Tag: Western view of Russia

The Absurdities of Double Toilets and “Sochi Problems”

February 14, 2014

This is the second part of an article published by Lenta.Ru on how foreign journalists perceived the Olympics opening ceremonies (read the first part here). The criticism of the Lenta piece is that some readers believe that many of the quotes from the Western authors have been cherry picked, segments critical of Putin and the […]

“No One Understands Us There”

February 11, 2014

This article, published by the independent Russian news outlet Lenta, attempts to summarize the viewpoints of foreign journalists who wrote about the 2014 Winter Olympic Games opening ceremonies in Sochi. Some readers, including some of the writers quoted within the article, complained that their criticisms of Russia and the opening ceremony were softened and the […]