01Soviet-era bridge over the Pregol river with the former German stock exchange in the background
02Anatoly Valuyev, deputy director of Kaliningrad’s Museum of History & Arts, in his office
03New hotels on the river front in central Kaliningrad
04Tomb of Immanuel Kant at Kaliningrad Cathedral
05Soviet robot on display at the museum
06Ludmila, a curator at the Kaliningrad Museum of History & Arts
07Artist Ludmila Bogatova puts the final touches to a souvenir in her studio on the outskirts of the city
08Svetlogorsk beach
09Strolling in the cathedral grounds
10War memorial to Russian sailors
11Soviet lift to the beach in Svetlogorsk
12An employee at the Avtotor car plant outside Kaliningrad
13Worker at the Avtotor car plant
14Soviet monument to astronauts in Kaliningrad
It’s an isolated chip off the old Russian bloc that’s surrounded by wealthier EU nations. Its future is anyone’s guess – military outpost or beach resort? But with a dynamic leader and wise investment, Kaliningrad could make its remoteness work.
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The surprising success of the importing of a European artisan cheese culture to China, while a new trend for fine wine also takes off in Hong Kong, and discussions to submit plans to legalise casinos in Japan get underway…
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Tourism in the Caribbean and trade links between the Middle East and Latin America.
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A family-run company, Clarins’s business strategy has always been about making products that are never discontinued but simply improved upon. This has won it a loyal following and helped to set it apart from other cosmetics…
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A centre of perfume making for centuries, the town of Grasse in the South of France is holding on to its reputation as fragrance capital of the world by developing new technology alongside time-honoured traditions.
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Lumberjacks are finding themselves at the forefront of the climate change debate as ‘biomass’ (that’s burning wood chips to you and me) becomes a buzzword for the environmental movement. Monocle visited one of the largest…
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Brands, sectors and players that will set the business agenda in the near future.
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If you can’t secure a job as an urban planner by day you can always become an ornamental fish hobbyist by night and engineer a perfect underwater world. At the heart of the €10bn international trade in ornamental fish is…
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With highspeed trains stealing more business travellers by the day, Europe’s top rail operator is betting that improved sleeper trains can also take back the night. For a world rediscovering the benefits – and pleasures …
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Hambantota is about to hit the big time thanks to Chinese money and dynastic might. But not everyone is set to benefit.
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There are countries that are simply too big to have one time zone, while others have always been a bit eccentric in their time-keeping. But for some, such as New Zealand, enterprising minds are trying to turn time to their…
Issue 61
Who puts the lead in your pencil? Probably a German firm with a history of making fine writing instruments. And it’s a past these players want to highlight as they do battle with those pesky digital gadgets. Meet the stars…
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