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The athletes’ village built in Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
2014 WINTER OLYMPICS

Olympic white elephants haunt Sochi

Cold reality hits the Russian town where vast sums of money were spent on the 2014 Winter Olympics.

  • Samindra Kunti
4 min read
“The result of American and British grandstanding at the UN this week – seeing who can be ruder about Assad – is that Vladimir Putin has gathered ever more cards to his pack.”
2014 WINTER OLYMPICS

Putin welcomes all, including gays, to Russian Olympics

Despite criticism over his treatment of Russia’s gay community, President Vladimir Putin says all people will be welcome to the 2014 Winter Olympics.

  • Alexei Anishchuk
4 min read