Kaliningrad Oblast is the westernmost federal subject of Russia. It is a semi-exclave on the Baltic Sea within the historical Baltic region of Prussia, bordered by Poland to the south, Lithuania to th
Medieval castle ruins in Ushakovo
Memorial Museum of Kristijonas Donelaitis in Chistye Prudy
Resort town of Cranz (Zelenogradsk today) as it looked circa 1900. It was a destination for German artists and intelligentsia
World War I destruction in Stallupönen, modern Nesterov
East Prussia was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1772 to 1829 and again from 1878, with the Kingdom itself being part of the German Empire from 1871; following World War I, it formed part of
Kaliningrad Oblast
…область, romanized: Kaliningradskaya oblastʹ) is the westernmost federal subject of Russia. It is a semi-exclave on the Baltic Sea within the historical Baltic region of Prussia, bordered by Poland to the south, Lithuania to the north and east, and the Baltic Sea to the west. The largest city and administrative centre is…
East prussia weimar and 3rd reich
Ethnic settlement in East Prussia by the 14th century
Statue of Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach (last Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, first Duke of Prussia) in Malbork Castle
Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau in February 1807