http://www.economist.com/news/europe/215...ew-castles
By the way, Russia plans on increasing taxes. I wonder why...
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Sochi has already set one record. At an estimated cost of $50 billion, these will be the most expensive games in history.
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The quality of the work is patchy. The ski jump has been redone many times, and the cost has risen sevenfold. Newly laid sewage pipes have burst, so a nasty smell drifts over a kindergarten playground. Sea-coast fortifications cracked soon after installation. The work has been carried out with little concern for the environment. The river flowing into the Black Sea has been polluted by construction waste and protected forests have been cut down. A green whistle-blower was prosecuted and chased out of Russia.
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In its bid for the games, the Russian government said it provides “a stable political and economic environment in order to improve and enhance [the people’s] quality of life. The government is based on free and open elections, freedom of expression and a constitutionally guaranteed balance of power.”
By the way, Russia plans on increasing taxes. I wonder why...