We're taking a closer look at the Russian regime and the Covid-19 pandemic.

These last few weeks we've seen daily records of new cases of Covid-19 in Russia. Experts estimate that the pandcemic could lower the life expectancy with up to five years.

It is a very acute crisis for the Kremlin, but at the same time we know that these kinds of shocks also creates political opportunities.

Has Covid-19 changed Russian politics? And how do you deal with a pandemic when a large part of the population view the virus not as a natural disease but as a biological weapon?

Guest is Andrey Makarychev, Professor, Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies, University of Tartu.

Host is Tora Berge Naterstad, NUPI.