Table of Contents

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

About the Author

Richard J. Krickus is professor emeritus of political science at Mary Washington College.

Reviews

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*