Kaliningrad between Moscow and Brussels

Author(s): Ingmar Oldberg
Series: Project Regionalization of Russian Foreign and Security Policy
Issue: 17
Publisher(s): Forschungsstelle für Sicherheitspolitik und Konfliktanalyse, ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2002

Separated from the rest of Russia with the independence of the Baltic states and Belarus in 1991, Kaliningrad Oblast is alone amongst the Russian regions in being an exclave. Situated at an almost equidistance between Moscow and Brussels, the region is caught between two spheres of influence. This paper investigates the extent to which Kaliningrad has become more autonomous vis-à-vis the federal center and more dependent on the West. The author examines the economic, political and security dimensions of the oblast, pointing out differences and similarities with other regions in Russia.

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