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Vladimir Putin's Gamble: $51 Billion 2014 Winter Olympics Begin in Sochi

'Welcome to the center of the universe," yelled Russian TV star Yana Churikova during the pre-show at the 2014 Winter Olympic Ceremony, which are held in Sochi. The 22nd Winter Olympics, which will last for 17 days, features 98 winter sporting events, including figure skating, skiing and hockey. Sochi was selected as the host city in July, 1997, and marks the first time the Olympics will be held in the Russian Federation. Moscow hosted the Summer Olympics in 1980.

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Russian Pres. Putin Says Amnesty Bill May Soon Free Greenpeace Activists & Pussy Riot; Khodorkovsky Offered To Be Pardoned (Video)

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that two jailed members of the punk band Pussy Riot would be freed under an amnesty bill, The Associated Press reported. The bill will also enable 30 people arrested in a Greenpeace protest against arctic oil drilling to avoid trial. The moves come just a couple of months before Russia hosts the Winter Olympics in February.

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Anna Politkovskaya: Judge Dismisses Jury in Murder Trial For Slain Russian Journalist (Video)

A Moscow City Court judged dismissed the jury in the murder trial of five men who have been suspected of being involved with the murder of slain Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Three of the accused failed to turn up for a hearing Thursday.

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Putin Tops Obama: Forbes Magazine Ranks Russian President As 2013's 'World's Most Powerful' Person (Video)

Russian President Vladimir Putin ranked as the world's most powerful leader in a 2013 Forbes list for 'most powerful leader' list released on Wednesday, reported Agence France Presse. It marked the first time in three years that U.S. President Barack Obama dropped to second place on the magazine's list.

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Putin Op-Ed: Russian President Pens Article in New York Times Denouncing U.S.' Claims of 'Exceptionalism' (Video)

Russian Opposition Leader Freed: Alexei Nalvany, a Strong Vladimir Putin Critic Sees His 5-Year Sentencing Overturned, Pending Appeal (Video)