This research is an attempt to understand what sport means for Russian people, Russian media and the country's leader. It is an attempt to understand how big and effective the role of sports propaganda is in the country. It is also an attempt to explain why Russia is capable of organizing excellent sports events and welcome people from all over the world, while it is not capable of maintaining good international relations with most of the countries these people and sportsmen are represented. (Including inteviews in Russian language)
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