In 2007, three cities submitted bids to host the XXII Olympic Winter Games. On July 4, 2007, a crowd gathered around a stage and big screen in Sochi, Russia to see the winner announced. Now, more than [...]
The small Russian resort town of Sochi will host the 2014 XXII Olympic Winter Games. In many ways the post-Soviet Russian government views the 2014 games with an opportunistic eye. Sochi will not only [...]