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RUSSIA AND ITS INTERNATIONAL IMAGE
RUSSIA AND ITS INTERNATIONAL IMAGE

FROM SOCHI OLYMPIC GAMES TO ANNEXING CRIMEA

Author(s): Michał Marcin Kobierecki
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Geopolitics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: International image of Russia; Olympic Games in Sochi; Annexation of Crimea; sport and politics

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to analyze the change of the Russian Federation’s international image in the light of two significant events: the Olympic Winter Games in 2014 in Sochi and the annexation of Crimea. According to the first hypothesis, one of the main aims for hosting the Olympic Games was to improve the international prestige of Russia. Shortly after the Olympics Russia increased its activity in Eastern Ukraine, which resulted in the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula. Therefore the article is also aimed to investigate whether by annexing Crimea Russia squandered the possible positive effects of hosting the Olympics in terms of its international image.

  • Issue Year: 18/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 165-186
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: English
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