Article: The odd case of Kaliningrad, a study in contrasts.(World)(Briefing/Europe)

KALININGRAD, Russia - It is a study in contrasts: a vibrant city set in a rich but empty land that lacks even villages; a center of German culture transformed into a Russian city; a historic gateway for the invasion of Russia that now arouses fear among its Western neighbors; and an empty, beautiful land filled with soldiers and weapons.

Everything about Kaliningrad and the Kaliningrad region of Russia that surrounds it appears topsy-turvy.

Even the name of Russia's westernmost city honors M.I. Kalinin - the hapless puppet president of the Soviet Union through the most merciless years of the Stalin era.

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