Kaliningrad Oblast 2016. The society, economy and army. OSW Report 12/2016
Journal: Archive of European Integration (AEI) (University of Pittsburgh)
Year: 2016

Moscow has been developing a new model of governance for Kaliningrad Oblast in 2016. The changes in the regional government (the governance of the oblast was entrusted to people sent from Moscow and had no links with the region) were part of it. These are a result of Russia’s depleting financial resources and austerity policy, the increasing militarisation of the Russian Federation and the important role the oblast plays in this policy, and the need to ensure a satisfactory result in the upcomin