Sochi/Сочи 2014: Olympic Winter Games between High Mountains and Seaside

The IOC’s decision to accept Sochi’s bid to host the 2014 Olympic Winter Games presented the Russian Government with an opportunity for international repositioning. The Caucasian War in August 2008, too, can be linked to this development. Going back to the very beginnings of the Soviet Republic, the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kurt Scharr, Ernst Steinicke, Axel Borsdorf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut de Géographie Alpine
Series:Revue de Géographie Alpine
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/rga/1717