Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Zaitsev Yury Author-Workplace-Name: Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Author-Name: Knobel Alexander Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy; Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration; Russian Foreign Trade Academy Title: Russian Development Assistance during the Coronavirus Pandemic in 2020 Title: Российская помощь в целях развития в период пандемии коронавируса в 2020 г. Abstract: Russia’s status as an international donor was confirmed by the Government of the Russian Federation in the crisis year 2020. A large share of Russian aid (more than 44%) in 2020 was associated with writing-off of debts. Russia has also contributed to the provision of international humanitarian assistance, helping to combat the spread of coronavirus infection. The article was prepared in the framework of execution of state order by RANEPA in 2021. Keywords: development assistance, official development assistance (ODA), international development assistance, pandemic, coronavirus Classification-JEL: F63, O19, Q01 Journal: Russian Economic Developments Year: 2021 Issue: 12 Month: December Pages: 8-11 File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/r21128.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:r21128