Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Kaliningrad: A Historical Overview Chapter 3 Kaliningrad under Soviet and Russian Rule Chapter 4 Kaliningrad as a Flash Point of Conflict Chapter 5 A More Positive Assesment Chapter 6 From a "Gateway" to a "Black Hole" in Europe Chapter 7 The EU and Kaliningrad Chapter 8 Moscow and Kaliningrad Chapter 9 The United States and Kaliningrad Chapter 10 Epilogue: Kaliningrad and the Future
Richard J. Krickus is professor emeritus of political science at Mary Washington College.
Krickus provides a comprehensive and objective study of the
Kalinigrad question, including a well-written historic overview,
analysis of the status of the region under Soviet and Russian rule,
a look at Kaliningrad as a source of tensions between Russia and
Lithuania and Russia and Poland, the role of Belarus, and
discussion of the question of separatism. The book will be useful
for everyone who wants to know about the complexities of the
Kaliningrad question. Recommended for general collections,
upper-division undergraduates and above.
*CHOICE*
Offers a broad picture of the area's peculiar issues.
*The Chronicle of Higher Education*
Well researched and lucidly argued. This book is an important
addition to the library about current events in Russia, especially
in light of the very limited literature on the Kaliningrad
issue.
*Ilya Prizel, University of Pittsburgh*
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