The impact of the new coronavirus epidemic on the russian economy and anti-epidemic measures in Russia

The article presents Chinese political scientists' analysis of the coronavirus epidemic in Russia and its impact on the Russian economy. The article reviews and characterizes the main stages in the development of the coronavirus pneumonia epidemic in Russia , the measures taken by the Russian government with regard to air travel regime, visa regime, and border crossing, as well as various restrictive measures taken by the subjects of the federation. The article analyzes the consequences of the coronavirus epidemic for Russian society: crisis of the national economy, GDP decline, inflation growth, plummeting state budget revenues, crisis of federal finances, growth of unemployment, decline in production, etc. The article describes the main anti-epidemic measures to prevent the large-scale spread of the new coronavirus in Russia: strengthening centralized management, establishing an information center to monitor the epidemic, blocking areas of high epidemic rates, and providing paid leave, returning Chinese citizens home, establishing specialized centers for treating coronavirus pneumonia, designing reagents and vaccines, creating intelligent diagnostic systems, large-scale testing and universal vaccination, expanding international anti-epidemic cooperation and strengthening healthcare diplomacy. The author examines the measures taken by the Russian government to stabilize the national economy during the pandemic: using a multifaceted approach to finance, taxation and social security, assistance to small and medium enterprises and individuals, allocating funds to create special funds to stabilize the economy, granting soft loans to small and medium enterprises seriously affected by the epidemic; deferment of tax and levy payments, suspension of creditors' bankruptcy petitions against debtors, increase in unemployment benefits, etc.