A Story of One Unsuccessful “Island” Kaliningrad 1991- 2010: from “Baltic Hong Kong” to the Center dependent entity
Journal: Tiempo devorado
Year: 2014

Having become a part of the Soviet Union as a de-facto “war prize” of victorious Second World War, Kaliningrad Oblast still remains the western most point of the Russian Federation that does not have direct connection with motherland. Despite numerous declarative attempts and changing approaches this regions still has not been able to catch up with its neighbors. The main goal of this research is to trace the main stages of development of Kaliningrad Oblast after the year 1991 and as certain maj