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JOURNAL OF APPLIED BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
“Epidemic of Disinformation” Around Sars-Cov-2: Are Russian Counteractions Effective Against COVID-19?
Author(s): Endre Szénási
Citation: Endre Szénási, (2020) "“Epidemic of Disinformation” Around Sars-Cov-2: Are Russian Counteractions Effective Against COVID-19?," Journal of Applied Business and Economics, Vol. 22, Iss.9, pp. 174-180
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
Accusations concerning the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic are mounting between Western and Eastern countries, where Russia is far from being an exception. Division lines exist even within blocs of countries having very similar political, socio-economic and cultural identities. There are as many ways to handle the COVID-19 pandemic as governments, international organisations etc., but the necessity of at least some forms of lockdown is almost universally agreed. Unfortunately, instead of abandoning previous conflicts and maximising international cooperation to successfully contain the pandemic, minimising casualties and social stress, virtually all aspects of the pandemic become over-politicised and used to advance competing interests. Russia is an important part of the “blame-game”. Having a culture of strong presidential power, harsh measures had been introduced meeting compliance of most of the society. The country has arguably reached a plateau of new infections, proving that the measures taken are yielding results. However, the effectiveness of Russian countermeasures to tackle the pandemic are debated not only in Russia, but around the world.
