This article addresses the role that the legacy of the pre- and post-WWII past has played in ongoing identity debates among the inhabitants of Kaliningrad oblast of the Russian Federation. Since 1991, interest in preserving this legacy has been on the rise, influencing the inhabitants’ feeling of regional distinctiveness in numerous ways. While the pre-war legacy is important for a considerable number of Kaliningraders, others believe that it threatens the Russian and Soviet mien of the Oblast, both in cultural and political terms. They favor taking greater care of Soviet-era buildings, monuments, and other commemorations of war heroes. This viewpoint disparity has recently widened due to both internal and external factors, including the deterioration of Russo-western relations. A March 2015 incident in the village of Veselovka is used to reflect upon the way in which pre-war and post-war legacies are used in the above-mentioned identity debate. The author examines the direction of identity construction in the oblast through the officially-acknowledged vision of Russianness as pursued by President Vladimir Putin, in particular, and the Russian government, in general.

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康德的未来：关于加里宁格勒州身份的辩论

本文探讨了二战前和二战后的遗产在俄罗斯联邦加里宁格勒州居民之间正在进行的身份辩论中所起的作用。自 1991 年以来，人们对保护这一遗产的兴趣一直在上升，以多种方式影响着居民对区域独特性的感觉。虽然战前遗产对相当多的加里宁格勒人来说很重要，但其他人认为它威胁到俄罗斯和苏联面州，无论是在文化和政治方面。他们更喜欢保护苏联时代的建筑、纪念碑和其他战争英雄的纪念物。由于内部和外部因素，包括俄罗斯与西方关系的恶化，这种观点分歧最近有所扩大。2015 年 3 月发生在 Veselovka 村的事件被用来反思在上述身份辩论中使用战前和战后遗产的方式。作者通过官方承认的俄罗斯性愿景，特别是弗拉基米尔·普京总统和整个俄罗斯政府所追求的，研究了该州身份建构的方向。