Knowledge and innovation dynamics of the Northwest Russia under geopolitical changes
... and the factors influencing the functioning of the knowledge generation and innovation subsystems in 2019–2021. Comparing 2021 data with 2019 and 2020 data allows for taking into account the time lag in the scientific and innovative process.
Data sources and methods
The study relies on several data sources
The data source in the first stage was the Unified National Information System for Civil Research, Development and Engineering (EGISU NIOKTR — Rosrid.ru). Out of the data on 150 thousand R&D ...
Evangelical Lutheran church of Denmark: socio-economic and territorial-organisational aspects
... religious landscape as a whole. However, given the strict structure of the Church of Denmark, which consists of hierarchically subordinate elements, the mentioned approach appeared
suitable.
The extent of previous research
on the subject and the review of sources
Scholarly interest in issues related to the denominational space and its characteristics is high, as demonstrated by a number of publications both internationally and in Russia. Notable researchers in this field include Gorokhov, Dmitriev, Zakharov,...
Geography of the mobile internet in the border and interior regions of Russia
... coverage is based on a logical combination of raster layers of 3G and 4G mobile coverage from all telecom operators in the region according to the model developed by the authors (Fig. 1).
1
Model for calculating the integral mobile internet coverage
Source: developed by the authors.
The calculations involved a two-stage process. In the first stage, we identified the overlapping areas of 3G and 4G/LTE mobile coverage from various communication companies. In the diagram, separate areas of 3G coverage ...
Decay of a weak gap and wave propagation in a nonlocal environment with a source
A spatially non-local fourth-order wave equation with a source is considered. The results are set out in terms of the heat transfer theory. The temperature derivative of the source function is positive (a technical source) or negative (a source in biological tissue). The wave velocity (subsonic, sonic,...
Sanctions risks and regional development: Russian case
... different aspects of sanctions risks, which could potentially lead to negative socio-economic consequences, that is, damage to the regional economy or community.
Assessment of regional exposure to possible sanctions risks
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 ...
Artificial Intelligence: a catalyst for entrepreneurship education in the Baltics
... publications.
1
Number of publications in different countries containing the phrase “Entrepreneurial potential of students using artificial intelligence” in the title, abstract or keywords in the Scopus, Web of Science databases from 2019 to 2023
Source: elaborated by the authors based on the data of Scopus and Web of Science databases.
Within the Baltic region, Estonia was the sole representative in this distribution of scientific activity pertaining to students’ entrepreneurial potential, ...
A typology of the Baltic region states according to excellence in science and technology
... located outside the political borders of the state, excluding vehicles, ships, aerospace equipment, test sites operated by these organizations, as well as all international organizations (with the exception of commercial enterprises<4>).
The data source is the databases of the Federal State Statistics Service of the Russian Federation (Rosstat), the Statistical Service of the European Union (Eurostat) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
The study conducted a comprehensive ...
Oscillations, resonances and waves in a non-local medium with sources
New exact solutions are obtained for a spatially non-local wave equation with sources. The results are set out in the terms of the heat transfer theory. The non-locality of the problem is determined by the value of the fourth spatial derivative. We considered two types of volume energy sources which are alternating with respect ...
The modern economy of Russia’s Baltic regions in the municipal context
...,<1> to an even greater extent, the significant gap in regional and municipal statistical data that researchers are well aware of. However, the gap is gradually narrowing, especially by supplementing Rosstat statistics with information from other sources (including other public authorities). Moreover, municipal issues are growing in importance, including within the federal spatial development policy [1].
This article has two interrelated objectives. The first one is to emphasize the differences ...
Economic development of Russia’s north-western regions and migration to the St. Petersburg agglomeration
... growth in Helsinki recovered in just a year, whereas in other subregions (except for the nearest Porvoo) employment has not been growing since then.
1
Employment trends in four economic sectors of the NWFD versus Russia at large (2009 taken for 100%), %
Source: calculated by the author from Rosstat data.
Unexpectedly, investments into the economy of St. Petersburg and the mining-oriented northern regions before the crisis were growing slower than in the quintet of other regions (Fig. 2). In the first ...
What is a ‘rare’ language in translation? The experience of distance reading
... Publishing House in the Netherlands, comparing the periods of 2010—2013 and 2020—2023. A significant increase in the role of translators is reflected in the rise of translation share in the publishing house. There is an observed growth in the number of source languages for translation, with a decrease in the proportion of English. Translations from French, Italian, German, Scandinavian languages, Portuguese, and Japanese have emerged. A comparison with the Polyandria Russian Publishing House during ...
Translation Historiography
... lived experiences of an interpreter in Finland during the Second World War.
Linguistica Antverpiensia,
New Series, 15, pp. 106—120.
Kujamäki, P., 2018. Archives. In: L. D'hulst and Y. Gambier, eds.
A History of Modern Translation Knowledge: Sources, Concepts, Effects.
Amsterdam; Philadelphia: J. Benjamins, pp. 247—250.
Kujamäki, P. and Footitt, H., 2016. Military history and translation studies: shifting territories, uneasy borders. In: Y. Gambier and L. van Doorslaer, eds.
Border ...
The system and structure of sources of corporate law
This article considers the system and structure of sources of Russian corporate law. Research approaches to the notion and legal nature of sources of corporate law and their place in the system of civil law sources are analysed. The authors address the legal nature of corporate regulations, including ...
Efficiency analysis of seaports in Russia’s Baltic basin: performance evaluation
... are essential [3]. Experts [4], [5] suggest that a high level of analysis accuracy promotes rational resource management and enables timely corrective actions.
The study of both domestic and foreign literature, including the examples provided in these sources [3], [6], has led to the recognition of the significant scientific and practical interest in adopting a systemic approach to analyze port activities using multiple criteria. This interest stems from the recognition of the maritime coastline’s ...
The spread of the COVID-19 infection in Russia’s Baltic macro-region: internal differences
... 50
0
69
Kaliningrad region
572
Over 200
Over 200
0
82
Republic of Karelia
389
None
None
4
10
Pskov region
710
Over 200
Over 75
10
107
Novgorod region
489
Over 50
Over 30
6
6
Murmansk region
1098
Over 450
Over 350 (including 155 in closed towns)
4
37
Source: calculated by the authors using the ConsultantPlus legal research database.
The largest body of COVID-19 response legislation was introduced in the Murmansk region, whose unique spatial features produced a specific COVID-19 situation. The region’s ...
Military and political cooperation between Germany and Lithuania in the late 2010s to early 2020s
....2018—02.01.2019
4
4 fighters Eurofighter Typhoon
Ämari
15.07.2020—30.08.2020
1.5
1 fighter Eurofighter Typhoon
Šiauliai
31.08.2020—29.04.2021
8
6 fighters Eurofighter Typhoon
Ämari
01.08.2022—01.05.2023
9
4 fighters Eurofighter Typhoon
Ämari
Source: The Bundeswehr. Bundeswehr, URL:
https://www.bundeswehr.de
(accessed 07.11.2023).
The ‘crisis of confidence’ phenomenon was particularly evident in Germany’s relations with Lithuania, as well as Estonia and Latvia, during the initial stages ...
The Visegrad Group and the Baltic Assembly: coalitions within the EU as seen through Russian foreign policy
... the total population of the European Union
EU -282
512.3
100
Visegrad group – V4
63.6
12.4
Hungary
9.7
1.8
Poland
37.9
7.3
Slovakia
5.4
1.05
Czech Republic
10.6
2.06
Countries – BA / BCM
6.0
1.17
Latvia
1.9
0.37
Lithuania
2.8
0.54
Estonia
1.3
0.25
Source: the table has been prepared by the auhtors based on the Eurostat data
The data presented in the Table 1 show that the population of the Visegrad countries is ten times as high as the population of the Baltic Assembly countries. The population ...
Societal security in the Baltic Sea Region: the Russian perspective
... conflictual type of behaviour in the BSR and seek solutions to the regional societal problems via negotiations, compromises and strengthening governance mechanisms and institutions (for instance, CBSS).
The data for this research are drawn from various sources:
• Russian national security documents and official documents related to Moscow’s policies in the BSR;
• CBSS documents;
• Scholarly works by Russian and international authors on societal security in general and in the BSR in particular;
...
Cross-border tourist mobility as seen by residents of the Karelian borderlands: COVID-19 restrictions
... Russian-Finnish borderlands show that the way the residents of border areas see each other is based on the experience of communication with friends and relations living on the other side of the border or frequently visiting the neighbouring state. Other sources of ideas about the neighbours include traditional and social media, online resources and personal travel experience [33].
It has been stressed in the literature that, having a multiplicity of positive effects on the socioeconomic development of ...
Internet diffusion and interregional digital divide in Russia: trends, factors, and the influence of the pandemic
... agglomerations. Lagging behind are underdeveloped regions of the North Caucasus, South Siberia, and rural areas. At the same time, the diffusion rate of a new technology depends on the innovation-geographical position of a region, that is, proximity to the source of innovation [10]. In innovative regions, the proportion of potential users is higher, diffusion begins earlier, and spreads faster. Proximity to the innovation core determines the special position of coastal and some border regions [18], [19],...
Small towns of Latvia: disparities in regional and urban development
... consequences of the reform have been mentioned by experts, members of local government councils and the president of Latvia. The heavy dependence of regional towns on European structural and investment funds, as well as on other international and domestic sources of finance, complicates their development.
Yet, reasonable autonomy of local authorities, community organisations, political groups and individual citizens, the established configuration of socio-cultural interactions between residents and the ...
The subjects of legal monitoring of Justice of the Peace
... actual relations in administration and legal regulation. The author applies some basic research methods: historical legal, formal legal and comparative legal approaches, content analysis, biographical method; the effectiveness of study of this type of sources is provided by using interdisciplinary approach. The author finds that travelers’ notes to be sources of considerable value which substantially widens our knowledge about the state and law of Central Asia. At the same time travelers’ notes ...
The border as a barrier and an incentive for the structural economic transformation of the Kaliningrad exclave
... the period starting in 2016, when Poland terminated the SBT: the ‘temporary’ border closures during the pandemic quickly transformed into formidable barriers due to the subsequent rupture between Russia and the West.
The study uses three groups of sources. The first includes statistics from Rosstat, the Federal Customs Service, and executive bodies. Analysing this data is complicated by changes in the methodology for treating socio-economic indicators. For example, investigating structural transformations ...
Comparative analysis of the territorial support frame of settlement in coastal areas: the case of St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad regions
... the spatial structure of urban settlement in the St. Petersburg metropolitan area and the Kaliningrad region, based on the absolute population size values.
1
Fields of the spatial structure of urban settlement in the St. Petersburg metropolitan area
Source: prepared by the authors based on Petrostat data<5>.
2
Fields of the spatial structure of urban settlement in the Kaliningrad region
Source: prepared by the authors based on Federal State Statistics Service data on the Kaliningrad region<6>....
Reputation core of Russian authorities: the case of the regional level of executive power
... society; they prevent the alienation of people from authorities and increase their motivation to participate in social life [2, p. 44—46].
According to [3, p. 50—56], reputation reflects the population's attitudes towards authorities and serves as a source of power. A strong reputation enables authorities to exercise their authority responsibly without abusing it, allowing them to maintain mutual trust [4]. The institution of reputation in the Russian political space finds its reflection in the socio-political ...
Immanuel Kant’s House in Königsberg: Attempt at a 3D Reconstruction
... make it possible to present a virtual picture of the various rooms, reconstruct the decorations and furniture characteristic of a Prussian urban dwelling in late eighteenth — early nineteenth centuries. With the help of 3D modelling and historical sources a realistic model of Kant’s house has been created, showing both the exterior and the interior. In addition to the paucity of sources, the task was complicated by technical problems due to the need to recreate several rooms at one location simultaneously....
On mechanical resonances and anti-resonances
... near-resonance phenomena, a symbolic (complex) method was used, which makes it possible to significantly increase productivity, simplify and formalize mathematical transformations. Parallel and sequential connections of elements of a mechanical system with a source of force or a source of speed as a source of external mechanical harmonic action are considered. Four modes are described — resonances and antiresonances of forces and velocities. The use of the symbolic (complex) method has significantly simplified ...
The Place of Hermann Cohen’s Ideas in the Philosophy of Dialogue
My aim is to prove that Hermann Cohen was not only a philosopher of dialogue but has played an exceedingly important role in the history of that current of thought. His books Ethics of Pure Will (1904) and Religion of Reason out of the Sources of Judaism (1919) offer a detailed analysis of the relationships between I and Thou, I and It, I and We. In the first book these relationships are considered from the ethical-legal point of view and in the second from the viewpoint of religious ...
Translation of sociolect texts
... addresses the fundamental issue of variability within a language and aims at studying the specific fragment of the Russian language of the XXth century — Soviet camp sociolect within the frameworks of contrastive sociolectology. Sociolect nature of the source text is viewed as one of the factors increasing the degree of text untranslatability. The author dwells on the nature of adaptation interventions, which a translator needs to perform to render the specificity of the Soviet camp social dialect ...
Alchemic symbols as a means of psychoanalytical description in N. Kononov's story «Source of Injury»
The story «The Source of Injury» by Nikolay Kononov is as a psychoanalytic report that has a therapeutic effect for the narrator. The characteristics of the three main characters are considered in terms of their alchemical symbolism. This point of view makes it possible ...
Corpus-based studies in conference interpreting
Corpus-based interpreting studies (CIS) are a relatively recent “[…] Off-shoot of Corpus-based Translation Studies” to quote the seminal paper (1998) by the late Miriam Shlesinger, a constant source of inspiration for the T&I community. This line of research is now gaining ground in both conference interpreting and community interpreting. The present paper focuses on conference interpreting and covers the evolution of the concept of interpreting ...
The Name of Prophet Abraham in the Old Russian Literature of XI—XIII centuries
... text and the historical context. In: B. A. Uspenskii, F. B. Uspenskii. Fakty i znaki: issledovaniya po semiotike istorii [Facts and signs: research on the semiotics of history]. Moscow. pp. 42—71 (in Russ.).
Danilevskij, I. N., 2004. The Bible as the source of the Tale of Bygone Years and its prior corpuses. In: Povest vremennyh let: germenevticheskie osnovy istochnikovedeniya letopisnyh tekstov [The Tale of Bygone Years: Hermeneutical foundations of the source study of annalistic texts]. Moscow. ...
On the Dual Role of the Translator of Poetry and the Division of Roles
... with the roles and functions of a translator of poetry. The study identifies certain components of the process, within which a translator acts simultaneously as a transmitter of the original culture, a mediator between the reader and the author of the source text, a co-author, a linguistic innovator, a poet, and a linguist. The two latter roles are crucial for translating poetry. Translators of poetry create ‘their own’ texts. It is obvious that they cannot distance themselves completely from their ...
International legal protection of marine environment from vessel-source pollution
This article analyses the basic norms of international law on the protection of marine environment from vessel-source pollution. The universal and regional levels of legal regulation of preventing marine environment pollution are identified. Special attention is paid to the status of the Baltic Sea as a “special area” and as a “particularly sensitive sea area”.
1. Meeresumweltschutz für Nord- und Ostsee: Sondergutachten, Februar 2004 /SRU, Der Rat von Sachverständigen für Umweltfragen...
The use of renewable energy sources in the Kaliningrad region: Current state and prospects
This paper examines the current condition and development prospects of the fuel and energy industry of the Kaliningrad region specified in regional programmes. The authors compare the potentials of different renewable energy sources and provide information on the exploitation of different renewable energy objects in the region. The article presents a preliminary assessment of the thermal capacity necessary for the residential area of an ecovillage with a population of 50,...
Concentration camp prose as primary source
This article considers the possibility of the use of Polish concentration camp prose as a primary source. Its features are analysed on the basis of its genre and subject characteristics. The works of a prominent representative of this literary trend help demonstrate the potential of concentration camp short stories as primary sources.
1. Боровский ...
A new role of cooperation under economic sanctions as seen by residents of the Kaliningrad region
... primarily exhibit economic rationality when formulating their expectations of joining a cooperative (Fig. 1). The top positions in the ‘expectations ranking’ are held by considerations such as ‘starting one’s own business’ and ‘obtaining a new source of income’. To a lesser extent, respondents have expectations associated with ‘joining forces with like-minded individuals’ or the altruistic motives of ‘supporting the domestic market amidst the sanctions’ or ‘providing consumers with ...
Between Kant and Trendelenburg: On the Genealogy of Kudryavtsev-Platonov’s Theory of Cognition
... Russian philosopher. Could it be that Kudryavtsev read Kant through Trendelenburg’s optics? To answer this question consistently I give outlines of Trendelenburg’s and Kudryavtsev’s theories of cognition and compare their views on the basis of the sources. I then draw on archive materials to characterise Kudryavtsev’s acquaintance with the works of Kant and Trendelenburg. It turns out that Kudryavtsev was well-versed in Kant’s philosophical ideas already in the early years of his teaching activities ...
Open Use of Reason: Socrates and Kant
... and Friesike, S., eds., 2014. Opening Science: The Evolving Guide on How the Internet Is Changing Research, Collaboration and Scholarly Publishing. Heidelberg: Springer Nature.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00026-8
.
Bergson, H., 2002. The Two Sources of Morality and Religion. Translated by R. A. Audra and C. Brereton. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press.
Björk, B. C., Shen, C. and Laakso, M., 2016. A Longitudinal Study of Independent Scholar-Published Open Access Journals. PeerJ,...
Priorities for the development of manufacturing industries in the Kaliningrad region
... accounted for 44 % of regional output and 12.7 % of national automotive production<15>), experienced the most significant decline in output compared to other industries. This reduction was largely a result of dependence on components and parts sourced entirely from unfriendly countries. Yet, agreements have been reached to date to replace previous suppliers with partners from China. The assembly of cars from Chinese brands has already begun,<16> but the establishment of mass production ...
The adaptation of Russian regions’ economies to the rupture of relations with Europe: the case of Baltic Sea ports
... facilities in the Baltic Sea was executed with deliberate intent and systematic precision, ensuring a sustained and consistent growth in maritime cargo turnover (Fig.).
1
Dynamics of growth in cargo turnover of Russian ports in the Baltic, million tons/year
Source: compiled by the authors based on data: Transport of Russia, Information and Statistical Bulletin 2022, 2023, Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, URL:
https://mintrans.gov.ru/ministry/results/180/documents
(accessed 08.08.2023) ; ...
Three Russian Baltic regions in the context of confrontation between Russia and the West
... the Baltic regions among the other regions of the Russian Federation (2021—2022)
Region
Population, 2021
GRP,
2020
GRP per capita, 2020
Foreign trade turnover, 2021
Kaliningrad region
50
47
29
12
Leningrad region
24
19
17
10
St. Petersburg
4
3
10
2
Source: compiled by the author based on data from EMISS and Rosstat.<1>
These three regions account for a considerable share of the population, GDP, and foreign trade turnover in these indicators of the Russian Federation. Moreover, during the period ...
Classification of doctrinal principles of law
..., complicating the process of their classification, are noted. Based on a positivist legal understanding, three original classifications of doctrinal principles of Russian law are proposed. The first classification is based on criteria such as the source of origin and the source in which the doctrinal principle is formulated. The second classification criterion for doctrinal principles of law is recognition by the scientific community. Within the framework of the third classification, doctrinal ...
Information and propaganda strategies in German non-state media discourse during the COVID-19 pandemic
... information dissemination; rather, it is a one-sided and assertive broadcasting of a particular standpoint.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the adoption of diverse persuasive technologies became imperative to protect and save lives. The media and various sources played a crucial role in disseminating pertinent information to address biopolitical challenges. As a result, the goals and objectives of both propaganda and education converged during this period. The educational efforts of the media and propaganda ...
Some Remarks about the Difference between Überzeugung and Überredung
According to several passages in the available sources, Kant developed some ideas about the difference between being persuaded and being convinced which have antecedents in the German tradition, but with regard to which he developed ideas of his own. It is my intention to examine precisely some of ...
Evaluating the efficiency of the research sector in Russian regions: a dynamic data envelopment analysis
... over three years as this metric is characterised by sudden annual shifts. In contrast with publication metrics, here we assume that patent applications are filed during its preparation period.<6>
The Scopus database by Elsevier was chosen as a source of bibliometric data. Publications’ metadata include the affiliation of all authors, making it possible to distribute the array of Russian publications by region. The data were aggregated for Russia’s 78 regions and federal cities.<7>
...
Documents of personal origin of Russian jurors of the 1860s — 1890s as a historical source
The article studies the private documents of jurors of the Russian Empire such as diaries and memoirs and analyses them as a complex of historical sources containing unique information about the course of the trial and the work of the jury. The pool of documents included two diaries and eight memoirs. The author evaluated the authorship, purpose, place of creation of these documents as well as their ...
Achievements and challenges in the Kaliningrad healthcare system during “real socialism”
... Kaliningrad region in the second half of the 1960s and the first half of the 1980s in comparison with the national tendencies. The processes of this time, unlike the years of early development of Kaliningrad healthcare, are poorly studied. The main sources are the documents of the Health Department of the Kaliningrad region, Oblispolkom (Regional Executive Committee) and the Bureau of Medical Statistics from the respective funds of the State Archive of the Kaliningrad Oblast. Further development ...
On the role of the results of operational search activities in contemporary criminal proceedings
... of individual ORM. Methodologically, research relied on the dialectical method of scientific knowledge, logical, comparative legal methods, as well as observation and other particular methods of studying legal phenomena. The research used doctrinal sources, as well as domestic legislation as the sources of study material. Conceptual proposals were put forward to improve the theory of criminal justice, with the aim of its rational updating, as well as possible ways to improve the Criminal Procedure ...