Sochi Olympics

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

Global Politics

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

Jun 14, 2018

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

Global Politics

Don’t expect the Olympics to help you understand Russia

Feb 7, 2014

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

Jan 20, 2014

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

Jan 16, 2014