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Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the lifestyle and psychological well-being of millions of people. Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of psychopathological symptoms in the Russian population in the COVID- 19 pandemic context. Methods: We used a socio-demographic questionnaire (20 ques- tions) and a Short Scale for Psychopathological Symptom Checklist (SCL -32) (Derogatis 1977; Mitina, Gorbunova, 2011). 582 Russian residents (496 women and 86 men) aged 18-64 years participated in the online survey in May 2020. Results: Women were significantly more likely than men to have somatic dysfunctions (5.6􏰀2.54vs4.8􏰀1.9;p=0.001), interpersonal problems (6.97􏰀2.9vs6.0􏰀2.8; p=0.005), depression signs (6.9􏰀3.2vs5.7􏰀2.9;p=0.001) and anxiety disorders (6.8􏰀2.8vs5.2 EPA 2021 provisional catalogue of accepted congress abstracts 􏰀2.1;p=0.000), as well as sleep disorders (6.4􏰀2.8vs5.9􏰀2.1;p=0.049) and suicidal thoughts (4.2􏰀1.8vs3.7􏰀1.8;p=0.032). In addition, women are more hostile than men are (6.3􏰀2.7 vs 5.1􏰀2.3; p=0.000). Respondents under the age of 30 are more likely than older people to have interpersonal problems (p=0.286, p=0.000), as well as signs of depression (p=0.216, p=0.000), hostility (p=0.226, p=0.000) and psychoticism (p=0.203, p=0.000). Respondents’ low income is statistically associated with interpersonal problems (p=0.139, p=0.001), anxiety (p=0.131, p=0.002), hostility (p=0.156, p=0.000), psychoticism (p=0.137, p=0.001), and suicidal intentions (p=0.152, p=0.000). Among respondents whose relatives had COVID-19, signs of anxiety disorders (7.2􏰀3vs3.5􏰀2.9;p=0.027) and obsessive disorders (8.1􏰀3.2 vs 7.3􏰀2.6; p=0.029) were significantly more common than in the whole sample. Conclusions: The study highlights socio-demographic factors of vulnerability to psychopathological symptoms in the COVID-19 pandemic context, which should be taken into account when organizing medical and psychological assistance to the population.