The Kaliningrad question / Richard J. Krickus.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Krickus, Richard J.

Series:

• New international relations of Europe

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Kaliningradskai︠a︡ oblastʹ (Russia)--Relations.
• Kaliningradskai︠a︡ oblastʹ (Russia)--Politics and government.
• Kaliningradskai︠a︡ oblastʹ (Russia)--Strategic aspects.

Physical Description:

vii, 221 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2002]

Summary:

• The only comprehensive English-language study of Kaliningrad, this invaluable book explores the history and uncertain fate of the former East Prussia. When the USSR collapsed in 1991, Kaliningrad became a Russian exclave. As its neighbors turned to the West for investment and leadership, Kaliningrad's own source of income and stability -- a massive military presence -- was withdrawn. The 1998 economic crisis made the situation even more desperate, and by the end of the 1990s, Russia's westernmost oblast was deemed a "black hole" of social and economic decay, not the future Hong Kong once imagined.
• Richard Krickus, a leading expert on Kaliningrad, fills a crucial gap by tracing its long history of unstable possession, critiquing Russian and Western policy, and mapping out possible futures for the oblast. The Kaliningrad Question will be an invaluable guide to understanding the region and the potential flash points of conflict associated with it.

Contents:

• Map of Europe and Prospective EU Accession Dates viii
• Map of the Kaliningrad Region x
• 1 Kaliningrad: A Historical Overview 17
• 2 Kaliningrad under Soviet and Russian Rule 37
• 3 Kaliningrad as a Flash Point of Conflict 57
• 4 A More Positive Assessment 73
• 5 From a "Gateway" to a "Black Hole" in Europe 93
• 6 The EU and Kaliningrad 111
• 7 Moscow and Kaliningrad 131
• 8 The United States and Kaliningrad 155
• Epilogue: Kaliningrad and the Future 181.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 0742517047
• 0742517055

OCLC:

47916013