Russian economy under sanctions (Case of the northwest of Russia)

Abstract

<abstract> <p>The article analyzes the state of the production sector of the economy in the Northwest of Russia in 2022. The problems and prospects of its functioning in new geopolitical conditions are assessed, and the processes of its adjustment to sanctions are studied. The work is based on data provided by the Federal State Statistics Service of Russian Federation, as well as questionnaire surveys conducted by the Vologda Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences from April–June 2022. It is shown that the negative consequences of the Western sanctions strengthened in the first half of 2022 turned out to be more severe for the production sector of the region under analysis than for the whole country; many respondents found it important to revise logistics routes, search for new suppliers and consumers of products, and focus on the domestic market.</p> </abstract>