The articles in this special issue of Problems of Post-Communism are written by some of the foremost experts on Russian politics from Russia, the United States, and Europe. PONARS Eurasia members Sufian Zhemukhov and Robert W. Orttung examine how Russia has orchestrated its security preparations. PONARS Eurasia member Andrey Makarychev and Natalia Gronskaya approach the Games by analyzing reports in the Russian-language press. For more, see the Introduction by Richard Arnold and Andrew Foxall, click here for the table of contents, and here for the full journal (subscription required).
