Russia and Its International Image: From Sochi Olympic Games to Annexing Crimea

• Authors: Michał Marcin Kobierecki
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of the article is to analyze the change of the Russian Federation’s international image in the light of two significant events: the Olympic Winter Games in 2014 in Sochi and the annexation of Crimea. According to the first hypothesis, one of the main aims for hosting the Olympic Games was to improve the international prestige of Russia. Shortly after the Olympics Russia increased its activity in Eastern Ukraine, which resulted in the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula. Therefore the article is also aimed to investigate whether by annexing Crimea Russia squandered the possible positive effects of hosting the Olympics in terms of its international image.

Keywords

EN

International image of Russia; Olympic Games in Sochi; Annexation of Crimea; sport and politics

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Łódzki. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Journal: International Studies. Interdisciplinary Political and Cultural Journal
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 165-186

Dates

published

2016-12-30

Contributors

author

Michał Marcin Kobierecki

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/ipcj-2016-0016