Industrial Production Through the Distorting Mirror of Sanctions

The authors analyze the factors determining the activities of industrial enterprises in the current conditions of economic turbulence provoked by political instability and illegal sanctions from unfriendly states. The level of influence of socio-economic factors and their changes in recent years are assessed based on all-Russian data and a survey of industrial enterprises in Saint Petersburg. The authors emphasize the role of cognitive sovereignty as the platform for stable operation and balanced staffing of national industry sector.