TY - BOOK ID - 77924401 TI - The Sochi predicament : contexts, characteristics and challenges of the Olympic Winter Games in 2014 AU - Petersson, Bo. AU - Vamling, Karina. PY - 2013 SN - 144385445X 9781443854450 1443849375 9781443849371 PB - Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, DB - UniCat KW - Hosting of sporting events KW - Hosting of sports events KW - Sporting event, Hosting of KW - Sports events, Hosting of KW - Sports administration KW - Olympic host city selection KW - Olympic Winter Games KW - Jeux olympiques d'hiver KW - Olimpiĭskie zimnie igry KW - Winter Games KW - Winter Olympic Games KW - Winter Olympics KW - Zimnie Olimpiĭskie igry KW - Zimnye Olimpiĭskie igry v Sochi KW - Олимпийские зимние игры KW - Зимние Олимпийские игры KW - Olympics KW - Jeux olympiques KW - Economic aspects KW - Political aspects KW - Aspect économique KW - Aspect politique KW - Caucasus KW - Caucase KW - Strategic aspects KW - Aspect stratégique UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77924401 AB - For a variety of political, climatic, ecological, security-related and other reasons, the Russian summer resort of Sochi by the Black Sea would seem a most unlikely candidate for the Olympic Winter Games. Despite this, the Games will be held there in February 2014, and the Russian leaders regard the Games as a highly prestigious project underlining Russia's return to a status of great power in the contemporary world. This book conducts a thorough inventory of the contexts, characteristics and... ER -