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Kaliningrad: Measuring Up Against Europe, Not Mainland Russia

Nov 14, 2019 | 16:20 GMT

Konigsberg Cathedral and the Pregolya River are seen in this nighttime shot in Kaliningrad. The Russian exclave would rather look to Europe than to the rest of Russia.
(HENRYK SADURA/Shutterstock)
Highlights
- Once one of Russia's most prosperous regions, Kaliningrad has been hit hard by the West's sanctions against Moscow.
- Moscow has nonetheless sought to bring some development to the territory with infrastructure projects such as the Arena Baltika stadium.
- Many in the Baltic exclave pride themselves on their more European, rather than Russian, deportment.
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