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Putin's Olympics: The Sochi Games and the Evolution of Twenty-First Century Russia

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Putin's Olympics: The Sochi Games and the Evolution of Twenty-First Century Russia - Orttung, Robert W., and Zhemukhov, Sufian
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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, but subsequent aggression against Ukraine, large-scale corruption, and the doping scandal have become the true legacies of the games. The Kremlin's style of governance through mega-projects has had deleterious consequences for the country's development. Placing the Sochi games into the larger context of Olympic history, this book examines ...

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Putin's Olympics: The Sochi Games and the Evolution of Twenty-First Century Russia 2019, Routledge, London

ISBN-13: 9780367185985

Paperback

Putin's Olympics: The Sochi Games and the Evolution of Twenty-First Century Russia 2017, Routledge, London

ISBN-13: 9780415823722

Hardcover