Keyword: «pandemic»

The article analyzes the main problems of development of the regional economy of the Central Asian countries, trends in the development of trade routes, trade relations, problems of regional security, effective use of water resources and the role of the region in the world arena. The issues of ensuring economic security in the Central Asian region and the latest trends in relations between Afghanistan and the world economy were also discussed.

Time shows that the main challenge for universities is a true awareness of their place in the rapidly changing world of the 21st century. Competition between universities is becoming increasingly intense. Brand building is an integral part of any university’s marketing strategy, especially if this institution is not yet well known.

The article highlights the issue of patriotic education of student youth, examines the theoretical and practical foundations of patriotism, a culture of patriotism, presents the results of a study of youth perception of the theme of the Great Patriotic War, which was conducted by the Russian Society of Sociologists in 2019-2020. The aim of the work is a holistic presentation of the generalized experience of educational extracurricular work of Ryazan State University named after S.A. Yesenin in the context of the Year of Memory and Glory in the Russian Federation and taking into account the peculiarities of the organization of the educational process of the university in a distance format in an unfavorable epidemiological situation. The methodological basis of the work is formed by the systemic, environmental and personality-oriented approaches. Following the selected approaches, in the light of the analysis of new opportunities in organizing work with youth, the most effective remote forms and methods of extracurricular work at the university and their characteristics are highlighted, the resources of the information and communication environment of the university in the context of the spread of coronavirus infection COVID-19 are given. Particular attention is paid to the scientific potential of the university, the contribution of scholarly historians of Ryazan State University to the preservation of the historical truth about the Great Patriotic War and the prospects for scientific research and further research in the field of history education, which contributes to the theoretical significance of the work. The practical significance of the results obtained follows from the generalized experience of educational extracurricular work of Ryazan State University named after S.A. Yesenin in the light of the celebration of the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Nowadays, especially in the period of the distance format of the work of universities, the continuation of work on the patriotic education of student youth is important and relevant. The authors describe the experience of the university, formed with the use of research and practical work. In the opinion of the authors, it is important that during the period of the pandemic, the university staff created such conditions that students did not feel the loss of connection with the university, which is important in the work on patriotic education of young people and the formation of general cultural competences of students. In the current conditions, being involved in the activities of student associations, project work, volunteer movement, everyone should have the opportunity to make a personal contribution to the preservation of the historical truth about the Great Patriotic War, to the formation of a civic active position, which is important in the work on patriotic education of the youth and the formation of general cultural competences of students. This publication is to share positive experience in the extraordinary conditions of the activities of all universities in the Russian Federation.

The article examines the role of agriculture in ensuring economic growth in a pandemic, the challenges faced by agriculture in Central Asian countries The article provides an example of creating a value chain in agriculture, the role of the World Bank and other international financial institutions in the development of agriculture farms.

The article examines the activities of the volunteer movement in the Smolensk branch of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics during the epidemiological period of the COVID-19 pandemic. The significance of students ' voluntary initiative is described.