The Legacy of the Sochi Olympics

Author(s): Robert Orttung
Editor(s): Stephen Aris, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder, Aglaya Snetkov
Series: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Issue: 150
Pages: 7-9
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen; Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, George Washington University
Publication Year: 2014

Russia invaded Ukraine immediately after Sochis closing ceremony, quickly shifting world attention from the quadrennial winter sports competition to the reality of warfare in the center of Europe. Ironically, this transition will probably be the main legacy for a mega-event that had avoided many of the disasters commentators had predicted.

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