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Russian national identity, the Sochi Olympics, and much, much more ...

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   Two of the Sochi Olympic mascots, Snow Leopard and Hare, enjoy bobsleighing


Anna, one of my students on the MA in International Tourism at the University of Greenwich, is collecting data for her final research project, investigating the influence of the Sochi Olympics on  perceptions of Russia and its national identity.

It is obviously not a terribly easy time to be doing this research, but Anna will treat the data sensitively taking into account the context, and would welcome your frank opinion, including on the current political crisis and recent tragic events.

Please could you find the time to respond to her questionnaire, by clicking on the relevant link below?
 
I have visited Russia

I have never visited Russia

I am a Russian citizen

Anna has also introduced the research project on her own blog, here.

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