Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Russian Small And Medium Businesses

Abstract

The paper considers small and medium-sized businesses as one of the foundations of the national economy of Russia, determines the contribution of SMEs to the formation of the country's GDP. The authors identify the systemic reasons for the imbalance in the internal structure of the Russian economy in the pre-pandemic period, shows the main risks and challenges of business entities during the lockdown period, analyzes the effectiveness of state support measures, proposed measures to increase the competitiveness and sustainability of SMEs in the period of overcoming the crisis.