Human Resources of Post-war Lithuania and Their Role in the Rebuilding of Klaipeda
... sufficient human resources. One of the solution was the use of labour of German prisoners of war. A network of prisoner-of-war camps was established in Lithuania. In a matter of two to three years, PWs completed a significant amount of work aimed at the rebuilding of important infrastructural objects. The case of Klaipeda is used to demonstrate the opportunities of the region and Centre in organising workforce in the Lithuanian SSR. The study uses the data obtained by modern historiography and documents ...
Societal security in the Baltic Sea Region: the Russian perspective
... local conflicts or territorial claims of foreign countries.
The 1997 concept clearly suggested that the current, relatively benign, international climate afforded Russia the opportunity to direct resources away from the defense sector and towards the rebuilding of the Russian economy.<3> In general, it placed this rebuilding effort in the context of continued democratization and market development. In particular, the document focused on the dangers posed by Russia’s economic problems, which ...
Military and political cooperation between Germany and Lithuania in the late 2010s to early 2020s
... confrontation with the Russian Federation, Germany has increased its contribution to deterrence efforts, particularly in the forward part of NATO’s area of responsibility. This demonstrates Berlin’s commitment to fostering comprehensive cooperation and rebuilding trust in its relations with Lithuania and other Baltic states.
Since January 2017, Germany has deployed 500—550 troops near the town of Rukla in Kaunas County, located in the central part of Lithuania, forming the ‘core’ of a multinational ...
The adaptation of Russian regions’ economies to the rupture of relations with Europe: the case of Baltic Sea ports
... suppliers of sanctioned products abroad, and 70 % of surveyed enterprises — within Russia. In addition, in the spring of 2022, 31 % of enterprises began searching for new markets; 21 % launched the production of new types of products, and 15 % began to rebuild production (through modernization, repairs, etc.).
In 2023, Russian enterprises not only sustained their commitment to adaptation but also heightened their efforts, with a discernible increase in the frequency of employing active adaptation methods....
France’s strategy in the Baltic region: military and political aspects
... 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 Baltic, the Russian authorities observe an “aggressive posture”.<4> As a response to their constant ‘military demonstrations’, France ...
Transformation of the institutional matrix of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania within the Russian Empire
... part into another social system constitutes one of the options of passing through a bifurcation point. Three stages of this process are distinguished: incorporation of the new lands into the administrative-territorial structure of the recipient state, rebuilding of the social stratification in the new lands, administrative and legal unification, and deep integration. It is shown that upon the admission of Grand Duchy of Lithuania lands into the Russian Empire some basic economic and sociocultural ...
Kant and his time — the essay Toward Perpetual Peace against the background of the French Revolution and ensuing wars
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The Youth in Kaliningrad, Gdansk and Klaipeda: Geopolitical Vision of the World, Identity and Images of the Other
... rethinking “the border” in border studies, Political Geography, Vol. 30, p. 67—68.
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