The impact of the food embargo on consumer preferences and cross-border practices in the Kaliningrad region
... restrictions than any other territory of the country due to the heavy dependence of its food market on imported finished products and raw materials, as well as the transit from Russia via third countries. This study aims to explore how the consumer preferences of Kaliningraders changed in 2014—2021 under the food embargo. The research also investigates changes in the cross-border mobility of the region’s residents with regard to the practice of shopping for groceries in neighbouring countries....
Cross-border tourist mobility as seen by residents of the Karelian borderlands: COVID-19 restrictions
... 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 affected the routines of the residents of the Karelian borderlands more severely than those of people living in the inner municipalities or the regional ...
Marketing analysis of the preferences buyers in the retail segment pharmaceutical business old-industrial region
... medicines and medical services. The article identifies the main problems and factors affecting the development of the retail segment of the pharmaceutical business of the old industrial region. The author offers a methodology of the assessment of consumer preferences and presents the results of marketing analysis of customer preferences in the retail segment of the pharmaceutical business of the Kemerovo region.
1. Грентикова И. Г. Методика оценки регионального ...
Territorial differences in the attitudes to the migration crisis in Germany: The political aspect
... political life of a society to develop viable approaches to managing the migration shock and mitigating its effect. The article considers the attitudes of the German population to immigration and immigrants in terms of the transformation of electoral preferences under the influence of the migration crisis. Recent data on the electoral standing of the Alternative for Germany party are used to develop a typology of states, based on the level of support for this party from the local population and on ...
Societal security in the Baltic Sea Region: the Russian perspective
... is still not embedded in Russian security thinking and national security policies. There is no adequate translation of the term into the Russian language. Some scholars translate it as “social/public security” (obshestvennaya bezopasnost). Others prefer to use the phrase “security of the society” (bezopasnost obshestva), which is closer to the original “societal security” concept coined by Barry Buzan and Ole Wæver of the Copenhagen School (international relations). According to this ...
Expansionism in Poland’s strategic culture: historical retrospective and variations
... 7—9]. Strategic culture in a narrow sense was believed to have three components — political goals and justification of power actions, basic rules of conduct towards the opponent (annihilation, attrition, safeguarding of achievements) and operational preferences (the way resources are used to attain goals) [6, p. 7—12] — all three being a product of military experience, the advances in political thought concerning war and peace, and the religious and ethical attitudes prevalent in society [7]....
Special legal business regimes in the Kaliningrad region
A distinctive feature of the legal regulation of entrepreneurship in the Kaliningrad region is the possibility for investors to use specific business regimes in the region using the legal preferences of the Special Economic Zone and the Special Administrative Region. The article examines the features of the applied special business regimes and periodization of their development. The author describes the tax benefits used by investors, ...
Social and cultural determinants in the perception of environmental risks: Douglas grid group analysis
... word of mouth and appeals to government institutions (villagers) and street protests (city residents). There are also differences in the choice of effective methods of risk communication, depending on the respondent’s cultural type. Hierarchs prefer communication in social networks; egalitarians tend to organize petitions and appeal to the authorities; the fatalists do not express their own opinion; individuals strive for greater control over the situation and therefore prefer all possible ...
Entrepreneur’s trust in banks in terms of behavioural economics
... in banks in terms of the rationality of clients’ behavior and behavioural economy. The author’s empirical study of 370 owners of small and microfirms located in the Warmian-Masurian voivodeship suggests that approximately 69 % of the respondents prefer the services of Polish banks (or those dominated by Polish capital) and 10.1 % prefer banks with foreign capital. The rest of the respondents (20.9 %) have no particular opinion on the subject.
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Military and political cooperation between Germany and Lithuania in the late 2010s to early 2020s
... of strategic behaviour were just being developed. Lithuania perceives this tactic as a sign of weakness towards the opponent. However, in practice, Germany, as part of the Euro-Atlantic community, has consistently participated in deterring Russia but prefers a gradual approach to the process. This stance was first articulated by Chancellor Angela Merkel as early as March 2014.<5> The German establishment believes that this approach offers significant advantages, including control over the development ...
A new role of cooperation under economic sanctions as seen by residents of the Kaliningrad region
... level also reflects these trends, with various cooperative cases demonstrating a decrease in the enthusiasm of potential participants, with this change in sentiment associated with the disparity between one’s financial investments and cooperative preferences, as well as with the perceived risk of bearing unlimited legal liabilities as cooperative members [25].
Despite the constraints and risks involved, engaging in cooperative activities is likely to be a relatively successful experience for residents ...
The border as a barrier and an incentive for the structural economic transformation of the Kaliningrad exclave
... Fund, grants from federal ministries, funds from charitable foundations and private investors to restore cultural heritage sites, reconstruct entire streets, etc.
Regional authorities and businesses expect government—business partnerships and the preferences received by the region to yield tangible results. Although the region continues to take advantage of the well-tested SEZ mechanism, hopes are also being placed on industrial parks, which are already making a noticeable contribution to the ...
The adaptation of Russian regions’ economies to the rupture of relations with Europe: the case of Baltic Sea ports
... placed its bets on the large-scale attraction of direct and portfolio investments, as well as high technologies from European countries, hoping to modernize its national economy with their help. Foreign investors, mainly European, received significant preferences and benefits that helped them to take good positions in Russian markets. As a result, companies from European countries have opened a large number of their own and joint ventures in Russia to produce various goods and services [4]. For example,...
Spatial differentiation of rural territories in the Kaliningrad region: implications for socio-economic policies
The article analyses the challenges associated with the development of rural areas in the Kaliningrad region. The author analyses trends in the development of agriculture, population dynamics, and settlement patterns, while also exploring their interconnectedness and external impacts. The research draws upon comparative-geographical, economic-statistical, and cartographic analyses utilizing official statistical data. The study reveals that since the early 2000s, agricultural production in the Kaliningrad...
Artificial Intelligence: a catalyst for entrepreneurship education in the Baltics
... students to receive more accurate and objective information about the market and the risks associated with starting a business. AI can also be used to personalise entrepreneurial learning. Machine learning algorithms can analyse student learning and preference data and create customised learning plans that are tailored to each student. Finally, the use of robotics and AI systems can help students prototype and test their products, allowing them to develop and launch their business faster and at a ...
Information and propaganda strategies in German non-state media discourse during the COVID-19 pandemic
... study is methodologically based on the propaganda model proposed by Herman and Chomsky [22]. Throughout the pandemic, every media outlet shaped its own rendition of ‘reality,’ sieving out information that contradicted their editorial stance or the preferences of their proprietors. Meanwhile, facets of the pandemic that coincided with the objectives of the editorial office and catered to the needs of publishers, owners, and other stakeholders received the most comprehensive coverage. During times ...
The Visegrad Group and the Baltic Assembly: coalitions within the EU as seen through Russian foreign policy
... those indicated above.
To sum up, the current relations between Russia and the Visegrad group and BA/BCM as associations do not guarantee tangible positive developments in Russia’s bilateral relations with each of the participating countries. It is preferable to continue developing bilateral relations with each country separately. At the same time, it is necessary to follow the activities of both associations — the Visegrad group and BA/BCM.
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What is a ‘rare’ language in translation? The experience of distance reading
... languages also indicates differences in preferences. Central European languages are chosen in the Netherlands, while Norwegian and Icelandic are favored in Russia. These differences may be influenced by the cost of rights to works, editorial preferences, and translator availability. The analysis results indicate that neither typological similarity between the source language and the target language, nor association with a specific language group, influences the preference for translating ...
Migration distances in Russia: a demographic profile of migrants
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State of research
Ernst Ravenstein claimed that most migrants move short distances, and migratory flows dwindle as the distance from the point of departure grows [1, p. 198]. His conclusion has been corroborated more than once: most migrants prefer to remain near their families, friends and social contacts, being unwilling to lose the benefits of access to familiar public spaces and the social capital that they have accumulated, probably over a long period [2]. Amongst other significant factors ...
Conceptualizing emotions through discourse: a pragmatic view on the reader's interest
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France’s strategy in the Baltic region: military and political aspects
... researcher Zerka [24] and the papers of invited experts of the Estonian ICDS Centre [25]. However, in such publications, the aim has not yet been set to consider the Baltic region as a coherent direction of French foreign policy. In some cases, the authors prefer to mention the relations of France with local states in an indirect way bearing in mind their ambiguous perception of Macron’s initiatives at the European level [7], [8]. Similarly, as Escach observes, in the French academic community there is ...
Changes in the structure and geography of tourist flows during the COVID-19 pandemic
... lockdown was imposed in 2021, making inbound tourism virtually impossible. The figures of the first three months of 2020 were never reached over the rest of the year due to the restrictions in place. Secondly, the reduction in international air travel, the preferred mode of transport for most ski resort visitors, was another negative influence.
The regions of the Gulf of Bothnia performed better than the others, with the amount of tourism growing in all Finnish regions except for North Ostrobothnia and ...
Territorial structure of inbound and domestic tourism in the Baltic States
... tourism in the Baltic States, 2009—2019
Peripheral regions do not have a clear specialisation in the tourism market: tending to take advantage of different opportunities to increase their visibility as tourism destinations, they do not have strict preferences.
Table 1 provides some quantitative characteristics of the centre, semi-periphery and periphery of the Baltic States’ tourism space, which differ dramatically in key dimensions. This difference does not disappear over time, testifying to ...
The spread of the COVID-19 infection in Russia’s Baltic macro-region: internal differences
... and the number of retail outlets per 1,000 population [19].
The description of the situation in Russia differs significantly from, 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 ...
Reputation core of Russian authorities: the case of the regional level of executive power
... 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 and the public [13, p. 126]. Irhin argues that the neo-institutional approach enables a comprehensive examination ...
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 ...
The sea factor in the federal regulation of Russia’s spatial development: post-Soviet experience and current priorities
... well as the related components of the settlement-spatial structure, including coastal elements. The category ‘spatial development’ is characterised by almost inevitably intrinsic duality: on the one hand, it points to a positive, reasonable and preferable trend in the transformation of spatial socio-economic structure and proportion, manifested in regional policies and reflected in relevant programmes in strategic; on the other, it emphasises the spatiality of socio-economic dynamics. If ...
Refugees from Syria and Iraq in Sweden: resettlement during the migration crisis
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The human need for security as the factor of conflictogenity in the system of international relations
... reducing the level of contradiction between a person’s need for security and the a priori conflictogenic state of the system of international relations, which is in a state of permanent variability. Assumed as methodological “keys” of the study, preference is given to the methodology of the anthropological measurement of international relations, which allowed us to conclude that the anthropology of international relations does not deny the role of the state, but only checks its functions in order ...
Lifestyles of Kaliningrad youth
... this paper attempts to reconstruct the actual space of Kaliningrad youth lifestyles, as well as to identify and describe groups following these lifestyles in socio-economic and demographic terms. Five style groups are identified: the party people who prefer to spend their free time in bars and clubs; the hipsters who frequent theatres and lecture halls, whilst being staunch upholders of the consumerist culture promoted via social media; the ‘normal’ young people choosing physical exercise and ...
Non-expansionist variants of Poland's strategic culture: a retrospective of ideas and current implications
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Cultural discrepancy within Russian-speaking community in Israel
... 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 was conducted on the material of the free association test and blogs of the Russian Israelis. The association test revealed cultural stereotypes ...
On the forms of manifestation of the magical function of language
... forms of religious beliefs is euphemization. Systemic classifications in the languages of Australian aborigines and the animate/inanimate gender in Indo-European languages appear as dependent entities on religious choice in the form of preferences arising in the totem ideas of peoples. A we reconstruct the areas of intersection of beliefs and linguistic forms. The linguistic form is in harmony with certain stages of development of society, as well as its social organisation. Thus, we ...
Kant in the Time of COVID
... value whole lives equally. Therefore we ought to allocate resources so as to maximise the number of patients who survive to discharge. By contrast, the principle of utility has us maximise life-years so that people can satisfy more of their considered preferences. Although people are treated impartially in the utilitarian calculus, it does not recognise their equal worth. Subjecting Kantian ethics and utilitarianism to the process of reflective equilibrium lends support to the idea that we need a pluralistic ...
English as a lingua franca — a paradigm shift for Translation and Interpreting
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Literary scandal in cubo-futurism poetics and the communicative behaviour of recipients
... We show how the performative utterances carrying a seed of a potential scandal were construed (or could have been construed). The article analyses the interpretation of a scandal and communicative strategies chosen by recipients. While the critic prefers to frame the utterance in a predictable way by placing it into a fixed context and literally interpreting the utterance, the ally, on the contrary, is open to a variety of contexts and is ready to participate in a play of the pragmatic unfolding ...
The spatial structure of Baltic Sea ferry services
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Transzendentalphilosophie als kritische Bestimmung des Standpunkts. Eine wissenschaftstheoretische Annäherung
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Resilience of cultural attitudes of local communities to risks: the «group / grid» model
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Kant on Human Dignity: Autonomy, Humanity, and Human Rights
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The Kaliningrad Region: Challenges of the Exclave Position and Ways to Offset Them
... estimating the problems and prospects of the region’s development as either Russia’s military outpost in Europe or as a ‘cooperation laboratory.’ The analysis takes into account collaborations with the neighbouring states. In striving to identify the preferable regional development conception, the authors reveal low susceptibility of local cross-border cooperation actors to the belligerent rhetoric of national authorities on either side of the border. The study of the state of affairs in tourism, ...
Normal range of liver stiffness measurement in healthy people
... of normal liver stiffness values in the sonographic equipment of various manufacturers dynamic observation upon liver stiffness values should be performed using the same machine in the same individual on the depth of 2—5 cm from liver capsule, preferably by the same operator. Caution should be given while using threshold values of the normal liver stiffness on different equipment because it influences the assessment of the liver stiffness measurements and, consequently fibrosis stage....
An early edition of Andrey Bolotov’s memoirs (from the archives and manuscripts section of the State Historical Museum)
... the text of memoirs published by Mikhail Semevsky, — the most complete printed edition of The Life and Adventures of Andrei Bolotov. The stages of Bolotov’s work on the manuscript are considered; a comparative analysis of lexical units, stylistic preferences, and the content of the manuscript is carried out. The results obtained suggest that the undated manuscript is the earliest version of the memoirs, supposedly written in the late 1770s.
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Factors of self-actualization of student youth in the context of cross-cultural interaction and the mastering of a macro-mediator language
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Social capital: a threat of negative application
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Meaning in life and meaning in the text (roundtable proceedings)
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Social media interfaces as a representation of cultural meanings
... platforms originating from the countries with different cultural values and social expectations. My focus was on the principal categories of identification and virtual self-presentation. These are gender, sexuality, marital status, attitudes, and personal preferences. The comparative analysis of interfaces was carried out from the perspective of a change in the linguistic projection (which happens when the user switches from Russian to English and vice versa). I detected significant differences in all ...
Towards a Theory of Barotropic Geostrophic Currents
In this article, we examine barotropic geostrophic currents in a Cartesian and the polar coordinate system. The polar system is preferable for analysing geostrophic currents, since radial symmetry is intrinsic to these currents. We obtained ratios between the general hydrodynamic properties. The expressions of geostrophic current velocity components in terms of pressure were the ...