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The Politics of Sports Mega-Events in Russia: Kazan, Sochi, and Beyond

September 27, 2013
Andrey Makarychev

One of the most visible aspects of Russia’s path to globalization is the country’s hosting of large international sporting events. In July 2013, Kazan hosted the World Student Games (the…

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Kazan’s Massive Sports Universiade: Russia’s Rehearsal

July 16, 2013
Andrey Makarychev

"Thirty new sport complexes, a sports village, two metro stations, a shuttle line, airport and railway terminals, high-speed tram, eleven transport junctions … … brown scars on the formerly green…

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