Putin's Olympics : The Sochi Games and the Evolution of Twenty-First Century Russia
Putin's Olympics :
The Sochi Games and the Evolution of Twenty-First Century Russia
by Robert W. Orttung and Sufian N. Zhemukhov
English | 2017 | ISBN: 0415823722 | 150 Pages | PDF | 5.8 MB
The Sochi Games and the Evolution of Twenty-First Century Russia
by Robert W. Orttung and Sufian N. Zhemukhov
English | 2017 | ISBN: 0415823722 | 150 Pages | PDF | 5.8 MB
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 the political, security, business, ethnic, societal, and international ramifications of Putin's system.
Robert W. Orttung is the Research Director of the Sustainability Collaborative and Associate Research Professor of International Affairs at The George Washington University, USA.
Sufian N. Zhemukhov is a Senior Research Associate at The George Washington University and Lecturer at The University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA.