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KALININGRAD: THE OTHER BALTIC STATE?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

 

 

Carsten, F. L. The Origins of Prussia. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1958.

Fyodorov, Gennady M. “The Social and Economic Development of Kaliningrad.” Kaliningrad: The European Amber Region. Suffolk, Great Britian: The Ipswich Book Company, 1998.

Godzimirski, Jakub M. “Soviet Legacy and Baltic Security: The Case of Kaliningrad.” Stability and Security in the Baltic Sea Region:Russian, Nordic and European Aspects Edited by Olav F. Knudsen. London: Frank Cass Publishers, 1999.

Golovina, Elena. Quoted from e-mail conversation on May5, 2001.

Haffner, Sebastian. The Rise and Fall of Prussia, translated by Ewald Osers. London: Willmer Brothers Limited, 1980.

Kesaris, Paul, ed. Potsdam Conference Documents. Fredrick, MD: University Publications of America, 1980.

Krauze, Jan. “Kwasniewski on NATO Membership, Ties With Russia, US.” Paris Le Monde. March 20, 1999.

Lithuanian State Department.  “Lithuania’s Cooperation with the  Kaliningrad Region of the Russian Federation.” <http://www.urm.lt/data/5/EF159562_kalin.htm> Cited on May 1, 2000.

Lithuanian State Department.  “Lithuania’s Cooperation with Russia’s Kaliningrad Region.” <http://www.urm.lt/political/kaling.htm>. Cited on November 15, 2000.

Mayer, Leo, ed.  Livlandische Reimchronik. Hildesheim: Georg Olms, 1963. Reprint of 1876 edition.

Misiunas, Romuald, and Taagepera, Rein. The Baltic States: Years of Dependence 1940-1990. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993.

NATO Defense and Security Committee. NATO Parliamentary Report. Defense and Security Committee: Sub-committee on Northern Security Issues; October 5, 1999. 

Paterson, Tony. “Germany In Secret Talks With Russia to Take Back Konigsberg.” The Sunday Telegraph (London). January 21, 2001.

Raczynski, Zdzislaw. “The Cold Peace on the Bug River: Poland – Russia, 60 years.” Warsaw Polityka.  September 18, 1999.

Romanovna, Anna. Quoted from e-mail conversation on May 1, 2001.

Urban, William. Baltic Crusades.  DeKalb: Northern Illinois University Press, 1975.

Usackas, Vygaudas. “Lithuania and Kaliningrad: Building a Relationship with the New Europe.” http://ungurys.urm.lt/eu-negotiations/0727usac.htm, Cited on May 11, 2001.

No Author. “BMW Car Goes off flow line in Kainingrad.” ITAR-TASS. August 22, 1999.

No Author. “Crime Situation in Kaliningrad Region Worsening.” BBC. December 22, 1999.

No Author. “In From the Cold: Western investors are returning to Rusia – armed with protectin plans and strategies for survival.” The Economist. January 8, 2000.

No Author. “Kaliningrad regions registers 3,493 HIV-infected people.” ITAR-TASS. May 19, 2000.

No Author. “More than 60,000 enterprises of small businesses registered on the territory of the the Kaliningrad Oblast.” Kaliningradskaya Lenta Novoste., January 8, 1999.

No Author, “Poland: Geremek Notes Russian Arms Concentration in Kaliningrad.” Warsaw PAP, May 19, 1998.

 

 

 

BOOK RESOURCES w/ Annotations:

 

 

Fyodorov, Gennady M. “Social and Economic Development of Kaliningrad.” Kaliningrad: The European Amber Region. Edited by Pertti Joenniemi and Jan Prawitz. Brookfield, Vermont: Ashcroft Publishing Company, 1998.

 

-    This articles traces the dynamics of the economic development of the Kaliningrad region from the end of World War II to the present. The author is the Rector of  Kaliningrad State University.

 

Kaliningradskii Oblastnoi Komiteta Gosudarstvennoi Statistiki. Yantarnyi Ostrov Rossii. Kaliningrad: Kaliningradskii Oblastnoi Komiteta Gosudarstvennoi Statistiki, 1996.

 

-    This is an official governmental statistical periodical of the Kaliningrad Region of the Russian Federation. This provides the statistics of several different aspects of the society of Kaliningrad, including the population, economy, government, etc.

 

Kleinschmist, James R. A “Hole” in Europe: the Future of Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2000.

 

-    This is a thesis paper concerning the Kaliningrad region. The essay discusses how the Russian federal government treats the region as any other region within the Russian Federation. The author was a graduate student in the REECAS program at the University of Washington.

 

Oldberg, Ingmar. “Kaliningrad: Problems and Prospects.”  Kaliningrad: The European Amber Region. Edited by Pertti Joenniemi and Jan Prawitz. Brookfield, Vermont: Ashcroft Publishing Company, 1998.

 

-    This article covers several different problems that are facing the Kaliningrad region, including the Free Economic Zone, the Transit Issue, and the Claims of Other Countries to the Region, etc. The author is a Associate Professor of politcal science at San Diego State University.

 

Zolov, Alexander B. Kaliningrad, Rossiia. Kaliningrad: Kaliningradskii Skaz, 1996.

 

-    This book discusses the diplomatic meetings of the leaders of Allied Powers during and after World War II concerning the acquisition of East Prussia by the Communists,  concentrating on Koenigsberg (Kaliningrad) in particular. The author specializes on modern history of Europe and the United States.

 

 

 

Web-Resources w/ Annotations:

 

Kaliningrad Regional Administration. The Russian Federation: Federal Statute: On the Special Economic Zone in the Kaliningrad Region. <http://www.gov.kaliningrad.ru/omainlaw.php3?lid=3> (Cited on April 23, 2001).

 

This web site is conducted by the local administration in Kaliningrad. This particular article gives a copy of the law concerning the Special Economic Zone. This is a primary source for those looking for the laws that concern this aspect of the Kaliningrad economy. 

 

U.S. Department of State. Background Notes: Lithuania. <http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes/lithuania_9801_bgn.html> (Cited on April 23, 2001).

 

This site is operated by the United States Department of State. This is a good site for obtaining facts about the economy, population, environment, etc. of Lithuania, and can also be used to find information on a number of other countries.

 

European Union. “Communication From The Commision to the Council: The EU and Kaliningrad <http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/north_dim/doc/com_0026en01.pdf> (Cited April 27, 2001).

 

This site is operated by the European Union. This site explains the major causes of concern that the EU has toward Kaliningrad in regards to the possible admission of Poland and Lithuania. This site covers the economy, environment and social problems that face Kaliningrad today. It also tells of the several different projects that the EU is conducting in Kaliningrad in order to have in meet EU standards.

 

European Union. “External Relations: The EU and Russia.” <http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/russia/intro/index.htm> (Cited on April 27, 2001)

 

This site is also conducted by the EU. This particular page deals specifically with the Russian Federation. It explains the economic and political situation that Russia is facing today. It also lists the different projects for cooperation between the EU and Russia.

 

Unknown Author. “Koenigsberg: History Pages.” < http://users.gazinter.net/profit/koenigsberg/win/toc.htm> (Cited on May 5, 2001)

 

This site is not conducted by a respectable publication and the author is unknown, so the data must be viewed with criticism. The site gives a timeline history of Koenigsberg from the time of the Teutonic Knights to the end of World War II.

 

 

Outline of Essay:

 

I will look at the history of the region, starting with the early Prussian inhabitants, the rise of the Teutonic Order, the incorporation into the German State, the incorporation of the region to the Soviet Union, and finally the region after the disintigration of the Soviet Union. I will then look at how different countries have claim to the area. The economical situation of the region, including the status of the Special Economic Zone and the levels of industrialization and trade, will be examined. The military sector of the region is also something that will be needed to be looked at. The the social problems that face the Kaliningrad exclave will be discussed. I will look at the ecological hazards that the region poses for the states that lie on the Baltic Sea. I will then finally show some of the problems and benefits that international European organizations, NATO and the European Union in particular, bring to the Russian Federation and the Kaliningrad exclave.