Models for countering the segregation of ethnoreligious immigrant areas in Denmark and Sweden
... is 71 points, then in Denmark none of the indicators reaches the highest sector of the Index scale and they remain ‘slightly favourable’ or ‘semi favourable’ — for example, the ‘family reunion’ indicator is only 25 points. At the same time, non-Western migrants<4> are the most limited in their civil rights and the least provided with security — this indicator in Denmark is only 17 points.
The European migration crisis of 2015 became an “exogenous shock” [1] for European ...
The Visegrad Group and the Baltic Assembly: coalitions within the EU as seen through Russian foreign policy
... emphasize the spatial dimension of political governance, as well as the special significance of ties, coalitions and interactions…” [10, p. 14].
The theory of multilevel governance has been used in governance and administration practice for a long time. The Charter of Multilevel Governance of the European Union states that “…on the basis of coordinated actions of the European Union, Member States and regional and local authorities act in accordance with the principles of subsidiarity, proportionality ...
The modelling of postmortem heat transfer and estimating the time of death
... postmortem temperature dynamics. A model of heat transfer in a newborn cadaver presented as a finite cylinder is examined in detail. An important factor in constructing a mathematical model of postmortem heat transfer in a newborn aimed at identifying the time of death is body form approximation. It is shown that heat transfer in a cadaver is not sufficient for identifying the time of death, which should be based on a comprehensive assessment of postmortem changes.
1. Вавилов А. Ю. Судебно-медицинская ...
The impact of the food embargo on consumer preferences and cross-border practices in the Kaliningrad region
... regional food market. As a result, the share of Kaliningrad and Belarusian manufacturers in the regional market basket of consumer goods rose dramatically, as the volume and range of products increased and new manufacturers entered the market. At the same time, the dependence of purchases of “sanctioned” goods on non-material reasons (quality, personal preferences) determined Kaliningraders’ continued commitment to the “old” strategies despite significant restrictions.
Introduction and ...
The linguistic representation of subjective time in Florian Illies’s novel Generation Golf zwei
This article is based on the postulate that there are objective and subjective forms of time. I consider means to explicate subjective time in literature, using the novel Generation Golf zwei by the contemporary German author, Florian Illies. In this autobiographical novel, Illies goes heavy on self-irony to draw a psychological portrait ...
Time in Sergey Trubetskoy’s and Boris Chicherin’s metaphysical concepts: A discussion on Kant
... analyses the controversy between Sergey Trubetskoy and Boris Chicherin, which followed the publication of Trubetskoy’s monograph the Foundations of Idealism. This analysis focuses on the philosophers’ understanding of the metaphysical nature of time. The relevance of the work is that the philosophical reflections of the opponents took place against the backdrop of an impending change in science and philosophy — the transition from the classical to neo-classical paradigm. This transition encouraged ...
The Accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO: Geopolitical implications for Russia’s position in the Baltic Sea region
... tensions with NATO, as it entails the risk of a military clash.
Introduction
The decisions of Sweden and Finland to join NATO were an eloquent manifestation of increased tensions between Russia and the West. The two Nordic countries for a long time (the former for more than two centuries, the latter for the entire period after World War II) adhered to the policy of military non-alignment. In May 2022, they submitted applications for accession to NATO, and the Alliance summit in Madrid in June ...
Kant oder Heidegger – Metaphysik, Anthropologie oder Existenzial-Ontologie? Kritische Bemerkungen zu einer Alternative Heideggers im Jahr 1929
In his first Kant book of 1929 Kant and the Problem of Metaphysics Martin Heidegger focusses, not surprisingly, on one of the two central themes from his two years earlier major book Being and Time — the question of the essence of time. It cannot be overseen that he tries to show that his conception of time is superior to Kant’s. Nevertheless, it is high time to examine whether Heidegger’s claim can bear up against a micro-hermeneutical ...
Some aspects of time verbalisation in the English and Russian languages
The article focuses upon basic means of the 'time' category explication in the English and Russian lexicon and grammar; special emphasis is laid upon linguistic instantiations of axiological sense.
1. Балашова Л. В. Метафора в диахронии (на материале русского ...
The adaptation of Russian regions’ economies to the rupture of relations with Europe: the case of Baltic Sea ports
... acquire the German automobile company Opel by Russian buyers fell through. After the deal failed, there were many media reports saying that the reasons for the refusal were politically motivated.<4> General Motors, which controlled Opel at that time, under pressure from the American authorities, did not want to provide Russia with access to Opel technologies and patents, even though these technologies were mass-produced and could hardly be considered the most advanced and sensitive from the ...
The two-party tendency in Poland’s political system: manifestations, causes and prospects
... culture cast doubt on the thesis about the establishment of an institutionally sustainable party system, not to mention its two-party version. The conclusion was made that it was early to speak about a bipolar system and that the trends observed at the time were attributed to the polarisation of public opinion and protest voting [4, p. 435]. It was argued either that Poland was destined to have a multiparty system in the future [5, s. 82] or that the transition to such a system would take a lot of time ...
Space and Time as A Priori Forms in the Works of Hermann Cohen and Ivan Lapshin
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries the need to rethink the status of space and time which Kant considered to be a priori forms of sensibility was prompted by the emergence of new approaches to the methodology of scientific cognition. In neo-Kantian interpretation these cognitive forms acquire a special epistemological status, manifesting ...
Metaphoric vectors of time
The article focuses upon cognitive foundations underlying the metaphoric conceptualization of time in the Anglo-American Weltanschauung. Special emphasis is put on basic image schemata underlying time perception and verbalization in the Old English, Middle English and Modern English periods. Lexicographic and textual data are drawn to exemplify ...
Peculiarities of the figurative in the concept of "Time" in middle English
The article examines the most typical for Middle English metaphorical and metonymic shifts of meaning which represent figurative part of time concept. It is proved that the most frequent shifts are: time — event or state, time — traveler or moving object, space — time, time — master, time — system of measurement, time — grammatical category.
1. Арутюнова Н. Д. Метафора ...
The modern economy of Russia’s Baltic regions in the municipal context
... ones) are available for 2019—2021, while the data on the revenues are available only for 2021. However, private information agencies have been collecting data on companies’ revenues from accounting statements for several years. For instance, at the time of preparation of this article, the SPARK-Interfax system had publicly available data on industries and municipalities for 2018—2022. There are examples of using data on companies’ revenues in economic and economic-geographical studies (for ...
Efficiency analysis of seaports in Russia’s Baltic basin: performance evaluation
... opinion, is a misconception. On the contrary, regular monitoring and evaluation of transport and logistics activities 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 ...
Reputation core of Russian authorities: the case of the regional level of executive power
... institutional logic is employed [10, p. 127], which refers to a system of cultural elements, such as values, beliefs, and expectations, that shape the 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 ...
The concept of time in the late poetical cycles of R. M. Rilke and B. Pasternak: back to mythological sources
This article presents the key results of an analysis of time concepts in poetic cycles of R.M. Rilke and B. Pasternak. The author emphasises the isomorphism of evolution of ideas of time in the late works of the poets.
1. Бушман И. Н. Пастернак и Рильке (Из работы на тему ...
Societal security in the Baltic Sea Region: the Russian perspective
... interpret empirical data:
1. Sources should be representative, i.e., they need to reflect typical rather than irregular developments in the Russian discourse on the BSR societal security;
2. Preferences are given to the data that provide valuable and timely information on Moscow’s policies in the region;
3. Priority is also given to the sources that reflect original data as well as fresh/non-traditional approaches both to the Russian BSR discourse and Moscow’s policies within the CBSS.
With the ...
Expansionism in Poland’s strategic culture: historical retrospective and variations
... different image of the external environment as perceived by Poland and communicate different representations of the ‘ideal self’ in international relations.
The outlines of Polish expansionism
Although the borders of Poland<1> have changed over time, initially, the state was a middle-sized country.<2> Almost at any moment of its history, it has bordered on a larger power: the Holy Roman Empire and Prussia/Germany in the West, the Ottoman Empire in the south; Kievan Rus and later the ...
Cultural and leisure activities in the Kaliningrad region in the second half of 1940s—1980s
The article analyses cultural life and leisure activities in the Kaliningrad region during the Soviet period. The concepts of “leisure”, “free time” at different times were different in contents. On the one hand, leisure was understood as time when people recharged after hard work, and on the other hand, it meant their spiritual development. On the basis of archival and published sources, ...
Action-thoughts and the genesis of time in linguistic semiosis
The genesis of time is explained in the spirit of constructivism combined with the activity approach to cognition. The cardinal temporal categories of present, past, and future are discussed in terms of action-thoughts understood as elementary units of activity whose ...
The Problem of Being: Kant and Heidegger
... only with the ideas of the Critique of Pure Reason but also with Kant’s pre-critical work, The Only Possible Argument in Support of a Demonstration of the Existence of God (1763), in which Kant explicitly addressed the question of being for the first time. Heidegger focuses on the transcendental power of imagination not only as the “common root” of sensibility and understanding, but also as the fundamental faculty of ontological cognition. He links it with the phenomenon of time, arguing that ...
Reception of Kant’s Epistemological Ideas in Fyodor Golubinsky’s Metaphysics
Kant’s views on space and time as well as his doctrine of the categories of understanding attracted the attention of thinkers belonging to the Russian spiritual-academic philosophical tradition of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A prominent representative of these ...
The cyclical nature of time in B. Zaitsev’s short story St Nicholas Street: The means of linguistic and image representation
This article examines the concept of time in B. Zaitesev’s short story “St Nicholas Street” and the means of its linguistic and image representation. The author considers the correlation of cyclic, biographical, and historical time and the category of the eternal, as well as the means ...
Sanctions risks and regional development: Russian case
... economic security [1], [2]. Accordingly, it is necessary to understand the scale, direction and consequences of possible threats, their monitoring and mitigation, and the sanctions risks analysis is becoming a more relevant scientific topiс. At the same time, the 2020 pandemic showed that external shocks and restrictions are possible not only because of targeted actions but also due to emergency situations.
After 2022, Russia has been a subject to an unprecedented number of sanctions [3] from the United ...
Geopolitical regionalisation of the Baltic area: the essence and historical dynamics
... analysis. The concluding part of the article explores several centuries of the evolution of the Baltic Sea region, divided into historical geopolitical stages. It is highlighted that the geopolitical essence of the Baltic region was changing radically over time. Particular attention is paid to the current state of the Baltic regional geopolitical entity, which is classified as a conflict-ridden or confrontational geopolitical region in the ‘Eurasian arc of instability’ interpreted as a geopolitical ...
Between Kant and Trendelenburg: On the Genealogy of Kudryavtsev-Platonov’s Theory of Cognition
... century whose theory of cognition bears an imprint of the Kantian theoretical philosophy. Kudryavtsev was not only thoroughly familiar with the Königsberg thinker’s work, but offered a critically reinterpreted version of Kant’s teaching on space, time and categories of understanding. But was the Russian philosopher original in his reading and critique of Kant? In his later works Kudryavtsev often cites the works of Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg whose works turn out to be very close to the Russian ...
Territorial structure of inbound and domestic tourism in the Baltic States
... groups: neighbouring states, historically related countries and leaders in the European market [1].
Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia concentrated at first on promoting their metropolitan regions, which attracted the most interest from tourists. But, over time, the visibility of other regions of the Baltic States has increased, affecting the geography of inbound and domestic tourism in these countries. These regions, neighbouring the most attractive destinations, embarked on becoming part of tourist routes ...
The spread of the COVID-19 infection in Russia’s Baltic macro-region: internal differences
... whilst centres become acutely vulnerable.
Introduction and problem setting
The COVID-19 pandemic presented Russian economic geographers with new challenges relating to the study of infection spread across regions and municipalities. For the first time in recent history, the country was confronted with a global phenomenon affecting all aspects of life and thus all sectors of the economy. Yet, the reaction of space and society to the pandemic varied from region to region and from town to town.
Russian ...
Internet diffusion and interregional digital divide in Russia: trends, factors, and the influence of the pandemic
... developed countries [3]. During 2010—2017, the digital sector of the Russian economy grew by 17 %, almost twice outpacing GDP growth [4], and the costs of developing the digital economy reached 3.7 % of GDP by 2019 (in developed countries — 2—3 times higher) [5]. An increase in the number of broadband Internet access subscribers by 1 % on average leads to a 0.1 % increase in GRP in the Russian regions, and an increase in the intensity of use leads to an additional increase in output by 0.05 ...
Donelaitis and Kant: to the issue of the hermeneutic of survival in the era of the “mystery of iniquity”
..., Donelaitis expressed keen interest in physicotheology and alternatives to pietism as early as his university years. Donelaitis and Kant never met; they had different worldviews. However, they also had something in common relating to the problem of time. They shared the idea that time is not only a form of material existence connected to space but, primarily, a hermeneutic category. It means that, in its very essence, time is not only objective and absolute, but also relative in a hermeneutic rather ...
Military and political cooperation between Germany and Lithuania in the late 2010s to early 2020s
... Finland for part of the calendar year. Germany has sent fighters, corvettes, and minesweepers to three missions on a rotational basis [15].
Germany’s military contribution to these groupings rarely exceeded 0.2 thousand military personnel, and at times, it was non-existent. The three missions represented the sole instances of the Bundeswehr participation in Eastern Europe (since 2008, SNMG 2 and SNMCG 2 were also deployed to the southern region). NATO’s rotation scheme for member states meant ...
Evangelical Lutheran church of Denmark: socio-economic and territorial-organisational aspects
... residential areas, but they are also characterized by the active implementation of social responsibility [1; 2]. Moreover, there are examples of countries and regions where the church partially duplicates government responsibilities and functions.
At the same time, there has been a decline in the number of adherents of traditional Christian denominations in Europe, along with a decrease in the activity of religious behaviour. Transformational shifts are occurring in the religious structure of the population ...
Artificial Intelligence: a catalyst for entrepreneurship education in the Baltics
... start-ups have the potential to create new employment opportunities and contribute to increased economic development.
Skill Enhancement: participation in student entrepreneurship cultivates valuable skills like leadership, effective communication, and adept time and resource management.
Innovation: students engaged in entrepreneurship often generate and implement innovative ideas, fostering progress and innovation.
Boosted self-esteem: success in student entrepreneurship can bolster participants’ self-esteem ...
Information and propaganda strategies in German non-state media discourse during the COVID-19 pandemic
... publication of intensive care statistics and the number of deaths from the coronavirus was aimed at instilling fear of the disease. This fear played a role in motivating people to adhere to the imposed restrictions and seek vaccination [15]. At the same time, propaganda corresponds to a sequence of well-planned messages spread over a long period of time [16], with repetition as the most effective technique [14].
Public opinion often holds a negative perception of propaganda, viewing it as a set of techniques ...
International heritage in the memorial landscape of the Kaliningrad region
This article aims to analyse the structure of sites in the Kaliningrad region commemorating events, phenomena or figures of international history, as well as to reveal their symbolic significance. The study uses empirical data on the origin, time of construction and purpose of the monuments, memorials and other places of commemoration. Theoretically, it draws on the concepts of cultural memory and sites of memory. The idiographic and historiographic methods were employed along with general ...
Population change and the settlement system transformation in Poland, as revealed by the 2021 census
... fertility rates. Both countries perceive government investment and support for family and fertility as key approaches tackling their demographic issues. Poland has the 500+ policy [3], while Russia has its maternity (family) capital policy. At the same time, birth rate stimulation in Poland also has a repressive component. They limit abortion penalizing providers,<1> which is not yet the case in Russia.
The demographic processes in Russia and Poland are also similar. Both countries see a decrease ...
France’s strategy in the Baltic region: military and political aspects
... document recognizes that in general Moscow has “very significant capabilities for power projection in its near abroad”.<6> Nevertheless, it is proposed to maintain a bilateral dialogue on issues of mutual interest which Macron would do several times at meetings with Vladimir Putin in Versailles, St. Petersburg and Fort Bregançon (2017—2019).
Another significant mention of the Baltic region is made in the 2018 Military Programming Law (MPL) which defines the priorities of French defence policy ...
The sea factor in the federal regulation of Russia’s spatial development: post-Soviet experience and current priorities
... economic situation.
The sea factor in spatial development: essential characteristics and post-Soviet manifestations
On the one hand, the sea factor is a historical and geographical certainty for Russia: it has been at work in the country since the times of the legendary Route from the Varangians to the Greeks, the Hanseatic links of Novgorod and Pskov, as well as the Genoa connections of the Golden Horde. On the other, it is a basically cyclic innovation, which sweeps the country again and again,...
State verbs in the progressive aspect in the contemporary Indian English
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Portfolio optimization in the case of an exponential utility function and in the presence of an illiquid asset
We study an optimization problem for a portfolio with a risk-free, a liquid, and an illiquid risky asset. The illiquid risky asset is sold in an exogenous random moment with a prescribed liquidation time distribution. We assume that the investor chooses an exponential utility function. Study of optimization problems with three assets including an illiquid asset leads to three-dimensional nonlinear Hamilton — Jacobi — Bellman (HJB) equations....
An efficient implementation of an exponential point-counting algorithm on Jacobians of genus 2 hyperelliptic curves
Computing the order of Jacobian of a hyperelliptic curve is a common number-theoretical problem that has lots of applications in modern cryptography. Namely, Jacobians are applicable to constructions of DLP-based cryptosystems, as well as constructions of verifiable delay functions (VDF’s), since they can be viewed as large groups of unknown order. In this article, we present an overview of approaches to accelerate Gaudry-Schost point counting algorithm that is the fastest known algorithm...
Some remarks on the concept and function of Kant’s theory of schematism in the Critique of Pure Reason
... schematism as something entirely new to the Transcendental Deduction of the Categories, namely, as preparation for the use of categories as predicates in sentences known as the ‘Principles of Understanding’ referring to phaenomena (appearances in time and space) rather than the undetermined concept of objects in general. To support this interpretation, the author addresses main concepts of the schematism theory (for instance, those of schema, imagination, homogeneity, and time-determination) and ...
Time in N. O. Lossky’s ideal realism
This article discusses the ontological and epistemological aspects of the interpretation of time in N. O. Lossky’s ideal realism. It is stressed that time is a form of events initiated by substantial actors in the process of world creation. The author analyses the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of time. The features of synchronous ...
Distribution of NQR relaxation times in the rotating frame of reference in micro-sized crystallites
This article presents the results of an experimental study into the effect of powder crystallite size on spin-lattice relaxation times in a rotating frame for 35Cl NQR in potassium chlorate, as well as the nutation interferograms. To obtain the distribution of relaxation times, a multi-exponential decay inversion of the longitudinal component of the nuclear magnetization in a rotating ...
Russia’s political risk for the foreign investors: A special emphasis on Kaliningrad
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University performance and regional development: the case of Russia’s North-West
... 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 for managing social processes and, at the same time, an invaluable social resource [6].
By providing initial and advanced training for intellectual resources and maintaining their professionalism, universities directly affect the level and quality of regional development [7—9]. Education brings ...
The border as a barrier and an incentive for the structural economic transformation of the Kaliningrad exclave
... was followed by the establishment of economic barriers, including the implementation of border and customs controls, and the imposition of trade tariffs. As a result, cross-border movement of goods became slower and more costly [22], [23]. At the time, up to 70 % of the region’s output was exported to other parts of the country, whilst many local industries received raw materials and components from mainland Russia and third countries [20].
These events further exacerbated the effects of chaotic ...
Geography of the mobile internet in the border and interior regions of Russia
... isolated from the physical world; instead, it seamlessly integrates into daily life. Digitalization represents a remarkable phenomenon in which, on one hand, the digital environment diverges significantly from traditional institutions and systems, at times even conflicting with them. Yet, on the other hand, it actively supports and enhances their performance in the digital age [15].
Since institutional boundaries are inextricably linked with territorial and social ones [16], geography is still a significant ...