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The Sochi opening ceremony: Changing the global media’s opinion about the Olympics?

Feb 10, 2014

Read a roundup of global media on the opening ceremony of the Sochi Olympics

The Olympic challenge: A litmus test for Russia

Feb 5, 2014

The success or failure of the Sochi Olympics will be the backdrop against which Russia later addresses more significant problems, such as fixing its policy in the North Caucasus and developing relations with foreign countries like the U.S.

Putin says Sochi visitors will see a new Russia

Jan 20, 2014

Russia will welcome all participants and guests of the Sochi Olympics irrespective of their sexuality, President Vladimir Putin has said to domestic and foreign media

Hosting the Sochi Olympics is all about soft power

Jan 3, 2014

The latest survey of global soft power from Monocle and the Institute for Government offers a blueprint for Russia to follow after the conclusion of the Winter Olympics

Five ways the Sochi Olympics can reset the reset

Dec 15, 2013

If Russia presents a new image to the world in Sochi, it would go a long way towards revitalizing the troubled US-Russian relationship

A warning shot over the bow of Sochi

Oct 22, 2013

For now, all signs indicate that the Volgograd bus bombing was a terrorist attack orchestrated by the Caucasus Emirate’s Dagestani network

Can Volgograd bus explosion threaten Sochi?

Oct 21, 2013

The Russian Investigative Committee has opened an investigation into a potential terrorist bomb explosion on a bus in southern Russia. Is there a link with Russia's hosting of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi?

The Sochi Olympics and the re-branding of Russia

Oct 18, 2013

The 123-day Sochi 2014 Olympic Torch Relay offers a unique opportunity for Russia to establish a new national identity on the world stage

What Tokyo 2020 can learn from Sochi 2014

Sep 10, 2013

Russia's experience in hosting the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics provides a number of lessons for future Olympic hosts, especially as future Olympic bids are won by the BRICS nations and the developing world

Sochi: Seven Story Lines You Might Have Missed

Aug 24, 2013

With the rest of the world focusing on the Sochi boycott, there are some other developments that can make the 2014 Winter Olympics one of the most memorable

The Sochi opening ceremony: Changing the global media’s opinion about the Olympics?

The Olympic challenge: A litmus test for Russia

Putin says Sochi visitors will see a new Russia

Hosting the Sochi Olympics is all about soft power

Five ways the Sochi Olympics can reset the reset

A warning shot over the bow of Sochi

Can Volgograd bus explosion threaten Sochi?

The Sochi Olympics and the re-branding of Russia

What Tokyo 2020 can learn from Sochi 2014

Sochi: Seven Story Lines You Might Have Missed

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