The theoretical point of departure of this paper is that the perspective of political myth adds
to the understanding of political developments in Russia. The upcoming Olympic Winter …

Using previously inaccessible archival documents, this study provides a longitudinal
investigation of the middle levels of Soviet bureaucracy responsible for overseeing Olympic …

This article analyses how two large-scale sports events in Russia shape regional identities
and brands, and prompt different social and administrative effects in urban milieus. These …

Using the Russian president's major public addresses as the main source, Bo Petersson
analyzes the legitimization strategies employed during Vladimir Putin's third and fourth terms …

This introduction gives an overview of the major issues in the Winter Olympic Games in
Sochi in 2014. It identifies and describes six problematic areas for this USD 50 billion mega …

This paper seeks to establish the theoretical concept of 'urban commodity futures' by
drawing on David Harvey's account of the contradictions of capitalism and Wladimir Andreff's …

In the build-up to the Sochi Olympics, there was substantial anticipation that its legacy would
be dominated by dissent and political controversies rather than gold-winning performances …

This article contributes to the literature on crisis management by focusing on sport mega-
events as a factor which may distract a leader from responding effectively to the outbreak of …

Protestos na escala daqueles que ocorreram durante a Copa das Confederações em 2013
não se dão simplesmente em virtude da vontade de grupos tradicionalmente organizados …

Over recent decades, FIFA, the governing body of international football, has elected to hold
the quadrennial World Cup in countries without a strong football legacy (for instance, the …