Sochi
The World Finally Realizes That Hosting the Winter Olympics Totally Sucks
Krakow is the latest city to withdraw from hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics, as people finally realize it's not really worth it.
Abkhazia Is Yet Another Country that Doesn't Exist
Almost completely cut off from the outside world, Abkhazia is still suffering from a war that’s very much alive in people's minds.
The Last Journalists in Russia
We spoke with Dozhd TV’s editor–in-chief, Mikhail Zygar, as the staff fights to keep their station alive in Russia.
Panda to Sochi: Arrival
Finally the day has come, the climax happens right now and the exhaustion found his peak. But the very best: We arrived in unbelievable Sochi!
Panda to Sochi: Mariupol on video
Mariupol, one of the most industrial cities of Ukraine cought our attention for some very decent sports action.
I Watched the Sochi Olympics with the Putin Youth
I viewed the Sochi Olympics in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, so I could eat lamb dumplings and drink Czech lager. I ended up hanging out with members of Putin's Youth, young people in support of Putin’s aspirations for a unified, powerful Russia. They...
I Watched the Sochi Olympics with the Putin Youth
I viewed the Sochi Olympics in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, so I could eat lamb dumplings and drink Czech lager. I ended up hanging out with members of Putin's Youth, young people in support of Putin’s aspirations for a unified, powerful Russia. They are...
Crime in Brazil Could Derail the World Cup
The fate of this summer's World Cup in Brazil may depend on the country's favelas, gang-run slums police are desperate to get under control.
The Crumbling Ruins of Sarajevo's 1984 Winter Olympics
I come to the ruins of the winners' podium. "This is where skiers were presented with their medals after winning events in the 1984 Olympics," Tanya tells me. "It was also the exact spot where the Bosnian army executed many prisoners during the war...
Figure Skating Ruins Lives
To many Americans, figure skaters are real-life Disney princesses, but many skaters' lives are filled with financial failure, abusive parents, and drug issues.
Pussy Riot Getting Whipped in Sochi
As they were putting on their neon ski masks, about a dozen Cossacks descended on the group, thrashing them with whips, throwing them to the ground, and kicking them as police officers stood by.
Pussy Riot Flogged at Sochi Protest
In Sochi this afternoon, uniformed Cossacks attacked members of the protest group Pussy Riot with pepper spray and whips.