From pandemic crisis to Rational Localization and optimal Logistics of Development

¹ State University of Management, Ryazanskiy prospect, 99, Moscow, Russia
² University of Zilina, FPEDAS, Department of Railway, Univerzitna 1, 01026 Zilina, Slovakia
³ Russian University of Transport RUT (MIIT), 9b9 Obrazcova Ulitsa, Moscow, Russia

^* Corresponding author: jozef.majercak@fpedas.uniza.sk

Abstract

Research background: The aim of the scientific contribution is to analyze the current position of the Russian economy in the context of other countries. The article consists of a deduction of the current position of the Russian Federation and the subsequent proposal to continue the fight against the COVID-19 crisis.

Purpose of the article: Using the analysis of available sources of scientific research, the analysis of the current position of the Russian economy in the context of other countries. The paper offers basic recommended goals for further progress in the time of a pandemic.

Methods: The coronavirus pandemic has turned the world into a new reality. It showed the weaknesses and strengths of states, their constitutional structures, economic and social models. The post-pandemic world will be different, significantly different from the current one. And this pandemic will not be an exception, but will become one of a series of past and future world problems. And the world must be prepared to meet them. It is necessary to learn how to manage the development of large-scale systems at various levels from internal regions, states and to the world economic and political system as a whole. States must learn how to manage in a critical situation so as not to expose their peoples to significant disasters, much less extinction. They should establish mechanisms to predict and combat undesirable hazards. Using the scientific method of analysis of available resources, the authors analyzed the current position of the Russian Federation in relation to selected economies of the world. By synthesizing the knowledge and subsequent deduction, the authors propose further recommendations and steps in the time of the COVID-19 crisis.

Findings & Value added: The pandemic that led the world to a crisis of health and survival, economy and trust has shown how much the world needs to be improved. At the same time, it clearly showed what strategic directions Russia needs to move in order to save its people, its territory, and strengthen itself in the top three world economic leaders. And if the strategies are clear, and the tasks are defined, then the matter remains only for their implementation.