Culture in the context of COVID-19: Impact assessment and support measures

The article is devoted to the analysis of foreign experience in supporting cultural sector context COVID-19, which characterized by: a complex system and variety public aid mechanisms; priority freelancers; support organizations, regardless form ownership nature activity (non-commercial or commercial); transparency conditions for receiving potential recipients society as whole. paper also analyzes measures Russian government domestic sector. consequences pandemic Russia are not so destructive due institutional features associated with prevalence existence contractual relations between employees organizations. However, there certain types occupations where costs very high (professional musicians, artists, writers, etc.).