The claim of russophobia and what’s actually funny about #SochiProblems

... challenging this narrative, and especially so with regard to this particular event, of interest to many around the globe. Russophobia, in their encyclopaedia, stands for a hostile image of Russia stemming from the Cold War and from cultural misunderstandings,... ... megalomania. And, as it happens, a lot of the work on the sidelines has been rather poorly done. You cannot say the pictures at #SochiProblems are all down to a ‘cultural shock’ experienced by spoilt and ignorant Westerners. You cannot say all ...