Digital Divide Dynamics During COVID-19 Pandemic
- Authors: Nagirnaya A.V.1
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Affiliations:
- Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences
- Issue: Vol 89, No 3 (2025)
- Pages: 345-367
- Section: ТЕРРИТОРИАЛЬНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ОБЩЕСТВА
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2587-5566/article/view/353867
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7868/S2658697525030021
- ID: 353867
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About the authors
A. V. Nagirnaya
Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: a.nagirnaya@gmail.com
Moscow, Russia
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