出版社：Research Centre for East European Studies and the Center for Security Studies
摘要：According to Vladimir Putin’s “national champions” policy, Russian corporations in strategic sectors should serve national interests. A fascinating aspect of this policy is the Kremlin’s recruitment of corporate giants, such as Gazprom and Rosneft, to fund Russian sport. International sporting success and the hosting of high-profile sporting events, especially the Sochi Olympics in 2014 and the FIFA World Cup in 2018, are seen as invaluable tools for signaling Russia’s return as a great power. With its unrivaled track record of victories during the Soviet era, the Russian national ice-hockey team is viewed as having special importance by both Putin and Medvedev.
