This paper assesses the outcomes of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia,
examining the costs and economic impacts of the event, the prospects for the long-term use …

The purpose of this study is to present the current state of scientific knowledge on the Winter
Olympic Games (2000 to present-day) and their urban and tourism-related impacts. To …

Joseph Nye's concept of “soft power” has become an increasingly used term to help explain
why states—including so-called “emerging states”—are paying greater attention to acquiring …

After having attended a friendly football match between Chelsea FC and Dynamo Moscow to
mark the end of World War II, the novelist George Orwell (1945) famously remarked that …

In this book, Edenborg studies contemporary conflicts of community as enacted in Russian
media, from the 'homosexual propaganda'laws to the Sochi Olympics and the Ukraine war …

Abstract According to Joseph Nye, who coined the concept of 'soft power', Putin 'failed to
capitalize on the soft-power boost afforded to Russia by hosting the 2014 Winter Olympic …

This paper develops the notion of “event seizure” to better understand how mega-events,
and the elites associated with them, take possession of host cities and societies—of …

Survey evidence suggests that Vladimir Putin's legitimacy rests on three pillars: domestic
order; economic prosperity; and the demonstration of great power status internationally. This …

This timely book analyses the status of hydrocarbon energy in Russia as both a saleable
commodity and as a source of societal and political power. Through empirical studies in …

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 …