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Circassian protest on Times Square in 2011.

The day to remember the ‘forgotten genocide’

May 20, 2015Culture

Between 5 million and 7 million Circassians live around the world, descendants of the native tribes expelled from the Caucasus in the 1860s by Russian Imperial forces. The recent Winter Olympics in their ancestral capital of Sochi angered Circassians, but it also brought them together. They aim to get Russia to recognize a right of return for Circassians. It’s a long shot, but these are not people known for giving up easily.

Watching the 2014 World Cup final at a pub in Moscow. Russia hosts the next World Cup in 2018, and Russian fans are hoping it will go as well as the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Russians will be proud to host the 2018 World Cup, if their team can up its game

July 14, 2014Sports

Kelly Gallagher of Great Britain and guide Charlotte Evans in the Women's Super-G - Visually Impaired during day three of Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

In Paralympic slalom racing, you are flying nearly blind — with your teammate

March 13, 2014Sports

In Paralympic slalom racing, you are flying nearly blind — with your teammate

March 13, 2014Sports

Ukraine is damaging Russia’s $50 billion Olympic makeover

March 4, 2014Global Politics

The ad hoc opening ceremony to the 'Open Games' in Moscow.

LGBT games in Russia met by thugs, bomb threats, and official obstruction

February 26, 2014Lifestyle & Belief

LGBT groups in Russia are hosting an international athletic event in Moscow, following the the end of the Sochi Olympics. But the “Open Games” are running into problems.

After all the talk about security in Sochi, things have been pretty smooth

February 21, 2014Sports

Much was made about security before the Sochi Olympics began. Now that the games are winding down what

Children pose for a picture outside of the Sochi Olympic Park.

The Sochi Olympics project a happier, friendlier Russia. Locals wish that were true

February 19, 2014Arts, Culture & Media

Russia is projecting a new image at these Olympics: a helpful, welcoming Russia. Suddenly police are friendlier, politicians meet with activists, people are recycling. It’s a version of Russia a lot of people would like to have, but it may not last beyond the games.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (C) visits Team Ukraine House at the Olympic Park during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics Games February 15, 2014.

Is Ukraine’s violence overshadowing Putin’s Olympics?

February 19, 2014Sports

As the Olympics wind down this week, the world’s attention focuses on the violence that has erupted in neighboring Ukraine.

Visitors to the Sochi Olympics are enthralled, residents are less so

February 18, 2014Sports

The worries about unfinished hotels and possible terrorism at the Olympics have receded as people the world over have become enthralled with the athletes and the competition. But when the games wrap up, Sochi residents are wondering if their city’s big projects will get completed.