Russian Exclave on the Baltic: Evolution of Exclavity and Ways to Overcome It
The longstanding efforts of federal authorities aimed at the development of the Kaliningrad Region did not meet the expectations. The region can be considered as a depressed one; it is characterised by the instability of the socioeconomic situation. The main reason for the reduced efficiency of state activity is the application of standard mechanisms of governmental regional development regulation that neglect the unique nature of this Russian region: the enclave/exclave status, the inhabiting of the region, the dependence on external markets etc. To solve the problems of the Kaliningrad region, the state should partially revise its ideology, including the views on external connections of constituents. Moreover, Russia should coordinate its activity in the Baltic Sea States taking in account the increased sensitivity of the Kaliningrad Region.