Sanctions and their overcoming in Russia in different historical periods

The author, dealing with the problems of the socio-economic development of modern Russia, in recent years has paid close attention to anti-Russian sanctions, their goals and objectives, as well as measures to minimize the consequences of their impact on the economy and social sphere of our country. On the basis of the research, the author has found that the sanctions imposed by Western countries pursue the same main goal as during industrialization and the Cold War: to weaken the country's economy as much as possible, to cause discontent of the masses with the policies implemented by President V. Putin and thereby influence the decisions on Ukraine. The analysis shows that a sharp increase in sanctions pressure occurred after the start of a special military operation in Ukraine, announced by the President of Russia on February 24, 2022. The greatest emphasis in the anti-Russian sanctions is placed on the oil and gas sector of the economy, thanks to which the state budget is largely filled, the military-industrial complex is financed, and funds are invested in other sectors of the real economy and in the social sphere of the country. A number of sanctions packages contained measures aimed at weakening the Russian banking system. This is evidenced by the freezing of almost half of the international (gold and foreign exchange) reserves, the disconnection of the leading banks of our country from the SWIFT payment system and the denial of their lending by the banks of the United States, the European Union and other countries. The President, the Government, the State Duma of the Russian Federation, adequately responding to the sanctions of the Western countries, have been implementing effective measures to minimize their impact on the socio-economic development of our country. This is convincingly evidenced by the facts which the author presents in this article. A historical retrospective of the sanctions of unfriendly states that were applied in different historical periods against our country is presented. The process of minimizing anti-Soviet sanctions is shown, its positive experience is analyzed, which can be creatively used in overcoming anti-Russian sanctions imposed by the United States and its allies, who started an economic and information war after the reunification of Crimea with the Russian Federation and increased sanctions pressure on our country with the start of a special military operation in Ukraine in February 2022. The study of the historical experience of overcoming sanctions, its creative use in modern conditions is not only of great importance, but also has a certain practical significance for public administration in the context of the sanctions policy applied against the Russian Federation by unfriendly countries. The authors declare no conflicts of interests.

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