During the summer of 2020, a woman in Russia not only contracted COVID-19 herself but also lost her husband to virus-related health complications and, later, lost her job. This article is based on interviews with her about vulnerability and ways of coping with the pandemic’s effects as the sole caregiver and breadwinner for her 4-year-old child. Her ways of dealing with this chain of severe, life-changing events inspired us to analyze her case through Judith Butler’s feminist lens of vulnerability, conceptualized as the very source of resistance. The results of the analysis illustrate vulnerability and emergent modes of resistance as gendered responsibilities of giving and receiving care, as well as the power of solidarity. Furthermore, the study shows how the political, social, and economic context of Russia shapes gendered experiences of vulnerability and possibilities for resistance.

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脆弱与抵抗之间：女性如何应对俄罗斯 COVID-19 的巨大影响

2020 年夏天，俄罗斯的一名妇女不仅自己感染了 COVID-19，而且还因与病毒相关的健康并发症失去了丈夫，后来失去了工作。这篇文章是基于对她作为她 4 岁孩子的唯一照顾者和养家糊口者的脆弱性和应对大流行影响的方式的采访。她处理这一系列严重的、改变生活的事件的方式启发了我们通过朱迪思·巴特勒的女权主义视角来分析她的案例，并将其概念化为抵抗的根源。分析结果说明了脆弱性和抗拒的新兴模式作为提供和接受护理的性别责任，以及团结的力量。此外，该研究表明政治、社会、