Elena Platonova

Elena Platonova is a journalist and correspondent for the finance section of the Russian publication Gazeta.ru. She researches and writes on education, gender and migration, and holds a PhD in philology.

Coronavirus could crash Russia’s already overstretched healthcare system

Russia’s healthcare system was already working at full capacity before coronavirus. We spoke to one of the people organising Russian healthcare workers on workloads, optimisation and wages.

By Elena Platonova

/ 25 Mar 2020

Coronavirus could crash Russia’s already overstretched healthcare system

In Russia, propaganda starts in preschool

Militaristic ideas and gender stereotypes can dominate one’s early life in Russia — as public holidays in honour of the country’s military and women show. Русский

By Elena Platonova

/ 6 Mar 2017