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Sochi Olympics

World 

What’s next for Sochi’s $50 billion in facilities?

February 24, 2014February 24, 2014 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Russia, Sochi Olympics

This is Russia’s semi-tropical southern corner, where you can ski in the morning and swim in the afternoon – in

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President Plevneliev: Visit to Sochi ‘not political’

February 23, 2014February 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev, Sochi Olympics

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev, in Sochi for the final day of the 2014 Olympic Games, said that he did not

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Europe 

Ukrainian Olympic alpine skier quits Sochi, blames Yanukovych for deaths on EuroMaidan

February 20, 2014 The Kyiv Post Sochi Olympics, Ukraine

Ukrainian Olympic alpine skier Bohdana Matsotska and her father posted a message on Facebook stating that they no longer will

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World 

Russia: Silencing critics at Sochi

February 18, 2014May 10, 2024 Cecily Hilleary of VOANews Russia, Sochi Olympics

The arrests of several activists near Sochi have renewed attention on the ways in which dissent is suppressed in Russia. 

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World 

Pussy Riot members released in Sochi

February 18, 2014February 18, 2014 VOANews Russia, Sochi Olympics

Two members of the Russian punk rock group Pussy Riot have been released after being detained by police in Sochi,

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World 

Pussy Riot members detained in Sochi

February 18, 2014February 20, 2014 VOANews Russia, Sochi Olympics

Reports from the Russian town of Sochi, which is hosting the Olympic winter games, say two members of the political

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Sport 

Bulgaria’s brightest Sochi medal hope falls short

February 16, 2014February 20, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sochi Olympics

Snowboarder Alexandra Zhekova, seen before the start of the Winter Games in Sochi as Bulgaria’s best chance for an Olympic

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World 

Olympics takes aim at Russia’s smoking, drinking problem

February 13, 2014February 14, 2014 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews Russia, Sochi Olympics

Organizers at the Winter Olympics in Sochi hope the Games will inspire healthy living in Russia – a country that

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Perspectives 

Potemkin Olympics or Palm Tree Olympics?

February 12, 2014May 10, 2024 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Sochi Olympics

In Sochi today, the most carefully watched page is not the Olympic medals count. It is the weather forecast. Down

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