Vlad the Prevailer

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The threat of terrorism has captured most of the attention regarding this year's upcoming Winter Olympics, and for good reason, of course. It plays against an interesting backdrop, though: These are Russian president Vladimir Putin's Winter Olympics, or he seems to see them as such. He sees them, too, as his and his country's big turn in the spotlight of the world stage. Will that spotlight also shine on Russia's well-entrenched and dangerous organized-crime networks and its government's nepotism and corruption?: http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2014/02/sochi-olympics-russia-corruption