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In a complex and unstable geopolitical situation and in the conditions of constantly expanding and deepening anti-Russian sanctions, the ability of human society not only to exist, adapt to living conditions, but also to develop, that is, its viability, is of increasing importance. The paper presents the results of an assessment of the viability of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation in the conditions of bans, restrictions and sanctions imposed on the country. The objectives of the study were: to select from the available statistical data a set of initial quantitative indicators of the viability of administrative- territorial entities of the Russian Federation2; development of a generalizing resilience indicator (coefficient) based on these indicators; assessment of the impact of changes in each initial indicator on the dynamics of the generalizing indicator.

The study aims at identifying the core rules and standards for forming a legal model of inter-action between levels of public authority in a federal state during a pandemic. The authors have considered documents that regulate the process of interaction between public authorities during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the doctrinal sources of law in Belgium, Germany, Canada, the USA, Switzerland, and Australia. In addition, they have analyzed the acts of the World Health Organization adopted during the COVID-19 epidemic and containing recom-mendations on the interaction of public authorities during a pandemic. The research methods were as follows: general philosophical, general and special scientific (structural-legal, compara-tive-legal, and formal-legal The authors have concluded that it is possible to introduce separate rules and standards for such interaction of public authorities during the period of a pandemic into the Russian legal system.