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An activist with Reporter Without Borders, wearing a mask depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin, stands next to a giant portrait of imprisoned Russian journalist Alexei Kungurov on the Place de la Republique

Between Sochi and the World Cup, Putin built up a resistance to Western criticism over human rights

Global Politics

As Russia hosts the 2018 World Cup, it’s being condemned for many of the same human rights abuses it was criticized for in the lead-up to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. Now, President Vladimir Putin seems much more resistant to Western criticism.

The Olympic and Russian flags are raised during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

Don’t expect the Olympics to help you understand Russia

Global Politics

While the world worries about Olympic security, Russian citizens seem unconcerned

Sports
India's Shiva K.P. Keshavan speeds down the track during a training run for the men's singles luge in preparation for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia. Keshavan will be at Sochi, along with two other athletes from India, bu

India’s Olympic athletes will be at Sochi, but not their country

Sports