The Baltic Region in the Studies of Russian Political Scientists

Abstract

Региональные политологические школы России two administrative regions of foreign countries more often than others become objects of study, namely Itä-Suomen lääni (Eastern Finland) and Warmia-Masurian Voivodship (Poland). The topic of cross-border cooperation at the regional level is the most prominent in Baltic studies. Another major topic is the problems of Euro-Atlantic integration in the Baltic region. To date, several research centres have been established in Russia: in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Petrozavodsk, and Pskov. The main directions of studying the problems of the socio-political development of the Baltic region have been formed, publishing projects have gained a high reputation, and the institutional environment of the research community is being formed. Such a state of Baltic studies in Russia can be the basis for the development of a wider area of research in the field of cross-border regional studies.