Reputation core of Russian authorities: the case of the regional level of executive power
... 127], which refers to a system of cultural elements, such as values, beliefs, and expectations, that shape the direction of daily activities and allow us to comprehend, evaluate, and organize daily activities in time and space [11, p. 1—2]. It is essential to shift the research focus from analysing actors to a deeper understanding of their interests and choice preferences. The legitimization of actions is associated with justifying one’s own choices and behaviour in the eyes of other individuals ...
The economy of Russian Baltic regions: development level and dynamics, structure and international trade partners
... as the coastal economic and geographical position and a high proportion of the regions’ territories involved in the economy.
Mechanical engineering — the production of metal products, machinery and equipment, instruments and vehicles — plays an essential role in all the study regions. Machine-building employs 6.4 % of the working population in St. Petersburg; 5 % in the Leningrad region; 3.9 % in the Kaliningrad region. The latter value is below the national average of 4.6 %. Nevertheless, Kaliningrad,...
Geopolitical regionalisation of the Baltic area: the essence and historical dynamics
... regionalisation as manifestos of geopolitical relations. These types are categorised based on scale, functional area, historical and geographical characteristics, quality, legal status and geospatial features, placing particular emphasis on the Baltic region. An essential aspect of studying a region involves identifying and defining its spatial boundaries. Since determining the exact limits of the Baltic region remains problematic, this article examines various approaches to address this issue, highlighting their ...
Artificial Intelligence: a catalyst for entrepreneurship education in the Baltics
... trends. Such capabilities empower entrepreneurs to make well-informed decisions. ChatGPT and similar technical tools with AI components serve as vital support systems for young, active entrepreneurs in Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, furnishing them with essential information, guidance, and aid in business planning, strategizing, and decision-making rooted in the principles of the theory of planned behaviour.
However, while these contemporary tools provide invaluable support for student entrepreneurship,...
Reputation and status in Denmark’s strategic culture
... position within the EU, Lyudmila Babynina writes that the abolished defence opt-outs have negatively affected not only Denmark’s political status but also its defence and affiliated industries. She notes that the country could still participate in essential areas of cooperation not directly related to the EU’s CSDP, such as military mobility or combating cybercrime and hybrid threats, thus creating ‘grey zones’ in the application of the opt-outs. Danish international relations scholar Ole ...
The maintenance of guaiazulene in the essence of common yarrow growing on different soils
The method of gas chromatography-spectrometry was used for the qualitative and quantitative identification of the composition of essential oil obtained from common yarrow growing in different soils in the climatic zone of the Kaliningrad region. The authors established that, depending on the type of soil, the content of сhamazulene and other components in essential oil can vary ...
University performance and regional development: the case of Russia’s North-West
... on regional development. As already mentioned, in seven of the ten NWFD regions, the group index of socio-cultural function decreased over the studied period. It is possibly due to its assessment being based on indirect indicators. Therefore, it is essential to conduct additional research on the socio-cultural function of the university and ways to assess its performance and impact on regional development. The possible explanation for the negative correlation between the innovative activity of companies ...
The modern economy of Russia’s Baltic regions in the municipal context
... COVID-19 pandemic and the dramatic changes in the geopolitical and geoeconomic situation in 2022.
The analyzed municipalities exhibit internal heterogeneity, particularly those encompassing both urban and rural areas or varying settlement sizes. It is essential to acknowledge that economic statistics are specifically reported for municipalities, primarily focusing on municipal areas/districts and urban districts. However, in the Kaliningrad region, there has been no settlement-level local self-government ...
Spatial differentiation of rural territories in the Kaliningrad region: implications for socio-economic policies
... Rodoman [29]. Met with criticism in the Soviet Union, it is widely used today. The polarisation of the 1970s prompted the emergence of concepts such as the unified settlement system, where the works of Kazys Šešelgis [30] and Boris Khorev [16] had an essential role. It was at this juncture that Georgy Lappo [9] proposed his concept of the support framework for settlement.
A comprehensive approach to rural settlement, considered in conjunction with population replacement and advances in agriculture,...
The Swedish institute’s scholarship policy as a soft power instrument
... exploration of practices adopted in foreign nations can provide valuable insights for updating the nation’s branding strategy and exploring new approaches in Russia.
To assess the relationship between soft power, nation branding, and education, it is essential to scrutinize the fundamental aspects of SI’s activities. This examination begins by studying the positioning principles employed by Sweden as a country offering educational services. Subsequently, an analysis of the SI scholarship policy ...
Information and propaganda strategies in German non-state media discourse during the COVID-19 pandemic
...
In recent years, particularly since the onset of COVID-19, the principles of crisis communication have gained heightened importance. Government communication with the public through diverse channels has become vital for promptly disseminating essential information about public health measures and fostering public cooperation in the fight against COVID-19 [1]. The way communication channels present events and cause-and-effect relations has a direct impact on public consciousness [2], [3].
Research ...
Efficiency analysis of seaports in Russia’s Baltic basin: performance evaluation
... forecasting demand and supply, the analysis of effectiveness is often treated as a secondary element of management, which, in our opinion, is a misconception. On the contrary, regular monitoring and evaluation of transport and logistics activities are essential [3]. Experts [4], [5] suggest that a high level of analysis accuracy promotes rational resource management and enables timely corrective actions.
The study of both domestic and foreign literature, including the examples provided in these sources ...
Small towns of Latvia: disparities in regional and urban development
... contributing to population increase. For example, this is the case in Russia [20, p. 812]. As a cast study of Latvian towns suggests [13], another significant factor in the development of towns and adjacent villages is human capital assets, which are essential for regional specialisation. The significance of a brisk business environment is evidenced by the values of corresponding TDI sub-indices. However, most companies in Latvian towns, financed by local capital (usually, up to 20,000 euros) cannot ...
The sea factor in the federal regulation of Russia’s spatial development: post-Soviet experience and current priorities
... limitations and priorities of federal regulation, as seen through the prism of the sea factor. The focus of the study is on both the current geostrategic context and the domestic, particularly economic situation.
The sea factor in spatial development: essential characteristics and post-Soviet manifestations
On the one hand, the sea factor is a historical and geographical certainty for Russia: it has been at work in the country since the times of the legendary Route from the Varangians to the Greeks,...
Transformationen der Kantischen Postulatenlehre im „Cambridge Pragmatism“ (Charles S. Peirce, William James, Josiah Royce)
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Peirce, Ch., 1998b. The Neglected Argument for the Reality of God. In: Peirce Edition Project, Hg., 1998. The ...
On the Semiotic Model of Image
... papers of Charles Sanders Peirce: Vol. V. Cambridge.
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On the role of religion in N. N. Alekseev’s axiological model of law
This paper is devoted to investigation of destination of religion in the process of forming of the concept of law in determined cultural circumstances. This study is actualizes the essential link between comprehension of content of domain of law and concept of subjectivity. Nikolay Alexeev overcomes concept of subjectivity represented in philosophy of early modern period of European history, (primarily in the rationalistic tradition ...
Military and political cooperation between Germany and Lithuania in the late 2010s to early 2020s
... meetings in the B3 + 1 format in either Vilnius or Berlin, as well as the absence of land Bundeswehr units in Latvia and Estonia.
The deployment of the 42nd armoured brigade in Lithuania, comprising 4,800 troops, including contingents from allies, is essentially positioned by Germany as a reinforced vanguard of the main forces of the Bundeswehr and a formidable deterrent against both Russia and Belarus. Additionally, this presence should encourage further defense cooperation between Russia and Belarus....
You know how to speak, be able to listen! Inefficiency of communication as a result of violation of the principle of active listening
... determined by the adequacy / inadequacy of verbal and non-verbal behavior of communicants, as well as the problem of organizing dialogical interaction as a process of social, communicative, and discursive nature. The research aims to identify the essential characteristics of active listening techniques used in organizing verbal communication based on the analysis of material in English, French, and Russian languages. The scientific novelty of the work lies in specifying and identifying distinctive ...
Promising methods for detecting submarine groundwater discharge in the Baltic Sea and experience of their application
... bottom sediments. Under different regional conditions, discharge can occur as a focused flow through cracks in karst and fissured rocks, as a diffuse flow in loose deposits, or through the recirculation of seawater in bottom deposits. Therefore, it is essential to consider local geological and hydrogeological conditions, as they can significantly influence the character and distribution of groundwater and, consequently, the possibility of submarine discharge and the likelihood of its detection. Despite ...
Priorities for the development of manufacturing industries in the Kaliningrad region
... pronounced impact on the regional economy compared to the country’s inland regions. Logistics between the region and the main part of the country have been significantly complicated. Manufacturing industries have faced disruptions in the supply of essential foreign-made semi-finished products. The exports of several regionally-produced goods have been restricted, and transit through the Baltic States has become more difficult. This article aims to assess the impact of these restrictions on the ...
The adaptation of Russian regions’ economies to the rupture of relations with Europe: the case of Baltic Sea ports
... transshipment of containers with Russian cargo by rail at border crossings was limited. Ships flying the flags of EU countries were prohibited from entering Russian ports, a closed skies regime was introduced for the Russian air fleet, etc. EU countries have essentially abandoned imports from the Baltic ports of both large cargo consignments (oil cargo, coal, fertilizers, timber, etc.) and goods exported in small consignments.
Many experts, both in the West and within Russia, anticipated that the implementation ...
Three Russian Baltic regions in the context of confrontation between Russia and the West
... differing degrees of negative sentiment. For instance, Portugal (– 69 %), Spain (– 66 %), the UK (– 57 %), Ireland (– 55 %), Austria (– 47 %), and France (– 42 %) exhibit varying levels of negativity toward Russia.<7>
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 ...
The geopolitical effect of the maritime factor on the spatial development of post-Soviet Russia: the Baltic case
... urgency to the search for approaches and measures aimed at raising the profile of the sea factor and ensuring its more efficient utilisation. When doing so, the following spatial structures and processes cannot be taken out of the equation.
1. It is essential to build new effectively functioning Russian maritime hubs and decentralise the existing ones. This must be done at both federal and regional levels. In the former case, this concerns the Bukhta Sever port on the Taymyr peninsula, whose prospects ...
Education in orthodox comprehensive schools in modern Russia: the issue of choosing methodological principles of research
... in modern pedagogical science to the chosen research subject is analyzed. As a result, a list of methodological principles for studying education in Orthodox comprehensive education schools is justified, including the principles of objectivity, essential analysis, genetic analysis, unity of historical and logical approaches, systematicity, combining the existing with the required, and activity-oriented principles. Since the research on the topic of education in modern Orthodox comprehensive ...
Geography of the mobile internet in the border and interior regions of Russia
... challenges to ICT development. Furthermore, within the Old border group, there are vast regions such as the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the Republic of Sakha, which, despite having a maritime border with access to the Russian Federation’s economic zone, are essentially interior regions. Establishing digital infrastructure in these areas entails higher costs and often lacks economic viability. Typically, only the most densely populated and economically developed areas have access to mobile and internet connections....
Economic development of Russia’s north-western regions and migration to the St. Petersburg agglomeration
... logistics costs, mostly related to information and communication technologies (ICT), is growing in Nordic economies. In Finland, game software development companies tend to concentrate in university cities, as staff communication and inter-firm contacts are essential for them. In Helsinki, knowledge-based firms are usually located closer to the urban core and to universities, whereas the most narrowly focused clusters may be found in relatively peripheral locations [10], [11].
The 2008—2009 financial crisis ...
Kant and Analysis
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Pure and Impure Philosophy in Kant’s Metaphilosophy
Kant’s metaphilosophy has three main parts: (1) an essentialist project (“What is philosophy?”); (2) a methodological project (“How do we do philosophy?”); and (3) a taxonomic project (“What are the different parts of philosophy, and how are they related?”). This paper focuses on the third project. In particular, it explores one of the most intriguing yet puzzling aspects of Kant’s philosophy, viz. the relationship between what Kant calls ‘pure’ philosophy vs. ‘applied’, ‘empirical’...
Signs and senses as an epistemological problem
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A part outside the whole? (To Anton Zimmerling's article “Really: syntactics without semiotics?”)
Before delving into the connections between linguistics and semiotics, it is essential to establish a clear demarcation between these fields, which necessitates a precise definition of each subject. However, the approach taken by Anton Zimmerling in this regard is subject to debate. In the discussion of semiotics, the focus ...
The Visegrad Group and the Baltic Assembly: coalitions within the EU as seen through Russian foreign policy
... its relations with the sub-associations of the countries that until recently, used to be politically and economically united with Russia, though to a varying degree. The study of Russia’s approaches to the V4 and BA/BCM may also be of interest as an essential prerequisite for the development of a conception of the countries’ relations with these associations and their member countries. Recent publications of the authors have contributed to this work [18], [19], [20].
Let us consider some of the ...
Really: syntactics without semiotics?
... that TI1 is a marker of verification with the meaning ‘p really takes place’. The view that TI1 expressed enhanced indicativity is not tenable, since this particle was licensed in hypothetical contexts and combined with the optative marker. It is essential to identify the lexicographic type of a functional word in order to get its full syntactics.
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Kant and the New Enlightenment: On the Balance between Duty and Utilitarian Ends
... relationship between duty and human inclinations in Kant’s ethics. I then demonstrate that the topic of political forecasts and the recommendations which Kant prescribes both in his philosophy of history and in his reflections on politics, right and justice, essentially boils down to three points of the philosophy of balance: the balance between development and justice (Kantian republicanism), between the speed and stability of development (external policy, the Kantian peace project), and between the short-term ...
International heritage in the memorial landscape of the Kaliningrad region
... confrontation in the information space, part of which is the ‘struggle for the past’ seeking to preserve the established accounts or making major changes in the ‘memory space’. Just like popular science, educational and media narratives, an essential element of this struggle is the transformation of the symbolic space: the removal of ‘alien’ memorials failing to fit the symbolic landscape. The most effective way to wage a ‘war of monuments’ is their demolition, a quick action generating ...
Expansionism in Poland’s strategic culture: historical retrospective and variations
This article deals with the problem of assessing and interpreting expansionist elements in Poland’s international political behaviour. The problem is approached using the concept of the strategic culture of states, which covers beliefs, perceptions, and the language states use to describe their own and other countries’ actions. The study examines what expansionist types of strategic culture have developed in Poland, how relevant they are in the current political landscape, and describes their...
Migration distances in Russia: a demographic profile of migrants
... study period, there were 8.1 million ‘automatic returns’, which are included in 38.9 of all domestic migrations recorded by Rosstat [34].
It seems unreasonable to take into account ‘automatic returns’ when analysing migration distance as they essentially double the number of relocations involving temporary resident registration in the total quantity of registered migration, whilst having no specific direction and being indistinguishable in terms of distance.
Movements between all Russian settlements,...
Socio-political moods of the residents of the Kaliningrad region as an indicator of the geopolitical security of the region
... = 915). As a result of the study, it was revealed that the significant problems of the Kaliningrad region for the inhabitants of the region continue to be problems related to economic security: low incomes of the population, high prices for food and essential goods, high tariffs for housing and communal services. The hypothesis is confirmed that in the conditions of geopolitical tensions, the population's trust in local and federal authorities, the president and the army will increase. The political ...
Evolution of civil promotion in rank in the Russian empire in the 18th and 19th centuries
... the Table of Ranks of Peter I and its influence on the development of civil ranks in the Russian Empire. The issues of uncontrolled growth of the bureaucracy and abuse of civil ranks for the rapid career advancement of civil servants are seen to be essential for the XIX century. The article attempts at answering the question why the government failed to abolish civil ranks throughout the entire 19th century. In addition, the article explores possible alternative ways of reforming the system of civil ...
France’s strategy in the Baltic region: military and political aspects
... 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 illegal immigration from Africa and the Middle East. The document concludes that despite the ...
Geopolitical Security of Russia: Remarks on the Problem Statement
... (and cooperation in general) is possible.
Geopolitical Security and Regions
Alexander G. Druzhinin
. Developing and defining the category of geopolitical security, it is crucial to focus on the circumstances of Russia’s internal development that are essential for its stable geopolitical position, on the situation in specific regions, their economic, demographic, ethnocultural dynamics, on regional identity, inclusion in all-Russian and international centre-peripheral interdependencies. Here, ...
A typology of the Baltic region states according to excellence in science and technology
... situation, Russia’s effective participation in international cooperation and the international division of labour has temporarily slowed down. Therefore, interregional collaboration and closer ties with countries of the EAEU, SCO, and BRICS can become essential instruments for scientific and technological development.
Finally, the study will be further complemented by expert surveys and an analysis of the Baltic region’s exports/imports traffic and patent activity. This approach will enable a characterization ...
Estonian ‘Balticness’ as a social construct: meanings and contextual specifics
... political leadership is likely to abandon labelling their country as a Nordic state and change the focus to its Baltic identity. This shift has a value-based and instrumental motivation. On the one hand, the stigmatisation of the ‘Soviet legacy’ is an essential element of national identity reinforcement, readily accepted by the local population and external observers alike. On the other, it contributes to the reputation of the Baltic States as ‘experts on Russia’, which provides substantial benefits: ...
Cross-border tourist mobility as seen by residents of the Karelian borderlands: COVID-19 restrictions
... survey of the region’s population (575 people), conducted by the author in collaboration with Dr Ekaterina Shlapeko in 2021. Analysis of the survey results has confirmed the customariness of cross-border tourist mobility for the Karelians and the essential role it plays in their lives. These are manifested in regular trips to the neighbouring state, frequent contacts with Finnish travellers, marked preferences and a network of contacts with Finnish residents and organisations. The COVID-19 restrictions ...
Conceptualization of prayer in the diary discourse of L. N. Tolstoy
... cognitive strategy. Tolstoy names the following functions of prayer: it helps to achieve harmony, avoid complex emotional states, makes a person strong, spiritually elevates them, protects them from the temptation to sin, helps in self-understanding. An essential aspect of the conceptualization of prayer for Tolstoy is the definition of the conditions for its performance. Tolstoy understands prayer exclusively as an intimate, non-church appeal to God. Tolstoy believes that prayer should be carried out ...
The ethno-cultural component of a woman image in the novel by M. A. Sholokhov “And Quiet Flows the Don”
..., semantics, stylistics, linguoculturology, etc., various aspects of the image of linguistic and artistic are considered. At the same time, the image of a woman appears not only as a significant image of the Russian conceptual sphere, but also as an essential component of M. A. Sholokhov’s artistic picture of the world, reflected in the novel “And Quiet Flows the Don”. The purpose of the article is to analyze the ways of representing one of the structural components of the image of a woman,...
On the less obvious manifestations of the poetic function: a translator’s view
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Action-thoughts and the genesis of time in linguistic semiosis
... L. M. Liashchova, ed. The Explicit and the Implicit in Language and Speech. Newcastle upon Tyne, pp. 12—34.
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The image of Kaliningrad in the perception of university students
The image of the city as one of the most important elements of modern post-industrial reality is an essential element in the world picture of any individual. The research aims to study the peculiarities of perception and verbal representation of the image of Kaliningrad by the students of the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University. The objectives of ...
COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: information campaign, media, society
... infection, inevitably causing popular discontent. Germany introduced some of the most painful restrictions. In times of crisis, timely and reliable information is a prerequisite for public motivation to comply with restrictive measures. Thus, it seems essential to retrace how the German leadership tried to contain citizens’ dissatisfaction with the restrictions, using information campaigns and strategies. This theoretical work aims to systematise available data on how Covid-awareness was raised in ...