TRUST IN GOVERNMENT AS THE BASIS FOR INTERACTION BETWEEN SOCIETY AND THE STATE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
The article analyzes the nature of the population's trust in the government and the features of its formation in the context of the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in modern Russia. The authors note that a decrease in trust in the authorities during a pandemic is fraught with low efficiency of measures taken by the state aimed at countering the spread of mass infection. The most important factors influencing the formation of public confidence in the state are socioeconomic factors related to the level and quality of life of citizens, indicators of the social well-being of the population.