The spread of the COVID-19 infection in Russia’s Baltic macro-region: internal differences
... hierarchical system of core cities of different ranks: from larger to smaller ones;
— horizontal diffusion associated with day-to-day or event-driven communication at places of residence and work or when commuting within the local labour market area;
— relocation diffusion: the transfer of the virus by plane from one pandemic hotbed to another, separated by hundreds or even thousands of kilometres. This type of diffusion was not included in our institutional analysis of regional legal frameworks for ...
Sanctions risks and regional development: Russian case
... their departure from Russia in the revenue of all companies in the region in 2017—2021
SPARK-Interfax [20]
Business closures and rising unemployment
Loss of managerial, technological, and other competencies due to the departure of the company and the relocation of Russian employees abroad
Breaking ties between the enterprises of leaving companies in Russia and global manufacturing networks
The indicators were used as an average for 2019—2021 values to reduce their annual variability and due to the ...
Russophone immigration to Finland: new forms, trends, and consequences
... coming to Finland are Estonians. Immigration from without the EU — from Russia and other former Soviet countries — has, however, an even greater potential. Non-EU immigration falls into several categories — from seasonal labour migration to the relocation of top specialists and entrepreneurs. Currently, family reunions, marriages, and student and labour migration account for most migration from Russia to Finland. This article attempts to study immigration to Finland from neighbouring countries,...
From the Mediterranean to the Baltic: the problem of implementing the principle of solidarity in the EU area of immigration and asylum
... Court of Justice, this principle is binding: it is capable of imposing the legal obligation of solidarity. However, as to the political perspective, member states have not been able to reach compromise. Although it is possible to introduce a permanent relocation mechanism using qualified majority voting, the Council usually seeks consensus. In this situation, the goal of the EU is not to ensure the right decision but rather to create conditions for it to be implemented by all the member states.
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The adaptation of Russian regions’ economies to the rupture of relations with Europe: the case of Baltic Sea ports
... enlargement of foreign trade relations in the southern and eastern regions of Russia. This includes the construction of new ports, the expansion of existing ones, the enhancement of border crossings, the augmentation of transport route capacities, and the relocation of certain types of production activities to the east, among other initiatives.
At the same time, the imposition of sanctions has led to a decline in transport flows directed towards European countries, particularly those traversing the sea ...
Spatial differentiation of rural territories in the Kaliningrad region: implications for socio-economic policies
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Remote work opportunities for some rural residents employed in urban areas.
Creating remote employment opportunities for residents in peripheral areas and providing training to rural residents and entrepreneurs in remote work methods.
Relocating part of production facilities from Kaliningrad to the surrounding rural areas
Diversification of the economic structure: stimulating non-agricultural activities and the manufacturing of new types of products
Support for agri-food clusters and ...
Economic development of Russia’s north-western regions and migration to the St. Petersburg agglomeration
... education institutions would leave the regional capital for more remote areas in exchange for certain social advantages, the prevailing trend among today’s graduates is to either stay put, often not fully utilizing their professional skills, or to relocate to even larger cities.
Another factor apparently promoting migration to St. Petersburg is that the real budgets of other regional centres in the North-western Federal District (NWFD) are decreasing, with minor growth in only two of them [21]....
International heritage in the memorial landscape of the Kaliningrad region
... Prussia and the University of Königsberg. A monument to Albrecht, sculptured by Fedor Morozov, was put up near the Kaliningrad Cathedral in 2005. A copy of the sculpture created by Johann Friedrich Reusch in 1891 lost in the early post-war years, it was relocated to the site where a building of the University of Königsberg once stood thus emphasising the role of Albrecht as the founder of the institution. In 2011, a memorial stone to Albrecht appeared in Sovetsk, its inscription naming him the duke ...
Migration distances in Russia: a demographic profile of migrants
... total distance of all migrations based on their respective numbers. The distance of internal migration was similarly estimated, taking into account age, sex, and type of residential registration. The findings revealed that 31.3 % of domestic residential relocations occurred within very short distances not exceeding 50 km, while 43.5 % took place within 100 km of the previous place of residence. Calculating the average migration distance allowed us to identify two peaks: one at the ages of 22—23, present ...
Attractiveness of the Kaliningrad region: pull factors and reasons for disappointments of migrants from Russian regions
The Kaliningrad region’s attractiveness to migrants results in increasing external (international) and interregional migration. The interregional flow is a major contributor, accounting for approximately 60 per cent of the net migration gain. However, the age composition and professional qualification of migrants from other regions of Russia do not fully agree with the specifics of the region’s labour market and its strategic socio-economic development priorities. This lends urgency to...
Ethnography in Translation Studies: an object and a research methodology
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Global value chains in the age of uncertainty: advantages, vulnerabilities, and ways for enhancing resilience
... organisers) in their disruption risk management at pre-disruption and post-disruption stages. We classify resilience strategies devised by MNEs after 2020 into three interrelated categories: namely, multi-structural GVC optimisation (diversification and relocation of suppliers), operational optimisation (building redundancy and production flexibility), and GVC digitalisation. We conclude by outlining windows of opportunity to improve international specialisation and growth patterns, which may open in ...
The issues of the post-war demobilization of military officers (1945—1948)
... million officers were dismissed. The original idea was to retain the officers special for their moral and professional qualities, who have no restrictions on health and age. All demobilized were given remuneration, the necessary documents, and the relocation was paid by the state. Meanwhile, the unprecedented and immense demobilization led to certain challenges in socialization for the returned front-line soldiers. Archive documents and oral sources demonstrate a military impact on employment,...
Echelon lists as a source for the database of immigrants to the Kaliningrad region in 1946 (the case of the Pravdinsky district)
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Königsberg Cathedral and Kant’s tomb in Soviet Kaliningrad
... general public’s attitudes towards this monuments. Throughout the Soviet period until the beginning of Perestroika, the local Communist party and state authorities attempted to demolish the ruins of the Cathedral, which was damaged during the war, and relocate Kant’s grave. However, this goal was not achieved, because members of Kaliningrad intelligentsia and the emerging civil society, who had the support of Moscow cultural organisations and institutions, including the Ministry of Culture of the ...
World War I refugees from the western regions of the Russian Empire: Sustaining life in the places of temporary residence
... War I refugees from the western territories of the Russian Empire in case of the central provinces of European Russia. It is concluded that the state system of refugee support proved to be efficient and managed to solve the problem of evacuation and relocation, as well as that of meeting the basic needs of millions of refugees throughout the war period.
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