The Accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO: Geopolitical implications for Russia’s position in the Baltic Sea region
... non-alignment. In May 2022, they submitted applications for accession to NATO, and the Alliance summit in Madrid in June 2002 sent them official invitations to join NATO.
The situation emerging as a result of this development inevitably affects Russia’s position both in the Baltic region and in Europe as a whole. The geopolitical and military imbalance between the Russian Federation and the collective West is becoming even more obvious. NATO’s eastern flank is acquiring a logically complete shaping,...
International positioning of the region: the image of the Kaliningrad region in the media space of the Baltic states
The issue of international positioning is crucial to all exclaves, and the Kaliningrad region surrounded by the Baltic region countries is no exception. This contribution aims to describe a general strategic path for positioning the Russian territory in question. To produce recommendations ...
Reputation and status in Denmark’s strategic culture
... of a reliable and never-failing ally was spelt out in 2014, when Sweden stated its commitment to a ‘feminist’ foreign policy, and in 2003, when Denmark took part in the invasion of Iraq [2]. It has been mentioned in the literature that the modest position of the Nordic states in the international hierarchy prompts them to compete for a status that can be described as ‘good power’. Improving a country’s status within this paradigm requires adopting a value-driven approach and creating an ...
Modern understanding of ‘geoeconomic position’ and the Saint Petersburg agglomeration
... the agglomeration and close connections with the Leningrad region make it possible to consider the Saint Petersburg coastal region (Baltic Area) as a whole. The article sets out not only to verify, confirm, and explain the features of the geoeconomic position of the coastal region, but also to describe the contiguous geoeconomic space. The position of the St. Petersburg coastal region is of crucial importance for ensuring a steady growth of regional economy, the propagation of industrialization impulses,...
Economic development of Russia’s north-western regions and migration to the St. Petersburg agglomeration
... nearby major centers, key transportation routes, and cargo flow [6]. Importantly, it should be noted that most urban agglomerations in Russia are advancing at a slower pace compared to those in developed countries.
Agglomeration effects are not always positive — high population densities in developing countries cause environmental degradation, problems with health care and education [7]. For developed countries, mathematical simulations have demonstrated that liberalization of commerce causes the ...
Comparative analysis of the territorial support frame of settlement in coastal areas: the case of St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad regions
... logic of globalisation has reduced the demand for comparative analysis in international and national (regional) studies. Nevertheless, old, settled coastal areas — which European urban science considers as evidence of the decisive effect of coastal position on spatial development and urbanisation — remain valid research objects. Achieving corresponding theoretical and practical goals requires qualitative and quantitative analysis of urbanisation in coastal areas. This article aims to determine ...
The economy of Russian Baltic regions: development level and dynamics, structure and international trade partners
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International authors have shifted the focus to security problems when investigating Russia’s relations with the other countries of the region [19], [20], [21], [25], often emphasising possible conflicts that may arise from Kaliningrad’s exclave position [26].
This study aims to explore the level, structure and dynamics of the economy of Russia’s three Baltic regions and their international trade relations in 1990—2021. Possible solutions are proposed to the problems caused by external factors....
Saint Petersburg as a Global Coastal City: Positioning in the Baltic Region
... dominant alpha group global city is Stockholm. The authors argue that, as a global coastal city, St. Petersburg forms the St. Petersburg coastal region, which can be defined as a typical "global city region". The index method shows that the position of St. Petersburg in the system of global coastal cities of the Baltic region is relatively favorable in view of its transport, logistics, and demographic potential and the advantageous geo-economic situation. St. Petersburg has certain competitive ...
Estonian ‘Balticness’ as a social construct: meanings and contextual specifics
This paper explores the Estonian vision of Baltic identity. Estonia’s authorities have repeatedly articulated their scepticism towards the concept of a stand-alone ‘Baltic region’ and the inclusion of Estonia in it, preferring to position their state as a Nordic country. Yet, in numerous cases, they have clearly labelled Estonia as a Baltic State. To identify the contexts and meanings labelling the country as a Baltic State, this contribution provides a content analysis of official ...
Cross-border tourist mobility as seen by residents of the Karelian borderlands: COVID-19 restrictions
... restaurants, petrol stations and tourist information centres [2, p. 143]. When competing for tourists’ money, the availability of goods and services appears to be more important than proximity to the national border.
Brisk trade in goods and services has a positive economic impact and causes the economy to diversify; in conjunction with the multiplier effect, this increases production output across various industries and stimulates related services [11], [27]. As tourist mobility intensifies, ‘many ...
Comparative geographical characteristics of multi-activity SEZ in Russia and their impact on the regional economy
Multi-activity special economic zones occupy a certain place among the Russian SEZs and have fundamentally differ from other types of economic zones. The peculiarities of their position in the strategically important regions of Russia determines the special mode of operation, separate federal laws, as well as interest for researchers. This article discusses the multi-activity SEZ of the Russian Federation located in the Kaliningrad ...
Moral und Dogma: Alois Riehls Neukantianismus im Spannungsfeld zwischen Religion und Politik
... Mayer, S. 61-90.
Riehl, A., 1872. Über Begriff und Form der Philosophie. In: A. Riehl, 1925. Philosophische Studien aus vier Jahrzehnten. Leipzig: Quelle und Mayer, S. 91-174.
Riehl, A., 1879. Der philosophische Kriticismus und seine Bedeutung für die positive Wissenschaft. Band 2, Teil 1: Die sinnlichen und logischen Grundlagen der Erkenntniss. Leipzig: Engelmann.
Riehl, A., 1887. Der philosophische Kriticismus und seine Bedeutung für die positive Wissenschaft. Geschichte und System. Band 2, Teil ...
On the Responsibility of the Ideas of Legal Positivism for Doctrinal Support for National Socialism in Germany
In this article, I analyse a concept proposed within German legal science, namely that of the responsibility of legal positivism for promoting National Socialism in the 20th century. An analysis of relevant works by German and Russian legal scholars has shown that the concept rests on false premises and the ideas of positivism had no influence on the criminal National Socialist regime.
1. Дельфинов А. В МВД ФРГ и ГДР было больше бывших нацистов, чем...
Concepts of social support: positive and negative effects of social relations in the context of subjective well-being of a human being
This article describes the basic negative and positive effects of social relations of a person in the context of their subjective well-being on the basis of international publications, which have not been translated into Russian yet and are little known in the country. The authors present their own ...
Investigation of influences parameters and topology of magnetic field peripheral zone stationary plasma thruster on the efficiency of the cathode-compensator
... operation while the cathode is translated. During investigations the comparison results of experiments and calculations suggests influence on efficiency of cathode-compensator operation either magnetic field topology or magnetic field induction in cathode position. It is founded a correlation between magnetic field induction in cathode position and thruster performance. It is determined assumptive magnetic field induction less as 30 Gauss in cathode position for better performance and requisite lifetime ...
S. I. Hessen and the history of Russian Neo-Kantianism
This article attempts, on the one hand, to inscribe the works of the Russian philosopher Hessen into the Neo-Kantian tradition and, on the other hand, to emphasise the originality of his philosophical position in the framework of Neo-Kantianism. The author identifies two important aspects in the analysis of the Russian thinker’s works: his attention to the philosophical practice and the evolution of his philosophical views towards Platonism. As to ...
Three Russian Baltic regions in the context of confrontation between Russia and the West
... Kaliningrad region [11], [12].
In this study, I have assessed the perspectives of Western authors examining Russia’s interactions with Western countries and the Baltic region. It became apparent that Russia confronted the challenge of articulating its position in the evolving international landscape. Faced with political and economic vulnerabilities, Russia found itself obliged to strengthen its cooperation with the West between 1991 and 2014. The dynamics of relations between Russia and Western countries ...
From the editor
... continued to function as the proverbial window to Europe until the beginning of the special military operation and the sanctions against Russia, which surpassed the earlier imposed ones in scale. Most joint ventures benefiting from the advantageous coastal position and the well-known neighbourhood effect carried on their operations; the construction of new facilities fostered growth in the cargo handled by Baltic seaports. The severance of traditional international trade ties, which occurred in 2022, created ...
Struggle of the Serbs in Austria against the union with the Catholic Church in the 18th century
The author examines the position of the Serbian people and the Orthodox Church under Austrian rule since the end of the Holy League war with Turkey from the end of the 17th century to the era of Josephism. After having settled in Austria, the Serbs were exposed to the assimilation ...
France’s strategy in the Baltic region: military and political aspects
... the Kremlin in the spirit of the Paris Charter of 1990.<3> On the contrary, the 2017 Strategic Review published already under President Macron takes into account new divergences between Russia and the West and develops a slightly more detailed position on the issue. The authors of the document believe that the northern and eastern borders of Europe “are affected by Moscow’s intent to rebuild a sphere of influence” (including the Kaliningrad region as an outpost), and particularly in the ...
Geopolitical Security of Russia: Remarks on the Problem Statement
... to a multipolar model accompanied by general turbulence [31] and the formation of regional powerhouses along almost the entire perimeter of the Russian borders. Thus, we have to reconsider both multifaceted risks and dangers generated by Russia’s position [11] in global and Eurasian geopolitics, including those associated with the transition to an open confrontation between the Russian Federation and the collective West [32], [33].
Gennady M. Fedorov
. It is important to closely monitor Western ...
Territorial structure of inbound and domestic tourism in the Baltic States
... the development of tourism activities. Central regions are dominant in terms of attracting tourist flows. This is characteristic of a highly polarized tourism structure. However, many semi-peripheral and peripheral regions have lately improved their position, being integrated into national and cross-border tourism routes and increasing outreach in the tourism market.
Introduction
The Baltic States — Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia — entered the global tourist market quite recently, after ...
The Kaliningrad Region: Challenges of the Exclave Position and Ways to Offset Them
... Russia’s response to them have had a significant impact on the Kaliningrad region. This has created new challenges and warranted a revision of the old ones. The article investigates the reaction of the region’s economy to the challenges of its exclave position and considers possible measures to offset related problems in the current geopolitical situation. The article employs statistics, regional strategies, cross-border cooperation programmes, and expert interviews conducted by the authors in Kaliningrad ...
Kaliningrad region: coastal position as a geographical factor of economic development
The Kaliningrad region is a border and a coastal area in one. Such a combination of geographic features affects the development of this exclave region of Russia. The maritime status has a direct and indirect positive impact on the sectoral structure and the pace of economic growth. The role of the borderline situation is ambivalent: if the relations with neighboring countries and the EU as a whole are favorable, then cross-border links that promote competitiveness ...
The subjects of legal monitoring of Justice of the Peace
The article deals with controversial issues of positive responsibility. The analysis enables the author to conclude that the category under investigation is a feature (property) of the subject of law, represents the exercise of subjective rights by his will and in his interest in accordance with legal ...
The illocutionary aims of the positive-evaluative speech acts (in English artistic discourse)
The article analyses functional-semantic characteristics of the speech acts of positive evaluation in English artistic discourse. The article represents the taxonomy of the speech acts of positive evaluation and it includes the analysis of their illocutionary aims.
1. Апресян Ю. Д. Интегральное описание ...
The methods of manipulative influence on the addressee aimed at creating a positive image: the case of 2012 presidential election campaign
This article deals with the problem of public opinion manipulation through creating a positive image. Special emphasis is given to the description of the manipulative technique. The research is based on the texts of the 2012 Russian presidential election campaign.
1. Кара-Мурза С. Г. Манипуляция сознанием....
Social adaptation of HIV positive teenagers by means of physical culture
... structured exercise program on nutrition and fitness outcomes in human immunodeficiency virus-infected children //
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An employee as a perpetrator of crimes related to the abuse of office
This article analyses the court practice and the positions of experts on the detection of persons using their official position for criminal purposes. The author comes to the conclusion that the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation should clarify the content of the notion of the use of official position....
A man as a “citizen of two worlds”: The development of Kantian themes by Rosenzweig
... idealistic philosophy.The author believes that Rosenzweig arrives at the conclusion that nothing can be known about a human just as nothing can be known about god.An analysis of general architectonics of The Star of Redemption emphasises the central position of the theme of revelation. Rosenzweig stresses that the central position of revelation relates to the notion of freedom.The author believes that Rosenzweig is a thinker that occupies a position between old and new philosophy. For the author ...
Immaturity and the objective of a true reform in ways of thinking. Part II
... one’s understanding can lead to logical egoism (and other forms thereof) consisting in denying the necessity of verifying one’s judgements with the help of the understanding of others.In the Critique of Judgement and Anthropology, Kant describes his position in more detail supplementing the negative maxim of independent thinking with a positive maxim of thinking oneself in the position of others and the maxim of consistent and coherent thinking. Moreover, the re¬quirement of independent thinking ...
Immaturity and the objective of a true reform in ways of thinking. Part I.
... one’s understanding can lead to logical egoism (and other forms thereof) consisting in denying the necessity of verifying one’s judgements with the help of the understandingof others. In the Critique of Judgement and Anthropology, Kant describes his position in more detail supplementing the negative maxim of independent thinking with a positive maxim of thinking oneself in the position of others and the maxim of consistent and coherent thinking. Moreover, the requirement of independent thinking is ...
St Petersburg Business Information Centres and Their Role in Increasing the Efficiency of International Business Activities
... current trends in world economy and the geopolitical situation formulate new goals and objectives for regions and suggest the creation of innovative and universal mechanisms to increase the efficiency of international economic activities, promotion of a positive image of Saint Petersburg and other regions of the Russian Northwest. The article analyses the activities of Saint Petersburg business information centres abroad, similar experience of other Russian regions, and prerequisites for reforming the ...
The Role of the Kantian “Power of Judgment” in the “Nonmodern” Study of Conscious Experience
... ontologies of conscious experience proposed by both naturalism and anti-naturalism, and propose an “intersectional theory” as an alternative theory of conscious experience that affirms, on the one hand, the uniqueness of the individual’s epistemic position and, on the other hand, its reproducibility and communicability. I introduce the term “intersectional locality” to denote the ontological status of conscious experience. In the next step, I return to the necessary (according to Latour) “practice ...
Gustav Shpet’s “Notes on Kant”: On the Meaning of “Positive Critique”
... “Kantian Journal” (2022, № 3). The notes published below continue to acquaint the reader with Shpet’s creative laboratory. His method of work with the concepts and ideas is instructive in that it enables us to raise questions about the meaning of “positive critique”, its difference from Kant’s own “critical method” and why contemporary historical-philosophical attempts to actualise Kant’s concept of critique have more to do with Shpet’s rather than Kant’s methodology. Of particular ...
The January uprising in the worldview of the Warsaw positivists
An attempt has been made to determine the views of Warsaw positivists on the January Uprising. The author turns to literary works, letters, and memoirs of representatives of Warsaw positivism and concludes that the suppression of the uprising in 1863-1864 contributed significantly to the formation of the ideology of this philosophical movement. Positivists openly condemned the Polish liberation movement, believing that armed conflicts would lead to the disappearance of the Polish nation. Despite...
The modern economy of Russia’s Baltic regions in the municipal context
... of the economy that has gained increased attention is tourism. A study [23] delves into the development of tourism in municipalities.
The location of regions on the coast of the Baltic Sea brings about research assessing the role of their geographic position in the socio-economic development of their municipalities, including the possibilities for cross-border relations [13], [24], [25], [26], [27] and the shipbuilding specialization characteristic of coastal territories [28].
In the Kaliningrad ...
Priorities for the development of manufacturing industries in the Kaliningrad region
The Kaliningrad region is a socio-economically developed area with a steadily increasing population. Its economy is predominantly influenced by manufacturing industries, whose growth is supported by the region’s strategic geographic position on the Baltic coast and the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) regime. However, the region’s exclave status, which makes it reliant on external factors, hinders its development. Any change in these external factors could necessitate a restructuring ...
The border as a barrier and an incentive for the structural economic transformation of the Kaliningrad exclave
... creation of long-distance connections, leading to the emergence of a global financial centre hierarchy to manage these ties.
The resilience of territories of different types to crises relating to susceptibility to innovations and predisposition to positive structural changes traditionally garners significant attention from experts in social geography and regional economics. One of the most well-known concepts, which builds to a large extent on the findings of the American Douglass North and the ...
The specifics of psychological atmosphere within inclusive groups of university students
... Atmosphere in the Group Scale” (F. Fiedler’s scale adapted by Yu. L. Khanin) with the inclusion of open-ended questions to assess participants’ attitudes toward inclusion in the university. The study aimed to understand how students evaluate the positive and negative effects of joint learning with students with psychophysical development peculiarities. Based on the results, the conclusion is drawn that the nosological category of students with limited abilities is not a determining factor in ...
The Swedish institute’s scholarship policy as a soft power instrument
... to explore the corresponding elements in certain regional and national cases during the study period. It is concluded that the Institute is an effective tool of Sweden’s soft power, with its scholarship policy promoting the Government’s official position on global social, economic and political development. SI grantees complete their chosen programmes and get acquainted with the country’s social and political institutions. As of today, the educational component seems to be subordinate to nation ...
Artificial Intelligence: a catalyst for entrepreneurship education in the Baltics
... university’ model focuses on student entrepreneurship but also covers such aspects as entrepreneurial education, support and financing of students’ entrepreneurial projects. The development of entrepreneurial thinking and behaviour can have a long-term positive effect on the future careers and life paths of student youth.
The general basis of the concepts described is made by the “theory of planned behaviour”. Its authors are Richard S. Steiner and Andrew Barto [3]. The theory of planned behaviour ...
Information and propaganda strategies in German non-state media discourse during the COVID-19 pandemic
... received the most comprehensive coverage. During times of crisis, non-state media could align with the state’s biopolitical objectives, overtly endorsing vaccination and adherence to restrictions. Alternatively, they might assume a more impartial position, taking into account the interests of publishers and proprietors. From a linguistic point of view, we follow [16], where propaganda is seen as a sequence of well-planned messages distributed by propagandists.
To test the assumption about working ...
A part outside the whole? (To Anton Zimmerling's article “Really: syntactics without semiotics?”)
... Bostad, C. Brandist, L. S. Evensen and S. Faber, eds. Bakhtinian perspectives on language and culture. London, pp. 65—88.
Ongstad, S., 2005. Context. In: P. Strazny, ed. Encyclopedia of linguistics. Vol. 1. New York, pp. 237—238.
Ongstad, S., 2007. Positioning in Theory. A methodological framework for MTE-studies and beyond. In: W. Herrlitz, S. Ongstad and P.-H. v. d. Ven, eds. Research on mother tongue education in a comparative international perspective. Theoretical and methodological issues....
The attitude of teachers of additional music education to inclusive education of blind and visually impaired children
The article presents the results of an empirical study of conditions and factors in assessing the prospects of inclusive additional music education for blind and visually impaired children. The positive attitude of experienced and highly qualified music teachers to the prospects of wider introduction of inclusive practice in music additional education programs, a humane attitude towards children with special educational needs, a positive assessment ...
The Visegrad Group and the Baltic Assembly: coalitions within the EU as seen through Russian foreign policy
... opportunities for the study of sub-regional unions.
This issue has been poorly researched in the Russian Federation in the context of the goals of its foreign policy [13], [14], [15]. It should also be borne in mind that the topic of the international positioning of the EU, including its sub-unions, has a relatively short history. It goes back to the mid-1990s when a common foreign and security policy of the EU began to be discussed. The decision was consolidated by the introduction of the position ...
Expansionism in Poland’s strategic culture: historical retrospective and variations
... 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 region. From the early stages of its history, Poland could avail itself only of those expansionist ideas that ...
Population change and the settlement system transformation in Poland, as revealed by the 2021 census
... reduction in the level of socioeconomic development.
Introduction
In the second and the beginning of the third decade of the 21st century, the population structure in Europe underwent significant changes. Many countries experienced a combination of positive net migration and natural population decline. The positive net migration was influenced by both legal and illegal migration from Asian and African countries, while the natural decline was primarily attributed to the ageing population in most ...
The peaks and troughs of Russian-Estonian relations
... confrontation between Russia and the West, to name a few. At the core of Russia’s foreign policy is indubitably the conflict with the West, centred around Ukraine. The member states of the EU and NATO that share a border with Russia adopted the most hard-line position, and Russia’s relations with its western neighbours have always been strained. A important role is played in these tensions by the ideological component, namely the different and often conflicting interpretations of historical events. Since ...