«Russia continues to change and grow. Such a process is never easy in the world's largest country but I am confident that the Games would serve as a source of progress, boosting our all important transition and bringing all the Russian people together around the Olympic ideals».
«Now more than ever, Russia has proved itself to be a committed and reliable partner for the IOC, a partner that would stage an exceptional Games, and a partner that would take the outmost of what the Olympic Spirit which has the power to instil in a nation: progress, openness to the world and inspiration for future generations».
«The Winter Olympic Games in Russia for the first time in our history stand as a historic opportunity for the Olympic Movement to mark Russia’s future forever».
May 20, 2018
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October 27, 2017
Round Table “The 1917 Russian Revolution for Our Country and the World: 100 Years’ Retrospect”
October 5, 2017
The Expertise Round Table. Perception of Russia across the East and West: Memory, Identity and Conflicts. International Study of Images of Russia across Eurasia: Results and Discussion