Estonian ‘Balticness’ as a social construct: meanings and contextual specifics
... countries [13], see also [14]. And they have achieved notable success in terms of international legitimation: in January 2017, the updated website of the UN Statistics Division categorised the three republics as Nordic states, much to the approval of Baltic politicians.<3>
Of all the three states, Estonia has the most articulated position in denying the existence of a ‘Baltic identity’. That is why the country was chosen for consideration in this study. Striving to provide a rationale for excluding ...
Information and propaganda strategies in German non-state media discourse during the COVID-19 pandemic
... COVID-19 [1]. The way communication channels present events and cause-and-effect relations has a direct impact on public consciousness [2], [3].
Research data demonstrates a deep politicization of the pandemic discourse, revealing the decisive role of politicians in shaping the agenda of traditional media [4], [6]. It can be assumed that media outlets, by broadcasting the authorities’ point of view, play a significant role in influencing and managing the public’s response during emergencies [7]....
The formation of the political elite in Lithuania at the turn of the 1980s—1990s: the role of “moral politicians”
This article considers the trend of structural changes in the political elite of the Republic of Lithuania in the post-Soviet period through analyzing the role of the so-called “moral politicians” — intellectuals, artists, and cultural figures, who played a decisive role in the period of the communist system disintegration and further development of the country's policy. The role of the political elite, which is understood according ...
Knowing humanity without knowing the human being: The structure of polemic in Kant’s political argumentation
... a minimum of anthropological premises, which is often viewed as a virtue. However, Kant’s political teaching is closely connected with moral anthropology, which is considered as another virtue. Justifying their actions with empirical observations, politicians violate legal rules. Thus, they are subject to the same propensities that they find so frightening in the population. The philosopher, although agreeing with the grim opinion of human nature, tries to dissuade politicians and instil moderate ...
Expansionism in Poland’s strategic culture: historical retrospective and variations
... and the German General Government of 1939—1944) and four times descended into full-scale civil war, all of them under external influence (1038—1039, 1382—1385, 1704—1706, 1764) [16, p. 7—12, 20—32, 64—81, 85—90]. As a result, Polish politicians could not commit to the maximum transformation of the external environment. Moreover, the geographical position of Rzeczpospolita made it difficult for the country to lay claims to effective leadership in the Baltic, Black Sea or Eastern European ...
The Role of Political Elites in the Development of Politics of Memory in the Baltic States
... occupation"), and this point of view is widely used as a foreign policy tool. The politicization of the "anti-totalitarianism" issue is now a popular foreign policy tool that not only serves the interests of the Baltic and Eastern European politicians, but also finds ideological supporters in Western Europe and the United States.
1. Astrov, А. 2009, Jestonija: politicheskaja bor'ba za mesto v istorii [Estonia: the political struggle for a place in history], Pro et Contra, no. 3—4, p....
The structure of political elite networks in the Republic of Poland in 1993—2013
... identifies the dynamics of the key network parameters: distance, density, transitivity, and compactness. The author analyses the dynamics of representation in the structure of political territorial diaspora elites, business community members, and ‘moral politicians’. The article identifies two periods of formation of political party networks in Poland: the first period (1993—2007) saw a transition from rather weakly integrated systems to high density and cohesion networks as early as the second electoral ...
The adaptation of Russian regions’ economies to the rupture of relations with Europe: the case of Baltic Sea ports
... cooperation
. It should be noted that Russia has been striving for open and equal economic cooperation with Europe for many years. The European vector of the development of Russia’s foreign economic relations was justified by the confidence of many domestic politicians that cooperation with partners from the EU and other countries, in general, would be long-term, stable and mutually beneficial. This policy remained consistent, despite the fact that many European partners, long before the aggravation of the ...
The Accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO: Geopolitical implications for Russia’s position in the Baltic Sea region
... 35 per cent opposing, indicating an increase in the share of supporters by approximately 4 per cent compared to the survey conducted in January of the same year.<3>
The events that began on February 24, 2022, became a triumph for that group of politicians in both Nordic countries who had always focused on maximum rapprochement with NATO. Among them, in particular, is the former Prime Minister of Sweden Carl Bildt, one of the principal architects of the EU Eastern Partnership program, aimed ...
Three Russian Baltic regions in the context of confrontation between Russia and the West
... the sanctions imposed by Western countries and their associations, primarily the EU, in response to the return of Crimea and Sevastopol to Russia, and extends up to the present day, when the relations between Russia and the West, as many experts and politicians have emphasised, have reached a critical point and may require substantial changes in the global order, including at macro-regional levels, for a return to what was once considered ‘bbusiness as usual’. The study examines the development ...
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
... and her collaboration with Austrian 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
...
Reputation and status in Denmark’s strategic culture
... and Syria in 2016;
— one of the few participants in the ground operation in Syria in 2017 that provided special forces units.
Moreover, as it was revealed by Edward Snowden in 2013, Danish intelligence agencies assisted the US in spying on European politicians, prompting the NSA to involve Danish military intelligence, Forsvarets etterretningstjeneste (FE), in the activities of the Five Eyes.<8>
The aspiration to have Danish activities recognized and appreciated by key allies was evidenced ...
International heritage in the memorial landscape of the Kaliningrad region
... post-war sites, most of the latter originating in the post-Soviet period. The ‘German’ sites can be further categorised into several types depending on the persons, groups or events that they commemorate.
1. Monuments to German public officials and politicians. There are few memorial objects of this kind in the region. During the East Prussian offensive and the first years after the war, almost all monuments to prominent figures in the Teutonic Order, Prussia and the German Empire have destroyed ...
Population change and the settlement system transformation in Poland, as revealed by the 2021 census
... joined the Schengen zone, and Russia and Belarus the already established cross-border ties began to break up. This was predictable, but the Polish government took no measures to prevent it or minimize its consequences. As noted in 2009, “Polish politicians were so absorbed in joining the EU that few people thought about developing an effective regulatory system for the period after 2004. …The policy documents of the voivodeships on regional policy are largely formal...” [25, p. 76]. With ...
France’s strategy in the Baltic region: military and political aspects
... Assembly ratified the protocols for the membership of both countries without any preconditions (unlike Turkey). The ratification received significant support from various established parties, with 209 deputies voting in favour and only left-populist politicians opposing it with 46 votes. Once the accession process is completed, it is possible for the cooperation between Paris and Helsinki to expand to various areas such as the entry of French ships into Finnish ports, air patrols along the Finnish-Russian ...
The peaks and troughs of Russian-Estonian relations
... the recent decades envelops the reader in the atmosphere of those periods, giving an insight into the public attitudes prevailing at the time. Probably, this fine book would have benefited from the inclusion of excerpts from the memoirs of prominent politicians and diplomats. Although the utilisation of such narratives as a primary source has its deficiencies, they could play a useful role when researching the history of international relations, those between Russia and Estonia being no exception ...
Reputation core of Russian authorities: the case of the regional level of executive power
... social efficiency of authorities, playing a pivotal role in ensuring political stability.
The reputational approach has gained considerable popularity in the analysis of political elites, where rating systems are developed to evaluate the reputation of politicians and countries worldwide. An instance of this is the reputation rating of countries, conducted by the international consulting company RepTrak, which relies on public opinion surveys and includes a separate set of criteria for assessing the ...
The two-party tendency in Poland’s political system: manifestations, causes and prospects
... parliament since 2005. Mass abandonment of factions by members of the ruling parties ceased to be a common occurrence in the second half of the 2000s [8, p. 359]. The discrete attempts to split PiS and PO from inside, some of them involving high-ranking politicians (see, for instance [9, p. 74—75, 78—79]), yielded an opposite result. They led to a further consolidation of the parties without threatening their influence [10, p. 190].
The dominant role of the two parties is made evident by not only ...
The image of Russia as a result of a political conjuncture, or The Metamorphosis of Abbé de Pradt
... of the article, written within the framework of the imagological approach, is the reconstruction of the image of Russia in France during the years of the Restoration. The article is based on the analysis of the views of the famous French diplomat and politician Abbé D. de Pradt (1759–1837). The relationship between the image of Russia in France and the current political situation is revealed by the example of the journalistic works of Abbé de Pradt. The article sees Russophobia as a mechanism ...
COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: information campaign, media, society
... communication strategies and weaknesses. It is clear from the findings that the channels of communication between the government and society should be diversified using all available means, and experts and opinion leaders, who are more trusted than politicians, should be recruited. In addition, there is a need to combat misinformation and dispel unproven facts. The data obtained can be of value in conducting information campaigns during future global crises.
1. Petzold, M. B., Bendau, A., ...
Media fakes in the election campaign in France in 2022
... Emmanuel Macron and the “right” in the person of Marine Le Pen and Eric Zemmur used media labels in their public statements. Each candidate seeks to create a certain image of their own to be attractive to the electorate. To achieve this task, French politicians in the electoral struggle turned to inaccurate information to obtain the maximum possible support of voters in the elections.
Efanova E.V.
media fake, fake news, elections, France
97-104
Cultural discrepancy within Russian-speaking community in Israel
The objective of the present research is to discover and explain a variety of cultural preferences within the Russian-speaking community in Israel. We juxtapose veteran immigrants of the ‘1990 wave’ (including children and teenagers who came with their parents, so called 1.5ers) and representatives of the ‘Putin Exodus’ who arrived in the country in 2014—2018. The divergence in preferences and attitudes was revealed thanks to the discourse, semantic and comparative analysis. The research...
Attempts to reform the financial system of the German Empire in the early XX century
... various national financial systems. The German Empire faced this challenge, so its finances bad to be regularly strengthened in order to cover all the mass military needs. After O. v. Bismarck’s resignation, the positions of the chancellor were held by politicians who did not have any background in economics and finance: L. v. Caprivi, H. Hohenlohe-Schillingsfuerst. The problem was passed then to new Head of the German Government – Bernhard von Buelow, who was the Reichschancellor from 1900 till 1909....
Latvian policy on the Russian-language education
... USSR, a bilingual education system which was formed in Latvia, made it possible to get education at all levels (from kindergarten to technical school and university) in both Latvian and Russian languages. The rise to power in the 1990s. nationalist politicians and the perception of the Soviet period as a period of "occupation", made it impossible to keep the Russian-speaking school unchanged. The transformations were not long in coming — already in 1995 amendments to the law on the ...
The history of Lithuania in the national historiography of the second half of the 19th — early 20th century
... the 18th — the first half of the 19th century the history of Lithuania was perceived by Russian scholars as “alien” and did not receive much interest. The situation changed after the “January Insurrection” (1863—1864): the attention of politicians to Lithuanian history predetermined the establishment of pre-revolutionary lithuanistic research centers at the universities of Kiev, Moscow and St. Petersburg. Due to the efforts of such historians as Nikolay Ivanishev, Mikhail Vladimirsky-Budanov,...
Immanuel Kant – Racist and Colonialist?
... a campaign against the monuments to historical figures whose reputation, according to the protesters, was marred by racism. Some German publicists, impressed by the campaign, initiated an analogous search for racists among the national thinkers and politicians of the past. Suddenly Kant emerged as a ‘scapegoat’. This statement is an attempt to assess such reactions from the perspective of Russia’s experience.
Vadim A. Chaly
94-98
10.5922/0207-6918-2020-2-5
The linguistic-pragmatic features of the realization of speech acts of threat in the political discourses of Germany and Spain
... can take in the political discourses of two European countries: Germany and Spain. It attempts to identify similarities and structural differences in the realization of speech acts of threat at the lexical, grammatical, and pragmatic levels by politicians in these countries. The study relies on sixty-six speeches of German and Spanish politicians: Alexander Gauland, Alice Weidel, Mariano Rajoy, and Íñigo Méndez de Vigo.
1. Анцупов А. Я., Шипилов А. И. Словарь ...
National monetary policy and the role of banks in increasing its efficiency
... Vol. 76. P. 50—67.
16. Galariotis E., Makrichoriti P., Spyrou S. The impact of conventional and unconventional monetary policy on expectations and sentiment // Journal of Banking & Finance. 2018. Vol. 86. P. 1—20.
17. Hainz Ch., Hakenes H. The politician and his banker — How to efficiently grant state aid //Journal of Public Economics. 2012. Vol. 96, iss. 1—2. P. 218—225.
18. Hanson S. G., Stein J. C. Monetary policy and long-term real rates // Journal of Financial Economics. 2015. Vol....
Kowalczyk A. S. Sawinkow. Warszawa : Więź, 2017. 232 s.
The review examines a new edition of the book “Sawinkow” by a Polish researcher A. S. Kowalczyk which is devoted to a famous politician and terrorist B. V. Savinkov. It coincides with the anniversary of the Russian Revolution and the fact that one of the streets in Warsaw was named after Boris Savinkov. The book is structured chronologically and covers the entire life of Boris ...
Correlation of theory and practice in victorian policies: Edward Derby case
Using the works of the most prominent British political intellectuals, the author examines the correlation of theory and practice in Victorian politics. The analysis shows the suspicious attitude of British politicians toward ideologies. The core role of morality and religion in Victorian politics is highlighted. The author reconstructs the concept of conservative progress, which was used to solve tactical party objectives on the basis of three most significant ...
Energy security in the scientific and institutional discourse in Russia and Poland: problems and solutions
This article examines fundamental and applied approaches to energy security. The authors explore differences and similarities in the views of scientists and politicians on the issue and analyse energy security policies pursued in Poland and Russia (the Kaliningrad region). On this basis, the authors propose rational principles for solving the problem of energy security in the region.
1. Ергин Д. ...
The prime of Jimmy Carter: The 90th anniversary of ex-President
This article examines the political, public, and humanitarian initiatives of Jimmy Carter after leaving the White House in 1981. Today, the Ex-President is the oldest politician whose name became a synonym for honesty, integrity, and service to others.
1. Добрынин А. Ф. Сугубо доверительно. Посол в Вашингтоне при шести президентах США (1962—1986 ...
The transitological dimension of constitutional changes in the Slovak Republic
... "reconstruction" and "dismantling". The Czechoslovak experience of constitutional legislation transformation follows that of dismantling. One of the positive features of this model is the rapid adoption of a new constitution. Experts and politicians stress that the main drawback of the Slovakian Constitution is that it has not eliminated the gap between values and rules and the actual condition of human rights. The prospects of further development of constitutional law in Slovakia are ...
Realisation of the pragmatic potential of intertextuality in political discourse
... of all the members of the society. The paper touches upon the notion of precedent texts which have a unique system of commonly shared mental images and associations easily elicited in native speakers’ consciousness. That makes it possible for the politician to create a common discourse space, shared by both the speaker and the listeners, which has a great impact on shaping the desired viewpoint in the audience’s mind.
1. Арнольд И. В. Импликация как прием построения ...
The opportunities of political agents in the context of Kant’s project of perpetual peace
....
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Zilber A.
publicity, war, freedom, legitimation, globalization, politician, citizen, law.
56-62
Linguistic personality as a subject of political discourse
This article deals with various concepts of linguistic personality. The article also describes relevant parameters of political discourse. Linguistic personality of a politician considers as a dynamic syncretic phenomenon.
1. Бабайцева В. В. Избранное, 1955—2005 : сб. Ставрополь, 2005.
2. Богин Г. И. Концепция языковой личности : автореф....
A Relation to the Politikal Revolution as a Touchstone for Practical Philosophy
... positive attitude to it. This ambiguity can discredit modern practical philosophy, which has to present to the society clear and stable statements that can be understood by most readers. Otherwise, practical conclusions can be arbitrarily interpreted by politicians, ideologists, and general public as scientific recommendations and guidelines for decision-making. Moreover, Prof Kruglov ignores Kant’s important thought about socio-political revolutions being the fault of rulers incapable of implementing ...
The transformation of the Swedish political party system in the late 20th/early 21st century
... themselves as an alternative to the two party blocs headed by the dominating parties (the Alliance and the Red-Green). The study employs an interdisciplinary approach in the framework of science synthesis. Its results can be of practical significance for politicians, social activists, and academicians.
1. Oscarsson, H., Persson, M. 2009, Piratparties sympatisörer, Svensk höst: Trettiofyra kapitel om politik, medier och samhälle: SOM-undersökningen 2008. SOM-rapport nr 46, Göteborg, 485 p.
2. ...
Political reconsideration of the Soviet past: attitudes and actions of the Lithuanian elites
Different political elite groups of post-communist Lithuania offer different accounts of the Soviet past. Even twenty years later, after the collapse of communism Lithuanian politicians (with the exception of certain conservative anti-nostalgic leaders allied with some populists) still do not have a unified and coherent view on the Soviet political and social practices, truths, and methods. However, conservatives are very ...
Current problems in Russian-Latvian relations
... relations. Nonetheless, they often do not fit this context. Settling differences between Latvia and Russia will contribute to trade relations, which are increasingly important for both parties. In order to prevent and localise emerging conflicts, diplomats, politicians, and experts should interpret Russian-Latvian relations in view of the national features without referring to theoretical models based on the mythological “unity” of the three Baltic States.
1. Latvija i Litva: ot sovetskoj "zagranicy" ...
The regional approach in the policy of the Russian Federation towards the Republic of Estonia
... Baltic States, Northern Europe, and Europe as a whole. The results of the study can further the understanding of Russia’s policy towards Estonia both in Russia and abroad. Lack of understanding sometimes results in sharing the views of radical Estonian politicians who claim that Russia’s policy towards Estonia is unpredictable and thus poses a threat to security and stability in Europe.
1. Koncepcija vneshnej politiki Rossijskoj Federacii [Foreign Policy Concept of the Russian Federation], 2000, ...
Nuclear power in the Baltic Sea region: the history of emergence and the political and economic features of its development
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The historical aspects and current issues of the development of Russian-Lithuanian economic relations
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The image of modern Russian innovations in the Danish mass media
... however, the articles dedicated to Russian innovations constitute a small part of reports on developments in Russia. The article also contributes to social surveys carried out in Denmark through introducing new data. The research results can be used by politicians, scholars and social activists interested in the relations with Denmark.
1. Klemeshev, A. P. 2011, A comparative assessment of the innovation potential of the Baltic Sea region countries, Baltic Region, no. 2 (8), p. 48—54. doi:10.5922/2079-8555-2011-2-5,...
Does corruption influence the sustainability of economic growth?
Sustainable development is a term that is widely used by politicians nowadays. The definition of the concept of sustainable development is constantly revised. Sustainable development is about promoting an integrated approach. It includes economic, social and environmental objectives. Economic objectives include ...
The Žalgiris movement and the formation of an alternative foreign policy philosophy (on the basis of the Žalgiris appendix to the Respublika newspaper)
... Lithuanian accession to the European Union and NATO, a cross-party political consensus has existed regarding the state’s foreign policy objectives. Against this background, the Žalgiris national resistance movement, which was established by eminent politicians, journalists, and public figures in 2009, posed a certain intellectual challenge. This article concentrates on the development of a new foreign policy philosophy — the focal point of the interviews, round tables and press conferences held ...
Two perspectives on the 'Kaliningrad issue'
... negotiations on the Kaliningrad region and the enlargement of the European Union in the early 2000s. The interview provides an important assessment of the negotiations and their results and explains for the first time the role of individual European states and politicians in the 'Kaliningrad issue'. These facts allow the reader to understand and compare two different — Russian and Lithuanian — points of view
Smirnov Vadim
10.5922/2079-8555-2010-2-6
50-61
Kaliningrad region, visa regime, European ...