2014 Winter Olympics: Sochi troubles

The 2014 Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia. Even though Russia is viewed by many as a very cold country, thus suitable for such games, the city which was chosen for the 2014 Olympiad has a mild climate, and rarely gets any snow. Because of this, Sochi will face a similar problem as Vancouver did in 2010 – it will have to “make” or transport snow from the nearby mountains. Another problem is that a significant amount of the money, which was invested into building new stadiums, ice arenas, and other Olympiad-related objects, was spent on bribes and did not go to the initial cause. As a result, the construction is going on slowly, and the workers from neighbouring countries (such as Tadzhikistan), which are a cheap source of labour, do not get paid at all and live in very poor and unsanitary conditions. This unethical method of exploiting human labour began several controversies in Russia, but they were closed fairly soon after the pressure of the upper politicians, who received their cut from the investment to the infrastructure of the city.

But despite all of these negative aspects of the 2014 Olympics, I can assure you that they will be organized at a really high standard because if Russians begin organizing such international event, they will make it one of the most memorable moments of the lives of those who viewed it, at all costs.

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