Between Kant and Trendelenburg: On the Genealogy of Kudryavtsev-Platonov’s Theory of Cognition
Viktor D. Kudryavtsev-Platonov is one of the most prominent representatives of Russian religious-academic philosophy of the second half of the nineteenth 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...
The geopolitical effect of the maritime factor on the spatial development of post-Soviet Russia: the Baltic case
... level, coastalisation or the shift towards an oceanic economy, as Pyotr Savitsky termed the process a century ago, is evident in the active engagement of coastal territories in the formation of transboundary maritime regionalisation structures. This trend, accurately described in [28], has been most pronounced in the Baltic region, with a substantial geopolitical element [27]. All these trends affected the architecture of the Russian space, producing a change in its economic and settlement proportion ...
Demographic development processes in the history of the Kaliningrad region: national trends and regional specifics
This article aims to identify the main demographic development trends and features observed in the Kaliningrad region from a historical perspective and assess the extent to which the region’s demographic development corresponds to the national model accepted in contemporary historiography. The empirical sources ...
University performance and regional development: the case of Russia’s North-West
The role of universities in regional socio-economic systems is pivotal. However, despite the overall trend of GRP growth, regions of Russia’s Northwestern Federal District underperform on education-related measures. These include the share of education in GRP, the percentage of individuals employed in the education sector and the number of universities ...
Economic development of Russia’s north-western regions and migration to the St. Petersburg agglomeration
... compared to Moscow and Helsinki was a result of greater investments in manufacturing.
Introduction
Russia’s population is not growing, yet its concentration in major cities, primarily Moscow, St. Petersburg, and regional hubs, is on the rise. This trend is prevalent in both developing and developed nations. Urban agglomerations offer a notable advantage in terms of heightened innovation activity. These agglomerations foster new areas of activity that, in conjunction with conventional ones, stimulate ...
The effect of geographical position and employment fluctuations on rural settlement trends
... spatial planning, are growing. This article draws on the concept of the geographical demographic situation; it uses official statistics on Russian regions and Kaliningrad municipalities and settlements to explore the connection between rural settlement trends and employment fluctuations caused by structural shifts in Russian regional economies. It is shown how settlement polarisation affects differences in settlement trends of meso- and microdistrict levels. Regions are identified that have a capacity ...
The effect of Covid-19 on labour migration in the CIS
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Modern trends in paradiplomacy: a case of Russian-Finnish regional cooperation
... cooperation with Russia and Belarus in 2022. The existing paradiplomatic structure, however, may be of interest to scholars and policymakers as a model to be reproduced by Russia in cooperation with non-EU neighbours. The study aims to identify the main trends in paradiplomacy by examining Russian-Finnish regional collaboration. It reviews theoretical approaches to paradiplomacy, conducts a case study analysis of three forms of Russian-Finnish regional interaction and defines the main trends in paradiplomacy....
‘Back to Kant’ or ‘Back to Leibnitz’? A critical view from the history of Russian metaphysical personalism
This article provides a comparative analysis of the influence of the two great German thinkers — Immanuel Kant and Gottfried Leibnitz — on the Russian philosophy of the 19th/20th centuries. The ideas of metaphysical personalists and neo-Leibnizians (E. A. Bobrov, A. A. Kozlov, S. A. Alekseev (Askoldov), N. O. Lossky, and V. Salagova) are invoked to demonstrate the main arguments of the critique of Kantianism and neo-Kantianism in Russian philosophy. It is shown that the ideas of Russian neo-Leibnizians...
A new role of cooperation under economic sanctions as seen by residents of the Kaliningrad region
... location of modern industrial clusters. The concentration of industrial zones in areas with a high percentage of cooperative enterprises provides implicit evidence of a connection between cooperative development and industrial production growth [7]. These trends acquire special significance amidst bans on foreign product imports and the necessity for import substitution development prompted by the imposition of sanctions [8]. Considering the role cooperation has in increasing the economic capacity of ...
From the editor
... to the issue concentrate intently on the state of affairs observed in 2022 and 2023 in Russia’s Baltic regions. At the same time, many elements of the situation seen in the macro-region are determined by long-term development factors and global trends, which are discussed in some of the articles. This also holds for the opening article by A. G. Druzhinin. He examines the impact of the sea factor on Russia’s spatial development under the influence of geopolitical circumstances. His article ...
Spatial differentiation of rural territories in the Kaliningrad region: implications for socio-economic policies
The article analyses the challenges associated with the development of rural areas in the Kaliningrad region. The author analyses trends in the development of agriculture, population dynamics, and settlement patterns, while also exploring their interconnectedness and external impacts. The research draws upon comparative-geographical, economic-statistical, and cartographic analyses ...
Efficiency analysis of seaports in Russia’s Baltic basin: performance evaluation
... of modern environmentally friendly equipment. From the point of view of cargo owners, the efficiency of the port will be higher if a “smart port” system is implemented in the port. For operators, a high level of efficiency involves following the trend of implementing remote equipment control systems, while employees performing current tasks may face difficulties in mastering new technologies.
On the other hand, the seaport interacts with the participants of the external environment who are not ...
France’s strategy in the Baltic region: military and political aspects
... this region, various coalitions are being formed implying the containment of Russia to one degree or another: the Lublin Triangle or the Three Seas Initiative in particular [3], not to mention regular exercises including the US Navy.
Another notable trend in this context is the growing interest of European countries not geographically located in the Baltic region. Of these countries, the French Republic stands out, as its foreign policy traditionally focuses more on the South (the Mediterranean and ...
A typology of the Baltic region states according to excellence in science and technology
... asymmetric development of territories, and a form of “spatial fixation” [28]. The territorial dynamics of scientific and technological progress is no exception; on the contrary, the intrinsically international character of science amplifies existing trends. In this regard, there is a need to assess the level and trends in the development of the scientific and technical progress of the Russian Federation in comparison with other countries of the Baltic Sea region, to identify promising areas for its ...
Preserve vs dismantle: major trends in the Baltics’ politics of memory regarding Soviet monuments at sites of mass violence
... the Baltics, which began in the early 2000s, continued into 2022. This process, however, has not affected Soviet memorials at the sites of mass violence perpetrated during the German occupation of the Baltics. This article aims to investigate major trends in the Baltics’ politics of memory regarding Soviet monuments erected at sites of mass violence. The official policy of the Baltics towards these memorial sites has been largely shaped by the international agenda and the perception of the commemorated ...
Spatial organisation of the new forms of e-grocery and ready-made food trade in a large Russian city
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Transformations in the Communicative Characteristics of Political Discourse in the Current Information Space
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Traditional Structures in Contemporary Chinese Poetry
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The influence of the sea on the economic development and settlement structure in the Baltic Sea region
... more rapidly than inland regions. At the same time, the effect of environmental, socioeconomic, demographic, and political factors is often stronger than the influence of the sea. Thus, an inland position can be more beneficial than a coastal one. Both trends are observed in the Baltic Sea macroregion. However, the ‘gravitational force’ of the sea varies from place to place. This article focuses on the most significant differences between territories and countries. These differences reflect the ...
On crisis trends in the legitimacy of the political regimes of the Baltic States
... article considers the legitimacy of political regimes in the Baltic States by analysing three major parameters: confidence in political institutions, level of corruption, and the development of their party systems. The author identifies the major crisis trends in the legitimacy of the political regimes of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. The article stresses the problem of legitimacy reproduction resulting from the limited representation of the national party systems. Special attention is paid to compensatory ...
Russia’s Coastal Zone as a Social and Geographic Phenomenon: Conceptualisation and Delimitation
... increased potential for cluster formation in the economy. Marine cross-border clusters are identified as independent typological units. Characteristics and conditions for their formation and development are described in view of contemporary geoeconomic trends. The author examines the conditions and prospects for the formation of marine cross-border clusters in the key segments of Russia’s coastal zone.
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The lithodynamic and geomorphological features of a terraced underwater slope of the Sambian peninsula (South-East Baltic)
... the area of Cape Taran; they have been classified according to the morphological features; a detailed electronic lithological map has been drawn. The authors analyse the correlation between bottom currents and meteorological conditions. The sediment trend analysis based on statistical parameters of grain size distribution helped identify the sediment trend from the 10 m isobath northward towards the open sea and that along the shore at a 20 m depth eastward.
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Key Directions of Sectoral and Spatial Changes in the Russian Industry
This article considers major trends in the spatial and sectoral structure of national production and analyses the patterns of transformation of industrial systems into integrated industrial complexes, which show higher efficiency in transit condiétions. The author presents a new ...
Russian Population Ethnic Structure: Trends and Transformations
... structure of the population of the post-Soviet Russia from the territorial perspective. The stability of the ethnic structure of the “Russian mega nucleus” and indigenization of the national regions are considered in view of the differences in migration trends during the two inter-census periods and the socioeconomic situation in the regions. The urbanization rate of major ethnic groups is an indirect indicator of the prospects of traditional “primordial” ethnic identities in different ethnic groups....
Structural and Functional Characteristics of the Spatial Development of Rural and Urban Areas in the Northwestern Economic District
... the problem of increasing spatial polarisation in the population distribution systems of the Leningrad, Novgorod, and Pskov regions. The author examines the impact of development and distribution of factors of production on demographic processes and trends in the transformation of the population distribution system. Based on an analysis of the sectoral structure of economy and demographic development trends, the author proposes a functional typology of urban and rural settlements. He stresses the ...
Natural Increase in the Baltic South and South-West
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Geopolitical regionalisation of the Baltic area: the essence and historical dynamics
... polarised, as is happening with the Baltic region today. This situation should not be interpreted as a blending of the two categories, as they function at distinct structural levels within complex regions.
Based on historical-geographical features and trends, regions are classified into:
1. regions of integration proactively unite previously disjointed territories (the EAEU, Mercosur, Euroregions and the CIS before 2014). A particular case is integration for opposing common competitors. One can also ...
Evangelical Lutheran church of Denmark: socio-economic and territorial-organisational aspects
... with the ability to preserve functions that mirror those of the state, allow the Church of Denmark to maintain its civilisational and culture-building role for the populace, especially the indigenous one. However, Denmark is not exempt from the secular trends prevalent in the Nordic countries. One notable tendency is the decline in adherents of the Evangelical Lutheran Church observed over recent decades. This decline is most evident in the capital region, where the proportion of migrants in the population ...
The modern economy of Russia’s Baltic regions in the municipal context
... in the Kaliningrad region became more homogeneous in terms of the level of taxable income for individuals and individual entrepreneurs. In contrast, in the Leningrad Region, the level of differentiation remained unchanged, albeit with diverse income trends across municipalities.
The study highlights municipalities’ specialization as a factor influencing changes in local companies’ revenue, particularly in 2022. The research illustrates that small businesses have a significantly smaller impact ...
The Accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO: Geopolitical implications for Russia’s position in the Baltic Sea region
... faces in light of these events are analyzed. Finally, possible scenarios for the development of the situation and Russia’s reaction are built.
The study draws on a wide range of Russian and foreign authors who trace the evolution of military-political trends in the Baltic Sea region (including the question of how Helsinki and Stockholm decided to break with non-aligned politics), the ability of these two Nordic countries to contribute to the cumulative power of NATO, and the current confrontation between ...
The Swedish institute’s scholarship policy as a soft power instrument
... selected for analysis fall into distinct categories. The first category comprises official publications by the Swedish Institute available on its website: news releases, reports, and programe announcements. These sources offer insights into the financial trends of SI programmes, the organization’s approaches to target groups, and the objectives set by the organization in specific contexts.
The second category of materials is feedback from the SI alumni. After the first presentation of the SI Alumni ...
Artificial Intelligence: a catalyst for entrepreneurship education in the Baltics
... concept of entrepreneurial potential.
ChatGPT, for instance, can be a valuable resource for entrepreneurs by assisting them with tasks such as generating business ideas, conducting market research, building predictive models, and identifying emerging trends. Such capabilities empower entrepreneurs to make well-informed decisions. ChatGPT and similar technical tools with AI components serve as vital support systems for young, active entrepreneurs in Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, furnishing them with ...
Reputation and status in Denmark’s strategic culture
... overshadowed by Poland, Sweden, Finland and the Baltic States.
Much will depend on Denmark’s belief that the United States is an effective guarantor of a liberal international order and the political landscape in the Danish parliament. There are growing trends in favour of stronger European defence cooperation and closer ties with France and Germany. Whilst Denmark still maintains a presence in the Middle East, its primary focus has now shifted to the military and political developments in the Baltic ...
Expansionism in Poland’s strategic culture: historical retrospective and variations
... neighbours to a ‘truer’ religion. Yet, in the 16th—17th centuries, this doctrine lost its popularity amid the turbulence of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation. To a degree, this development was very much in line with the general European trend towards secularisation. According to Kalevi Holsti’s calculations, in 1648—1713, states tended to abstain from religious justifications for their territorial claims, using them in only 14 % of cases as pretexts for war: instead, they either ...
The impact of the food embargo on consumer preferences and cross-border practices in the Kaliningrad region
... explanations include low investment attractiveness of the food industry, staff shortage, etc. [10].
Berendeeva and Ratnikova have conducted a comparative study of the effects of changes in price and supply (substitution effects) [11]. They found that the trends differed in rural and urban areas. For example, in cities, the market for fruit and vegetables has undergone much more significant changes than in rural areas, where residents have their own gardens [11]. According to the researchers, the transformations ...
Population change and the settlement system transformation in Poland, as revealed by the 2021 census
... affairs is largely due to the Polish government deliberately halting cooperation with Russia and Belarus, including cross-border collaborations. Yet, this decision seems to create more problems for Poland than its eastern neighbours. If the current trends persist, the eastern voivodeships, the stronghold of the right-wing conservatives in power, may not only rapidly lose population but also face a reduction in the level of socioeconomic development.
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Changes in the structure and geography of tourist flows during the COVID-19 pandemic
... growing in all Finnish regions except for North Ostrobothnia and all Swedish counties excluding Norrbotten. Inbound tourism did not recover that rapidly in most of the coastal regions, where the growth in absolute values was insignificant.
A positive trend was observed in the regions of South Sweden and Denmark, with the majority of arrivals coming from Germany. Yet, In Poland’s Lubusz and West Pomeranian voivodeships, where Germans also account for most of the international visitors, there was ...
Overview of global trends in 3D technologies
This article introduces the main trends in the field of 3D technologies, gives a brief statistical overview of the main countries and companies involved in the development of the industry. The list of priority areas in which this technology can be applied is also indicated and tells ...
Immanuel Kant in the Historical Philosophy of Gustav Shpet
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Development of municipal districts in Saint Petersburg over the last decade: an economic and spatial analysis
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Structural changes in the economy of the Russian North-West regions: institutional factor
Balancing out uneven regional development and territorial disparities is an urgent task. Solving it requires considering the geo-economic features of various parts of Russia’s spatially structured territory. This study aims to describe trends in the economic space transformation and structural changes in the economies of the North-Western Federal District. Exploring the economic space transformation, the paper draws on economic theory and geography, the concepts of cluster and power ...
Migration attractiveness of the coastal zone of Russia’s North-West: local gradients
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Migration from Post-Soviet countries to Poland and the Baltic States: trends and features
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Economic activity of the leading religious organizations in Estonia
... of losing some number of buildings belonging to them as well as the staff of priests.
Analysis of the economic activity of a religious organization is rarely used in scientific research, however, its results may be indicative of the processes and trends in the functioning of religious institutions, implementation of different aspects of churches' activities as parts of the unite confessional space.
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Trends in population change and the sustainable socio-economic development of cities in North-West Russia
... accounts for 10 % of the country’s total area and 9.5 % of its population. This article aims to trace the patterns of city distribution across the region, to assess the conditions of differently populated cities and towns, and to identify sustainability trends in their socio-economic development. Population change is a reliable indicator of the competitiveness of a city. As a rule, a growing city performs well economically and has a favourable investment climate and high-paid jobs. The analysis revealed ...
Variability of climatic characteristics оver the South-East Baltic coastal waters in the early XXI century
The study is focused on features of hydrometeorological conditions in the southeastern Baltic Sea and their trends assessment for 2005—2019 (climatic half period). The authors used the data from field observations of atmospheric pressure, wind direction and speed, and air temperature from the automatic hydrometeorological station located offshore, as well ...
Information metabolism and innovation dynamics in the Rostov agglomeration: the role of the coastal factor and economic clustering
... flows in the Rostov agglomeration via the active clustering of innovation sector, accompanied by the dynamics of tacit knowledge and the shrinking of its spatial imbalances. Moreover, the research uncovered the negative side effects of geo-economic trends that threaten the reproduction of innovations in the agglomeration space.
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