Monitoring press freedom and international affairs from Mid-Missouri Public Radio and the Missouri School of Journalism
Russia and the ice-shining mountains: a brief history of the Caucasus
By  • 20 February 2014
The term Caucasus is said to originate from an ancient word meaning “ice-shining mountain” – an image familiar to any who have been watching the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. While the northern part of…
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Sochi Olympics: Russia gets gold in spending
By  • 20 February 2014
Seven years ago, when the Russian city of Sochi won the bidding for the 2014 Winter Olympics , few would have predicted the cost of the hosting the games equal the gross domestic product of…
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