Internet diffusion and interregional digital divide in Russia: trends, factors, and the influence of the pandemic
The demand for digital technologies has been growing due to a shift in the technological and economic paradigm. The need for online services has increased since the beginning of the COVID pandemic. There are significant disparities between Russian regions in the digital technology accessibility and the development of computer skills. In 2020, the Internet diffused rapidly in most ...
The economy of Russian Baltic regions: development level and dynamics, structure and international trade partners
... Russian Baltic regions, will be particularly beneficial. The period covered by the article is 1996—2021, with a special focus on 2014—2021. The study is based on the economic and statistical analysis of official data of Rosstat and the Federal Customs Service on the sectoral structure and dynamics of the gross regional product (GRP), volume and changes in foreign trade, and its commodity and geographical structure.
Introduction
We understand the Baltic regions of Russia as Russia’s constituents ...
The modern economy of Russia’s Baltic regions in the municipal context
... development and the response of their economies to the crises of 2020 and 2022. Emphasis is placed on the possibilities of conducting such assessments by merging Rosstat statistics with publicly available accounting and tax reporting data from the Federal Tax Service. The contribution also assesses the role of small businesses in municipal economies and their effect on employment, income levels of the population, and business activities. It is shown that over the ten years from 2012 to 2021, municipalities ...
The spatial structure of Baltic Sea ferry services
Ferry service is a transport system of regular routes which links areas separated by water bodies. Sometimes ferries are the only connection of an island and the mainland which is not rare in the Baltic Sea. A typical example of this is the island of Saaremaa....
Social and Economic Space Compression in Border Areas: the Case of the Northwestern Federal District
... Routledge, 352 p.
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Sanctions risks and regional development: Russian case
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Threat
Exposure
indicator
Data source
Different hazardous
aspects / potential negative
impacts of sanctions risks
Threat of disruption of regional trade ties
Share of exports to unfriendly countries in the region’s total exports in 2019—2021
Customs services of Russia and other countries
Limited access to highly profitable markets of unfriendly countries
Unpreparedness of transport system for reorientation of trade flows
Share of imports from unfriendly countries in the region’s total imports in ...
Evangelical Lutheran church of Denmark: socio-economic and territorial-organisational aspects
... and S stands for the total area of all dioceses combined.
The resulting value is close to the lowest bound of the tolerance range, indicating a highly even distribution of deaneries and parishes throughout mainland Denmark (Table 1). It means that the services provided by the parishes, whether delegated by the state or initiated by the religious organization itself, are easily accessible to the population of the country.
Concentration index of deaneries and parishes of the Church of Denmark, 2023
Diocese
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The border as a barrier and an incentive for the structural economic transformation of the Kaliningrad exclave
... mainland Russia, geopolitical changes have naturally had an exceptionally strong effect. The relationship between border functions and economic restructuring was investigated over four periods. The study utilised data from Rosstat and the Federal Customs Service, departmental statistics and findings from expert interviews conducted by the authors. The extent and direction of changes are assessed by examining the ratios between major economic sectors, the structure of foreign trade relations, and the volume ...
A typology of the Baltic region states according to excellence in science and technology
... Several subtypes are described as well. The research draws on 2010—2019 (2020) statistical data from the European Statistical Office (Eurostat), the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Russia’s Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat).
Introduction
The research and technological component is an integral part of the global production systems (GPS) and its scientific and technological subsystem (STS). This subsystem comprises a complex network of economic, financial,...
On countering the illegal provision of massage services by legal means
The article deals with medical and legal issues related to the conceptual background of massage services. The purpose of the study is to analyze the legislative requirements of the Russian Federation for the medical and regular massage services, to establish the criteria for distinguishing these services when it comes to qualification of socially ...
The adaptation of Russian regions’ economies to the rupture of relations with Europe: the case of Baltic Sea ports
... 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, in 2014, over 6 thousand German companies operated in Russia with an accumulated investment volume of 22.3 billion euros.<1>
During these years, Russian companies often opened their subsidiaries in European countries, ...
Spatial differentiation of rural territories in the Kaliningrad region: implications for socio-economic policies
... decreased by 22,100, which amounts to a 50 % reduction. In 2022, there were 22,100 people employed in the industry, accounting for 4.4 % of the employed population. This includes 17,700 people involved in crop and livestock farming, hunting and related services, making up 3.5 % of the employed population and 7.5 % of the total rural population. Additionally, 1,700 were employed in forestry and timber harvesting, and 2,700 worked in fishing and fish farming.<2>
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Rural population change and the ...
Efficiency analysis of seaports in Russia’s Baltic basin: performance evaluation
... ports of Russia, in particular to Murmansk, Arkhangelsk, as well as to the Baltic States and other ports. It is evident that the quality of performing multimodal international transportation through the MTK largely depends on the level of logistic service provided by various components of the logistics system, including the seaport, which serves as a transportation hub that concentrates elements of the logistics infrastructure for efficient and high-quality cargo handling. For example, the Big ...
Comparative analysis of the territorial support frame of settlement in coastal areas: the case of St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad regions
... Yustratova [48] and Anna Belova have looked at the features of settlement in the Kaliningrad region [49].
Materials and methods
This study uses statistics from Petrostat, the St. Petersburg and Leningrad regional branch of the Federal State Statistics Service (FSSS), and Kaliningradstat, the Kaliningrad regional branch of the agency.<1> Particularly, it looks at data on the total population from 2005 to 2022 as of January 2 of the corresponding years, the number of settlements and size of urban ...
Cross-border tourist mobility as seen by residents of the Karelian borderlands: COVID-19 restrictions
... development of transboundary shopping tourism is viewed as an everyday activity improving the standards and quality of life of the locals living on both sides of the national border. Sights, places of attraction, notable cultural events and medical services are amongst the pull factors for transboundary tourism [12], [26], [31].
It has been stressed in the literature that most tourist shoppers from Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Finland, when coming to Russia, do not travel any farther than the nearest ...
Means to express appeal in the public service announcement discourse in the Russian, German, and English languages
This article considers the means to express appeal in public service announcements in the Russian, German, and English languages. Attention is paid to the characteristic features of appeal as a directive speech act. The comparative aspect of research makes it possible to identify both similarities and differences ...
Peripheral means to express incentive modality in the public service announcement discourse
Public service announcements attract attention to social problems and encourage the general public to solve them, which requires influencing the recipient using speech methods. The means to exert such influence create a functional and semantic field. The authors ...
The formation and development of regional system of commissioning non-profit organisations for social services
This article is an attempt at a comparative analysis of legal documents regulating social services commissioning in a number of constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Furthermore, the authors specify the concept of the given form of interaction of public authorities and noncommercial organizations and describe the advantages of social ...
Matrix Representation of the Kaliningrad Regional Accounts System: Experimental Development and Modelling Prospects
... Macroeconomic measurements in Russia], Moscow.
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The development of Kaliningrad regional economy: A new stage of restructuring
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Geography and economy of the Kaliningrad region: limitations and prospects of development
... Rail Baltica, 2011, Warsawa, EU-CONSULT, Lappeenranta University of Technology.
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Factors in local governments’ digitalisation in the Northwestern Federal District of Russia: social media review
... of users. According to the study “Digital 2023: The Russian Federation,” 73.3 % of the Russian population have accounts on social media. Therefore, pages of governors and mayors, as well as official groups of various ministries, departments, and services, were created on social media to reach out to citizens. In 2020, Regional Management Centres were established nationwide to process citizens’ messages and complaints on social media and provide feedback. Since December 1, 2022, maintaining ...
University performance and regional development: the case of Russia’s North-West
... increasingly tasked with socio-economic initiatives aimed at transforming society [4]. The Third Mission is related to preparing students for participating in civil society, influencing economic, social and political life, combining training and community services, acquiring knowledge through economic practice, networking, and gaining invaluable life experience [5]. Thus, universities actively influence the economy, politics, and social sphere in their regions. They are becoming both important centres ...
Priorities for the development of manufacturing industries in the Kaliningrad region
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The situation in 2022 and 2023
Despite stagnation in the region’s manufacturing industries observed from 2014 to 2021, the volume of goods shipped, work completed and services provided per employee exceeded 10 million roubles in 2021, which is 1.6 times the national average.<11>
In 2022 and 2023, Russia’s economy was developing in the conditions of increasing restrictions. After the 11th sanctions package was ...
Reputation core of Russian authorities: the case of the regional level of executive power
... interviews were conducted with the mayors themselves, as well as their partners and representatives from opposition parties [34]. The reputational method has also been used by Russian researchers [35]. In Russia, PRAVDASERM, a reputation measurement service, publishes a reputation rating of governors.
Various aspects of the reputation of authorities have been extensively explored in the scholarly literature. The international discourse on this topic primarily centres around approaches that encompass ...
Small towns of Latvia: disparities in regional and urban development
... practice worldwide. The Territorial Development Index (TDI) characterises the level of development of Latvian regions, municipalities, districts and towns. The calculations use data from Latvia’s Central Statistical Office, State Treasury, State Revenue Service, State Employment Agency, Ministry of Welfare, Ministry of the Interior and State Land Service for regions, towns and municipalities. To make the data comparable, standardised values of eight different indicators are used, each indicator weighted ...
On some particular functions of the Palestinian national administration
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Count M. A. Miloradovich in life, creativity and the fate of F. N. Glinka
... began as an ensign and ended his military career as a Colonel, a writer and poet, a chronicler of three wars, editor of the first «Military magazine» and organizer of the military library, a Decembrist and philanthropist. This is not a complete «service record» of Glinka before the December uprising of 1825. M. A. Miloradovich played a visible role in this various acts and functions of F. N. Glinka.
The article clarifies the facts concerning the military service of F. N. Glinka and his personal ...
The Conjunction Functions of the Particle tolko: A Conjunction Particle vs a Conjunction Analogue
... [Adversative relationships on different tiers of syntax]. Cand. philol. sci. diss. thesis. Stavropol.
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The pedagogical aspect of irrational borrower behaviour
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Land Use Change and Economics of Land Degradation in the Baltic Region
... land degradation and sustainable land management to the Baltic region. The findings show that the problem of land degradation in the countries of the region is quite substantial, manifesting itself through reductions in the provision of land ecosystem services. Using a benefit transfer approach, the total economic value of these losses due to land degradation is estimated to be about 9 billion USD annually. On the other hand, we find that every dollar invested into restoring the degraded land ecosystems ...
The methodology of cluster formation and its testing in the Kaliningrad hotel market
... article considers the method of cluster formation through applying the principles of hierarchical cluster analysis of multidimensional statistical data of factors affecting the competitive advantages of hotel firms and its testing in the Kaliningrad hotel services market. The authors identify the clusters in the Kaliningrad hotel services market and describe the objects most involved in competition, as well as the objects potentially possessing both similar and unique factors affecting their competitive ...
Pollination as an ecosystem service in agricultural nature management
This article discusses the role of pollination by honeybees as an ecosystem service in the structure of agricultural production. Forest, marsh, and mea-dow communities are considered as basic conditions for pollination in the eco-systems of the Kaliningrad region. A classification of the area for beekeeping is conducted according ...
Motivating students of secondary vocational educational institutions in the field of services to participate in sport
This article focuses on motivating students of secondary vocational edu-cation institutions in the field of services to participate in sport both as part of the curriculum and as an extracurricular activity. The author stresses the significance of physical education for the development of psychophysical pre-paredness of a medium-level specialists in the field ...