COVID-19 had repercussions in many fields, including education. Although society worldwide was affected, students and the academic sector were hit hardest. Distance learning was used by almost all governments globally during the pandemic to keep education going when schools were closed....

The COVID-19 pandemic was one of the biggest global crises of the 21st century, affecting all economic sectors, and Russia was no exception. Russian researchers have shown that the losses from the pandemic varied widely across sectors and regions: the service sector and large cities with high...