Sochi Olympics

Olympic Fiasco Illuminates Putin’s Weakness

(EDM) The decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban the Russian delegation from the 2018 Winter Olympics was predictable—and the indignant response in Moscow was ready. Hesitant voices of…

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“Putin’s Olympics” (book) is free online – Taylor & Francis sharing initiative

The book by Robert Orttung and Sufian Zhemukhov, Putin's Olympics: The Sochi Games and the Evolution of Twenty-First Century Russia, will be open access for the next 60 days. The…

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Putin’s Olympics: The Sochi Games and the Evolution of Twenty-First Century Russia [New Book]

(Routledge) (Co-author: Robert Orttung) President Vladimir Putin’s Olympic venture put the workings of contemporary Russia on vivid display. The Sochi Olympics were designed to symbolize Russia’s return to great power status,…

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Orttung, Makarychev: Russian (and Chinese) Mega-Projects Bolster Triumphalist Narratives

(Al Jazeera) Much of the international discussion of Sochi the Olympics has focused on the seeming irrationality of the enterprise, as manifested by the choice of location, the cost of…

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Policy Memo: Managing the Threat of an Olympics Boycott: International Pressure and Russia’s Response

As Russia’s world-class athletes, culture, and economic development will be showcased at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, its political direction and an array of unresolved issues will be exposed.…

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New Policy Memo: Sochi 2014: The Political Economy of Russia’s Mega-Projects

Billions of people around the world watch the Olympics and even more viewers tune in to the World Cup soccer championship. These events not only draw large audiences, but many…

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Sochi Olympics Security Measures

President Vladimir Putin has staked his reputation on the 2014 Winter Olympics, scheduled to take place in Sochi, a city on the Black Sea coast, near the Abkhazia border. As…

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The 2014 Olympics and Indigenous People in Sochi

The 2014 Olympics in Sochi in the Krasnodar province of the Russian Federation has been slowly bringing attention to the region’s various minorities. Though there has been tremendous historical foot-dragging…

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Georgia Decides to Participate in the 2014 Sochi Olympics

Is Georgia's decision to participate in the Sochi Olympics a realpolitik achievement or a defeat for civil society? On his visit to Yerevan in January, Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili…

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Sochi’s Olympic Security Obstacles

(The National Interest) Sochi borders Abkhazia, a de facto breakaway region of Georgia, which is itself a major strategic partner of the United States, the European Union and NATO. Abkhazia’s…

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Olympic Fiasco Illuminates Putin’s Weakness

“Putin’s Olympics” (book) is free online – Taylor & Francis sharing initiative

Putin’s Olympics: The Sochi Games and the Evolution of Twenty-First Century Russia [New Book]

Orttung, Makarychev: Russian (and Chinese) Mega-Projects Bolster Triumphalist Narratives

Policy Memo: Managing the Threat of an Olympics Boycott: International Pressure and Russia’s Response

New Policy Memo: Sochi 2014: The Political Economy of Russia’s Mega-Projects

Sochi Olympics Security Measures

The 2014 Olympics and Indigenous People in Sochi

Georgia Decides to Participate in the 2014 Sochi Olympics

Sochi’s Olympic Security Obstacles