GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
Kaliningrad: Measuring Up Against Europe, Not Mainland Russia
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Nov 14, 2019 | 16:20 GMT
![Konigsberg Cathedral and the Pregolya River are seen in this nighttime shot in Kaliningrad.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/2x1_full/public/kaliningrad%20display%20shutterstock_1500892016.jpg?itok=c89jZjkY)
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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