My home is not my castle: Kaliningrad as an address for Kremlin propaganda. Part 1

The report explains how the Kremlin is recasting Kaliningrad from a European borderland into a Russian military and ideological outpost by promoting internal migration, repatriation from Europe, and propaganda that frames the region as a besieged fortress; these policies are shifting local identity from cross‑border European ties toward ‘outpost patriotism’ and support for Moscow’s security narrative.