{"id":12303,"date":"2020-03-26T07:13:12","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T07:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=12303"},"modified":"2020-03-26T02:42:01","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T02:42:01","slug":"an-unexpected-item-russians-stockpile-because-of-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/an-unexpected-item-russians-stockpile-because-of-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"An Unexpected Item Russians Stockpile Because of Coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We already covered the incipient <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/coronavirus-coverage-in-russian\/\">COVID-19 outbreak<\/a> on this blog last month, <span title=\"before it was cool :)\">before anyone knew how badly the world would be affected<\/span>. Now panic buying has reached Russia, too. While there is significant overlap with other countries in terms of sold-out items, there are some Russia-specific purchases.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12310\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12310\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12310\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/sanitizer-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"sanitizer\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/sanitizer-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/sanitizer-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/sanitizer-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/sanitizer.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12310\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/Ri_Ya-12911237\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=4955418\">Ri Butov<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=4955418\">Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Hygiene and Protection<\/h2>\n<p>Like in many places around the world, Russian have been buying disinfectants:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u0441\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0440\u0443\u043a<\/strong> or <strong>\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0301\u0439\u0437\u0435\u0440<\/strong> (hand sanitizer)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0441\u043f\u0438\u0440\u0442\u043e\u0301\u0432\u044b\u0435 \u0441\u0430\u043b\u0444\u0435\u0301\u0442\u043a\u0438<\/strong> (alcohol wipes) or <strong>\u0432\u043b\u0430\u0301\u0436\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0441\u0430\u043b\u0444\u0435\u0301\u0442\u043a\u0438<\/strong> (wet wipes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other popular items include <strong>\u043c\u0435\u0434\u0438\u0446\u0438\u0301\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u043c\u0430\u0301\u0441\u043a\u0438<\/strong> (face masks), <strong>\u0442\u0443\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0301\u0442\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0431\u0443\u043c\u0430\u0301\u0433\u0430<\/strong> (toilet paper), and <strong>\u043c\u044b\u0301\u043b\u043e<\/strong> (soap).<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u0420\u043e\u0441\u0442 \u0441\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0441\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u043c\u0435\u0434\u0438\u0446\u0438\u0301\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u043c\u0430\u0301\u0441\u043a\u0438 \u0432 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0301\u0438 \u043d\u0430\u0447\u0430\u043b\u0441\u044f\u0301 \u0432 \u044f\u043d\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0435\u0301, \u0443\u0436\u0435\u0301 \u0432 \u0444\u0435\u0432\u0440\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0301 \u043e\u043d \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0451\u043b \u043a \u0434\u0435\u0444\u0438\u0446\u0438\u0301\u0442\u0443 \u0442\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0440\u0430.<br \/>\n[Rising demand for face masks in Russia started as early as January, and by February, it caused shortages of this item.]<\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kommersant.ru\/doc\/4300792\">Source<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Food<\/h2>\n<p>People have also been buying food items. Popular choices include <strong>\u043c\u0430\u043a\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0301\u043d\u044b<\/strong> (pasta), <strong>\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0441\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0432\u044b<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/4-canned-foods-popular-in-russia\/\">canned food<\/a>), and <strong>\u0441\u0430\u0301\u0445\u0430\u0440<\/strong> (sugar).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12309\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12309\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12309\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/buckwheat-1024x666.jpg\" alt=\"buckwheat\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/buckwheat-1024x666.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/buckwheat-350x228.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/buckwheat-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/buckwheat.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/monicore-1499084\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=1459940\">monicore<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=1459940\">Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>However, the top item of the list of in-demand foods that has come to symbolize epidemic-driven panic buying is rather specific to Russia. Meduza reports that sales of <strong>\u0433\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0447\u043a\u0430<\/strong> (buckwheat) rose by 66 percent between March 9 and 15. Buckwheat is one of the more popular <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/5-russian-foods-that-may-get-lost-in-translation\/\">hot cereals<\/a> (<strong>\u043a\u0430\u0301\u0448\u0438<\/strong>) in Russia. It is sold whole, as opposed to ground, and roasted and is then prepared by boiling. Buckwheat is a common side dish for protein foods like fish (<strong>\u0440\u044b\u0301\u0431\u0430<\/strong>) or meat (<strong>\u043c\u044f\u0301\u0441\u043e<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u0412 \u0433\u043e\u0301\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0435 \u043f\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0430, \u043b\u044e\u0301\u0434\u0438 \u0441\u043a\u0443\u043f\u0438\u0301\u043b\u0438 \u0432\u0441\u044e \u0433\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0447\u043a\u0443 \u0438 \u0440\u0438\u0441, \u043c\u043d\u043e\u0301\u0433\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0448\u043b\u0438\u0301 \u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0301\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u0443\u0434\u0430\u043b\u0451\u043d\u043a\u0443, \u0430 \u043c\u043d\u043e\u0301\u0433\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u043e\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0301\u043b\u0438\/\u043e\u0442\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0432\u0438\u043b\u0438 \u0432 \u043e\u0442\u043f\u0443\u0441\u043a\u0430\u0301.<\/p>\n<p>[Panic reigns in the city\u2014people have bought up all buckwheat and rice, many have started to work remotely, and many others have been laid off\/given a vacation.]<\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/echo.msk.ru\/blog\/amountain\/2612367-echo\/\">Source<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>What&#8217;s the situation like where you are? How are people reacting?<\/p>\n<p>In the spirit of promoting reliable health information, I am going to share links to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\">World Health Organization<\/a> (\u0412\u0441\u0435\u043c\u0438\u0440\u043d\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0440\u0433\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0437\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u0437\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043e\u043e\u0445\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f, \u0412\u041e\u0417) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/index.html\">CDC<\/a> websites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/sanitizer-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"sanitizer\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/sanitizer-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/sanitizer-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/sanitizer-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/sanitizer.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>We already covered the incipient COVID-19 outbreak on this blog last month, before anyone knew how badly the world would be affected. Now panic buying has reached Russia, too. While there is significant overlap with other countries in terms of sold-out items, there are some Russia-specific purchases. 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