Zhemukhov: Russian Government Still Undecided about Post-Sochi Concept
(The New York Times) Now comes the hard part. After Sunday night’s closing ceremony, Sochi must confront life after the Olympics and the impact of a building boom that, for…
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Zhemukhov, Baev: Threats Surrounding Sochi
(The Financial Times) Nearly every day, Sochi’s tens of thousands of law enforcement officers receive another name with an accompanying photograph. There is 27-year-old Zarema Isayeva; 24-year-old Dzhamilya Mamayeva; 19-year-old…
Russian Federation 2014: Short-Term Prognosis
(Publication) Russia has not been static, monolithic and uniform. Russia’s economy has grown to become the six largest in the world, fuelling a corresponding rise in its ambitions. Russia’s desire…
Orttung, Zhemukhov: Pride and Corruption Permeate the Games
(The New York Times Magazine) Anatoly Pakhomov was elected mayor of Sochi after the type of ersatz campaign that passes for democracy in Russia. It was 2009, and he had…
Zhemukhov: Volgograd Attacks Probably Related to Upcoming Games in the Caucasus
(WNYC Radio/The TakeAway) Two suicide attacks in two days in the Russian city of Volgograd have left over 30 people dead and dozens injured. The first attack took place at…
The 2014 Sochi Olympics and Russia’s Civil Society
(By Robert Orttung and Sufian Zhemukhov) This article examines the impact of mega-events on civil society. Based on a case study of the 2014 Sochi Olympics, it concludes that mega-events provide…
Policy Memo: Managing the Threat of an Olympics Boycott: International Pressure and Russia’s Response
As Russia’s world-class athletes, culture, and economic development will be showcased at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, its political direction and an array of unresolved issues will be exposed.…
Managing the Threat of an Olympics Boycott: International Pressure and Russia’s Response
As Russia’s world-class athletes, culture, and economic development will be showcased at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, its political direction and an array of unresolved issues will be exposed.…
Voting on the UN Resolution for Georgia’s Territorial Integrity
Last month (June 13), the UN General Assembly adopted a Georgia-initiated resolution about the situation in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Similar to the previous five resolutions, this one acknowledges the…
Арест Саида Амирова: изменит ли падение «дагестанского Лужкова» ситуацию в Дагестане?
Мэр Махачкалы Саид Амиров (59 лет) арестован 1 июня 2013 года по обвинению в убийстве начальника одного из следственных отделов Арсена Гаджибекова. Вместе с ним задержаны еще десять подозреваемых, в…