Recommendations for a good article on the Russian Olympics?

[Katherine Nolde]

>From The Nation's sports columnist Dave Zirin on the intersection of  LGBT
repression, politics, and the Olympics:

http://www.thenation.com/article/178053/lgbt-movement-takes-aim-sochi?page=0,0


On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 5:09 PM, Monnier, Nicole M.
<MonnierN at missouri.edu>wrote:

>  SEELANGStsy!
>
>  I'm offering my Soviet civilization students an extra credit
> opportunity: to watch an hour of the Olympic opening ceremonies on Friday
> (the Russian Club is hosting a "watch" party). I'd also like them to read
> an article (or two if they're short) to which they can respond. It could be
> an opinion piece, an overview, a news report, a magazine article, etc. I
> want something accessible and not overly inflammatory. Suggestions?
>
>  Gratefully,
>
>  Nicole
>
>
>
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