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Mad Maps: Kaliningrad: The Tiny Russian 'Ham' Inside An EU 'Sandwich'


Mad Maps: Kaliningrad: The Tiny Russian 'Ham' Inside An EU 'Sandwich'
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Seventy-five years have passed since the German city of Koenigsberg and its surrounding area became Kaliningrad, now an odd piece of Russia disconnected from the rest of the country. So how did a German region become a Russian exclave? And what role does it play for Russia today?

For three more episodes in our Mad Maps series, read: Mad Maps: Some Of The World's Wackiest Borders, Explained
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