across all Baltic region countries. This shift appears to be correlated with a growing sense of fatigue among citizens, who may be experiencing increased internal economic and political challenges, leading to a reevaluation of their support for Ukraine by their respective countries.
In terms of military aid to Ukraine from January 24, 2022, to May 31, 2023, Germany ...
Efficiency analysis of seaports in Russia’s Baltic basin: performance evaluation
... they developed an ecological strategy that spans until 2025. This strategy facilitated the implementation of dust-reducing equipment to mitigate coal dust in and around the port premises. Furthermore, the port authorities allocated funds to provide citizens with double-glazed windows to reduce noise levels in their homes.
In contrast, the port of Vysotsk has not implemented similar measures, resulting in citizens filing lawsuits highlighting negative impacts associated with the port's activities....
Population change and the settlement system transformation in Poland, as revealed by the 2021 census
... is also imposed for failure to comply with the deadlines for providing the information (paragraph 1, Art. 28, as well as Art. 56—58 of Act on Official Statistics).<2> NSP 2021 data were collected online, through phone interviews with either a citizen calling a special line or census takers (pol. — rachmistrzów spisowych) calling a citizen, as well as through face-to-face interviews conducted by enumerators visiting people’s homes. Thus, the NSP 2021 data appear to be complete and reliable,...
Internet diffusion and interregional digital divide in Russia: trends, factors, and the influence of the pandemic
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The effect of Covid-19 on labour migration in the CIS
... National responses are dynamic processes and thus an elusive, albeit important, object of study. The governments of most CIS countries acted promptly and decisively in countering the pandemic. The comprehensive measures have had a serious impact on citizens’ mobility and employment situation. Among the affected are millions of migrants working in the CIS. This article offers a comparative analysis, followed by synthesis, of the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic as seen through the prism ...
Disinformation (fake news, propaganda) as a threat to resilience: approaches used in the EU and its member state Lithuania
... on countering disinformation/fake news to present the plurality of the Union’s approaches to ensuring resilience. Currently, there are three approaches to the problem in the EU. The first one, used by the European Commission, is the recognition of citizens’ right to information as well as of the need to promote critical thinking and information literacy. This approach fits into the adaptive paradigm of action in the information space and the concept of autopoietic resilience. The second approach,...
Estonia’s party system today: electoral turbulence and changes in ethno-regional patterns
... changed dramatically. This study aims to analyse the recent changes in the Estonian party system as well as the causes of these changes and the effect of the ethnic and geographical factors on the transformation of the electoral behaviour of Estonian citizens. The research employs a systemic approach that makes it possible to solve the agent—structure problem to the benefit of the general structure and integral system of Estonia’s party scene. The method of comparative systemic analysis is used ...
Justifiable defence: theory and judicial practice
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 Федерации от 13.06.1996 г. № 63-ФЗ (ред. от 06.07.2016 г.). [Электронный ресурс]. Доступ ...
The problem of notarial certification of wills: Establishing a citizen’s legal capacity
This article addresses the topical issues of notarization of a will and the prospects of its development. The author makes proposals on improving the legislation relating to establishing the legal capacity of a citizen.
1. Конституция Российской Федерации : принята всенародным голосованием 12 дек. 1993 г. (с изм. от 30 дек. 2008 г. № 6-ФКЗ, № 7-ФКЗ, от 5 февр. 2014 г....
The Youth in Kaliningrad, Gdansk and Klaipeda: Geopolitical Vision of the World, Identity and Images of the Other
... Geopoliticheskoe videnie mira rossijskimi grazhdanami: opyt primenenija metodov "kriticheskoj geopolitiki". "Kriticheskoe" napravlenie v geopolitike: stala li, nakonec, geopolitika naukoj? [Geopolitical vision of the world as Russian citizens: the experience of application of "critical geopolitics." "Critical" in the direction of geopolitics: Whether became finally geopolitics science?]. In: Kaledin, N. V., Chistobaev, A. I. (eds.), Geograficheskoe prostranstvo ...
Migration and the Transformation of Multiethnic Population Structure in the Kaliningrad Region of the Post-Soviet Era
This paper analyses the migration processes and their influence on the transformation of multiethnic population structure in the Kaliningrad region. The author uses official statistics (current statistics and census data), as well as interviews with the representatives of ethnic cultural associations as information sources. Special attention is paid to the migration features associated with different ethnic groups. The author identifies major reasons behind the incoming and outgoing movement of population...
Problems and prospects of EU — Russia dialogue on visa-free travel
... Russia agreements on visa facilitation and readmission, visa statistics, expert interviews, as well as analytical reports and research works on the topic. Particular attention is paid to the “Common steps towards visa-free short-term travel of the citizens of the EU and Russia”, which is currently the main document in the visa dialogue. Having assessed the implementation of the provisions contained in the four blocks of the “Common Steps”, the authors draw conclusions about the political ...
The European Court of Justice case of Elgafaji: the interaction between EU law and international humanitarian law
... 15 janvarja 2009, № 187-O-O [Defining Constitutional
Court "On the refusal to deal with complaints of Grau zhdanina Konstantin Markin a violation of his constitutional rights in Articles 13 and 15 of the Federal Law" On State benefits to citizens with children ", articles 10 and 11 of the Federal Law" On the Status of Servicemen ", Article 32 of the Regulations on military service and
items 35 and 44 provisions on the appointment and payment of state benefits to citizens ...
‘People in Black’: Semantization of the concepts ‘sectant’ and ‘baptist’ in the anti-religious campaign of 1958—1964
... 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 contextual analyses, explores the target semantization ...
The Accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO: Geopolitical implications for Russia’s position in the Baltic Sea region
... the two states with their long-term geopolitical stance is supported by public opinion polls. In Finland, the survey conducted by the YLE media company almost immediately after Russia began its special operation in Ukraine, showed that the share of citizens in favour of joining NATO exceeded 50 per cent for the first time in that country’s history.<2> In Sweden during the same period, the proportion of NATO supporters was slightly lower, with 41 per cent expressing support and 35 per cent ...
Geography of the mobile internet in the border and interior regions of Russia
... and safety of border and customs control services. A comprehensive utilization of the digital potential in border regions encompasses the development of both fibre-optic networks and wireless cellular and satellite technologies. This should enhance citizens’ internet access (including in border areas) and reduce the digital divide in both domestic and international contexts.
Theoretical basis of the study
The widespread adoption of portable communication devices like smartphones and mobile phones,...
Information and propaganda strategies in German non-state media discourse during the COVID-19 pandemic
... Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel (CDU) hat das Versprechen erneuert, dass jeder impfwillige Bürger bis zum Ende des Sommers ein Impfangebot erhalten kann. Das Impfen sei jetzt Chefsache, so Söder. (Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) reaffirmed the promise that every citizen who wants to be vaccinated can receive a vaccination offer before the end of summer. Vaccination is now a top priority, says Söder).
In the second wave, BioNTech Pfizer appears among the frequently cited sources, which marks the official strategy ...
Reputation and status in Denmark’s strategic culture
... paid to status and reputation in relations with the US and the measures to secure them. It also articulates Danish claim to a special role in the transformation of the EU and NATO: ‘[w]e will be at the centre of an EU that delivers results for its citizens’; ‘[w]e will maintain Denmark at the core of NATO and strengthen the transatlantic bond’.M<21> Probably, this ambition is linked to a change of administration in the White House and Denmark’s desire to make up for the opportunities ...
Societal security in the Baltic Sea Region: the Russian perspective
... traditional Russian spiritual and moral values as the foundation of Russian society, and its education of children and young people in a civil spirit”.<7> This included “the introduction of a system of spiritual-moral and patriotic education of citizens”.
On July 21, 2020, President Putin signed a decree “On National Development Goals of the Russian Federation for the Period up to 2030”. Three of the five national goals are related to societal security: (a) taking care of the population,...
Statistical analysis of tourism flows between Ukraine and the Baltic Sea Region countries in 2012—2019
... Ukrainians travelling to the Baltic Sea Region. Two data sources were used in the study. These are the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index of the World Economic Forum and data from the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine on the number of foreign citizens visiting Ukraine and the number of Ukrainians travelling abroad. The study employs the statistical methods of structural shifts analysis, time series analysis, and graphical visualisation. The findings indicate that Ukrainian outbound tourism ...
International heritage in the memorial landscape of the Kaliningrad region
... tourist products and popular narratives about the region’s past, as well as offering possibilities for commercial gain. Kaliningrad is rich in places of remembrance that hold value for Germans who once lived in East Prussia, their descendants and German citizens in general. These are memorial sites (monuments, commemorative plaques and stones) and architectural structures (churches, manors, castles), which can be divided chronologically into pre-war and post-war sites, most of the latter originating ...
Migration distances in Russia: a demographic profile of migrants
... present an accurate picture of migration distances.
Euclidean distances were used to compute the distance of migration: the total distance of all migration movements was weighted by the total number of migrations. The distance of migrations by Russian citizens was calculated in a similar manner according to age, sex and type of registration.
Permanent resident registration does not expire. Usually, one obtains it after purchasing real estate or moving in with relatives. In this respect, it is a near ...
France’s strategy in the Baltic region: military and political aspects
.... In addition to well-known points about the militarization of the Baltic Sea and the growth of Russian military power, the brochure highlights the fact that up to one third of the EU’s GDP is produced in the region (as of 2018) and 200,000 French citizens live there.<10> On this basis Paris views the protection of the Baltic countries as essential to its national security and considers their strategic interests a priority, alongside other global concerns like countering terrorism and limiting ...
Geopolitical Security of Russia: Remarks on the Problem Statement
... Strategy of the Russian Federation<2> defines national security as “a state when the national interests of the Russian Federation are being protected from external and internal threats, the implementation of constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens, decent quality and standard of living, civil peace and harmony in the country, protection of the sovereignty of the Russian Federation, its independence and state integrity, social and economic development of the country are being ensured”....
Changes in the structure and geography of tourist flows during the COVID-19 pandemic
... tourist flow from Baltic region states; Σtourinb, the total inbound flow.
The index was calculated to cover the whole Baltic Sea region (in the ‘narrow sense’), with the exception of Russia since entry to EU countries was restricted to Russian citizens after March 2020 with the tourist flow from Russia decreasing to negligible amounts as a result.
The 2021-on-2019 reduction in the index is of particular interest as the structure of inbound tourist flows changed dramatically in spring 2020 after ...
Territorial structure of inbound and domestic tourism in the Baltic States
... market. As ‘driving forces’, the core regions were forced to respond to new economic challenges by offering new solutions. With visa formalities tightened on the part of the Baltic States and Baltic transit to the Schengen area denied to Russian citizens, the semi-periphery and periphery sharing a border with Russia and Belarus no longer serve a prominent role as transit territories. If these restrictions persist, structural changes in the travel geography of the Baltic States will take place,...
The spread of the COVID-19 infection in Russia’s Baltic macro-region: internal differences
... for example, that in the United States, where excess mortality was associated more with racial composition and political preferences [20]. However, the same strong correlations exist in EU countries and Russian regions: those with the share of senior citizens and the intensity of international trade [21]. Russia differs from some European states, particularly, Italy, in that the traditional core-periphery virus spread models are not fully applicable there, with local sociocultural and institutional ...
The two-party tendency in Poland’s political system: manifestations, causes and prospects
..., it was one of the poles of the Polish politics: its member Aleksander Kwaśniewski was twice elected President; social democrats played the key role in the ruling coalition during two parliamentary terms. Despite the importance of support from the citizens who resented dwindling social protection and the consequences of the ‘Shock Therapy’, the party took a right turn. In the second half of the 1990s, it abandoned its cautious view of the socialist past, condemned totalitarianism [15, p. 56] ...
Achievements and challenges in the Kaliningrad healthcare system during “real socialism”
... development of the health infrastructure, the reduction of infant and maternal mortality, the success in developing the ambulance system, a significant increase in the number of doctors and paramedics, and the expansion of access to basic healthcare for citizens are the features of the period under review. However, not all staff problems had been solved. The weak point of the regional healthcare was oncological and dental care, the need for which was constantly increasing. There were difficulties with ...