Subjects of the empress. Wider context of regional history education on East Prussia and identity processes in contemporary Kaliningrad oblast
Journal: Sprawy Narodowościowe Seria nowa
Year: 2018

Subjects of the empress. Wider context of regional history education on East Prussia and identity processes in contemporary Kaliningrad oblastPolitical, economic and social changes brought about by the dissolution of the Soviet Union have had a significant impact on Kaliningrad Oblast, the empire’s westernmost territory of geostrategic importance. Formerly belonging to the German province of East Prussia, the region was meant to become Sovietised completely. The end of the Cold War led to a comp