The Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. Challenges and limits of its integration in the Baltic region

Richard, Yann; Alexander, Sebentsov; Зотова, М. В.

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“…Of course, one of these circumstances was the necessity for Kaliningrad to integrate into the Baltic exchange networks, which was somehow difficult, partly because of the "persistence of adverse geopolitical orientations in the local populations and persistent stereotypes in the public opinion" by both Russian and European neighbouring sides, as was shown in the paper by Y. Richard, A. Sebentsov and M. Zotova (Richard et al, 2015).…”

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Specific Kaliningrad character of the Russian identity

Klemeshev

Fedorov²,

Fidrya³

2017

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series

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There are different levels of territorial identity perceived as a sense of belonging to a particular social and territorial community. People residing in any region identify themselves with these levels to a different degree. Since 2001, the authors have been doing sociological research into the territorial identity of the population of the Kaliningrad region, which became a Russia’s exclave after the demise the USSR. The research shows that residents of the Kaliningrad region associate themselves with different territorial communities to a varying degree starting with an ever strengthening sense of national identity, followed by the regional and local identity. The sense of macro-regional (European) and global identity is significantly lower.

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Section: Self-identification Of the Population With Social Communitiementioning

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Specific Kaliningrad character of the Russian identity

Klemeshev

Fedorov²,

Fidrya³

2017

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series

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“…Since the mid-2000s, the tenor of most publications by Western authors has changed. Although works seeking to promote economic cooperation are still being published (some of them in collaboration between Russian and international authors [20][21][22]), most Kaliningrad-related materials focus on the national security of EU and NATO countries in the context of political relations with Russia [23][24][25][26][27]. Russian researchers continue to develop ideas that may be instrumental in strengthening international cooperation in the Baltic.…”

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“…It defines economic security as the 'protection of the national economy from external and internal threats as well as ensuring the country's economic sovereignty, the uniformity of its economic space, and conditions for achieving the strategic national priorities of the Russian Federation'. 22 The challenges and threats to the country's economic security are identified in the document, along with the aim and objectives of the national policy. It also lists forty indicators of economic security.…”

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On the economic security of Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave

Fedorov

2020

Balt. Reg.

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An exclave position makes the economic security problems of the Kaliningrad region more complex as compared with other Russian territories. Deteriorating relations between Russia and the West compound the situation. This has been especially so since 2014 when economic sanctions were imposed against Russia, and the country retaliated. Global geopolitical instability adds to the conundrum. This study aims to assess the economic security of the Kaliningrad region. Its objectives include defining the concept of regional economic security and measuring its level in the Russian Baltic exclave. Possible ways to improve the economic security of the region are considered as well. Official statistics on the dynamics of industrial production and GRP and 28 other socio-economic indicators are used to assess the level of economic security. The region performs well on nine indicators and much worse on 19. Proposals for economic restructuring aimed at more intensive exploitation of regional natural and labour resources are examined along with the region’s prospects as part of the Great Eurasia (Bolshaya Eurasia) project and as an ‘international development corridor’.

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“…Theoretical papers, monographs, and dissertations based on detailed case studies emerge in different cities (see, for instance, Vardomsky, 2009;Vardomsky & Golunov, 2002). For example, in Kaliningrad researchers have studied the influence of the changing geopolitical situation of the exclave on bordering (Fedorov, Zverev, & Korneevets, 2013;Richard, Sebentsov, & Zotova, 2015). In Vladivostok, Irkutsk and Orenburg the emphasis has been the theory of cross-boundary natural and socio-economic systems as the basis of conflicts and co-operation (Kluev, 1996(Kluev, , 2017Baklanov & Ganzei, 2008, Baklanov, Novikov, & Ptitsyn, 2016.…”

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Russian borderlands: Contemporary problems and challenges

Колосов

Sebentsov

2020

Regional Science Policy & Practice

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Russia has the largest number of neighbours in the world, with 16 different countries distributed along its more than 20,000 km land border. The diversity of situations in border regions offers an opportunity to study and to compare the influence of historical, cultural and geopolitical factors on the economic development of border regions, everyday life of population and interactions with the neighbours. The paper summarizes the results of recent projects devoted to Russian borderlands. It is based on the concept of bordering and a study of social practices. All Russian borders are analysed as a single system. The authors consider the impact of the 2014 crisis in Ukraine and the following geopolitical events on cross-border interactions of Russian border regions and analyse the effects of border location on the development of Russian regions. A special attention is paid to the combined influence on bordering of both "hard," "material" (the demographic situation, the territorial pattern of settlements and economy, etc.) and "soft" factors (the role of a border in territorial identities, political discourses and the perception of a neighbouring country, etc.). The fragmentation of the border space and the increasing asymmetry of socioeconomic indicators and cross-border interactions between neighbouring territories are shown.

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The Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. Challenges and limits of its integration in the Baltic region

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Cited by 6 publications

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Specific Kaliningrad character of the Russian identity

Specific Kaliningrad character of the Russian identity

On the economic security of Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave

Russian borderlands: Contemporary problems and challenges

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