TY - JOUR N2 - The Dilemmas of the Kaliningrad Oblast Today. The Kaliningrad Oblast is a Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea neighbouring with the EU countries of Poland and Lithuania. On one hand, the Oblast belongs to the Russian political, economic and defence area, and on the other, it is separated from other parts of the Russian Federation. This specific location affects the nature of the local economy, the dependence on import and a drive towards cooperating with countries abroad. The economic situation of the Kaliningrad Oblast is strictly related to the economic situation of the remaining parts of Russia. Kaliningrad is subject to principles established by the federal centre, and Moscow decides about the most important issues of the region. At the same time, the Oblast makes efforts to provide conditions for social and economic development comparable to the development standards of neighbouring countries. The residents of the Oblast can be characterised by a sense of own identity, their openness to Europe, as well as activeness and entrepreneurship as compared to other Russian citizens. The greatest number of military units in Russia cluster in Kaliningrad Oblast. This potential is continually strengthened with the progressing modernisation of Russian military forces. Small border traffic, initiated in July 21 between the Republic of Poland and the Kaliningrad Oblast of the RF, had a major impact on the animation, volume and the dynamics of cross-border relations and the promotion of Poland. In July 2016, the Polish side suspended the project. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/107805/PDF-MASTER/Studia%20KPZK%20183_Palmowski.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/107805 PY - 2018 KW - Kaliningrad Oblast KW - economy KW - society KW - cooperation with Poland A1 - Palmowski, Tadeusz PB - Polska Akademia Nauk Komitet Przestrzennego Zagospodarowania Kraju VL - tom 183 Teoretyczne i aplikacyjne wyzwania współczesnej geografii społeczno-ekonomicznej DA - 2018.06.15 T1 - Obwód kaliningradzki i jego współczesne dylematy UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/107805 T2 - Studia KPZK ER -