KALININGRAD: the russian thorn in NATO's side

Kaliningrad oblast is a small Russian exclave overlooking the Baltic Sea, enclosed between Poland and Lithuania. After a brief historical overview, we will discuss its strategic significance and role in the context of the current tensions caused by the war in Ukraine.

Sources used:
- A. S. Maass, "Kaliningrad: a dual shift in cooperation and conflict", East European Politics, 2020;
- P. Aalto, "European Geopolitical Subject in the Making? EU, Russia and the Kaliningrad Question", 2010
- I. Oldberg, "The Changing Military Importance of the Kaliningrad Region", The Journal of Slavic Military Studies, 2009
- M. J. Zieliński, "Kant’s Future: Debates about the Identity of Kaliningrad Oblast", Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, 2019

[mambamolt]

Never skip the ads on this channel. This channel is such a super gem with the way they explain things. Especially when it comes to Europe’s history which sometimes is quite complicated in almost every aspect. Kaliningrad is a smart strategically place geographically and Russia has no intentions of giving it up. Plus Germany has no intentions of taking it back because 90 something % of the population is Russian so great on Russia’s behalf for playing it’s cards right during WWll.

[compassroses]

The Baltic coast makes Kaliningrad a SEMI-exclave.

[plasticpinocchio]

As always very interesting and well explained video, keep up the good work!

[amlxr]

I absolutely love this channel, Simply due to the facts that it spreads awareness, with full honesty and tells the truth in a great way and it’s very detailed as well.

[ernstlaub]

Königsberg-Kaliningrad must become the center of Russian-German friendship and collaboration.

[Eowyn]

I love this channel bc it helps me learn stuff about the world! I’d never heard of this place before, very interesting!

[GoodieMartin]

Damn, Skyrim music in the background. You got like from me.

[mambamolt]

“Well I at least played my cards for this right for this one. It has benefited me more than hurt me” - Stalin

[MBP]

“Just take the German people and move it over there”

[j.z.]

Just found this channel and I’m loving it!

[Alchemist]

You forgot to mention that Kaliningrad was bombed to the ground by British aviation.

[elkanaajowi]

This is very informative. The situation is really complicated moving forward.
Did I hear that Lithuenia is blocking only sanctioned goods? From Russia to another part of Russia? That is madness, to say the least.

[dutchigamemania]

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[maheshperera]

got to know about Kaliningrad few years ago because of geopolitics but the documentary reveals many facts we didn't know

[Larkinchance]

Did you forget that Russia was an ally during WW2? There was the siege of Leningrad and Stalingrad at the cost of millions of lives All due respect, but should Poland return Silesia, Posen and the Southern part of East Prussia to Germany? Russia could have vetoed the German re-unification but it didn't. Just as the Poles did, the Russians expelled the German population from Konigsberg. The entire Polish nation had been moved 400 km to the West. I will grant you one thing, in 1939, Germany and Russia partitioned Poland. Russia received a large part of Poland that Russia attached to the Ukraine where it remains today. Perhaps Ukraine could return it? These are the ghosts of WW2.

[mikebacchus]

thanks again for your information in this video

[LithuanianBear]

Would have been nice to mention that historically it was Baltic lands, and only became germanicized after relentless slaughter of local population, replacement migration, and harsh cultural oppression. The so called "Lithuanian minority", and in part the polish one, was the oldest native population of Kaliningrad, part of which was even called "Little Lithuania"

[rabbitvd]

Much love from Bulgaria man keep up the good work

[chahinebourenane]

A great video from a great channel. i regret not seeing it sooner.

[wernerpfundner]

Very interesting, I didn't know anything about this