[The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vocational education in Russia and foreign countries].

The article is devoted to the study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sphere of higher education in conditions of limited attendance of educational institutions, the transition to a new format of education and the search for solutions in response to the challenges of the education system in a critical situation. In the context of the outbreak of a new coronavirus infection, the pandemic has had the greatest impact on the field of education (including vocational) on a global scale. However, this area, despite a number of certain problems, has become one one of the few industries that turned out to be prepared to transfer most of their processes online. Currently, national governments, international organizations and research centers are conducting research on the problems of the education system common to most States that arise on the way to the transition to the digital format of education. Study of the impact of the pandemic COVID-19 in the field of higher education was conducted based on the results of a report by the Vladimir Potanin Charitable Foundation, the National Training Foundation and a VTSIOM survey in June 2020.

[MOTIVATION OF MEDICAL STAFF DURING THE SPREAD OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC].

The article is devoted to the consideration of the issues of motivation of medical personnel to work effectively in an extreme situation of a pandemic (COVID-19). The paper presents a sociological analysis of the working conditions of medical workers in the situation of the spread of a new coronavirus infection and the problems faced by medical workers in providing medical care in a pandemic. A content analysis of Russian regulatory documents regulating the requirements for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of coronavirus was carried out. A survey was conducted by the method of a semi-formalized interview from June 15 to June 30, 2020 among employees of medical organizations. The authors analyzed the results of the study and concluded that medical workers remain the main resource in the fight against a new pandemic, and, unfortunately, one of the most vulnerable groups.