The Kaliningrad Region (Kaliningrad Oblast) is a relatively small exclave of the Russian Federation, which lies between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic coast and the Fresh Lagoon. It covers an area of 15,125 km² and borders two states: – Poland with a length of 206 km and – Lithuania with a length of 303 km. – although the region is part of Russia, it has no limit to it The Kaliningrad area has a coast to the Baltic Sea…
Current policy Russia is a country located in the region of Eastern Europe. In the spring of 2012, Vladimir Putin was re-elected president after taking office as head of government for four years (see Modern History). Back at the presidential post, Putin pushed for a stronger control of political life while strengthening Russian influence abroad. The conquest of Crimea from Ukraine in the spring of 2014 as well as the Russian involvement in Syria from 2015 caused Putin’s popularity to…