With political violence escalating, it goes without saying that the nation's economy is vulnerable to shocks and disruptions.
What is behind the mass anti-government protests that have devolved into a street war, with dozens killed?
Russia’s Yulia Lipnitskaya came out of seemingly nowhere to lead her country to victory in the team skating event and was already awarded the host nation’s highest sporting award, the Honored Master of Sports, from President Vladimir Putin.
While leaders of some nations threatened sanctions against Ukraine, Russia blamed Western governments for inciting violence.
Russian Olympic skicross racer Maria Komissarova was hospitalized in Sochi before being flown to Germany.
The U.S. edged Russia in a shootout thriller in Sochi, 3-2.
If and when the deal is signed, it will be the largest defense transaction between the two countries since the 1970s.
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Russia isn’t the only anti-gay rights nation to have hosted the Olympics. Here’s a look at the laws of the Winter Games’ past hosts.
The 2014 Winter Olympics come at a high cost, which was was on full display at Fisht Stadium.
At the open, a girl in a white dress soared into the air, lifted by a harness, and sang, amid islands representing different parts of Russia.
As the Winter Games kick off in Sochi, political leaders are protesting Russia's human rights abuses.
The doodle is currently a rainbow adorned with winter-sports images and bearing the Olympic Charter quote, subtly attacking anti-gay laws at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
To shoddy construction, corruption and the threat of terrorism, add protests over Circassian genocide victims to the troubles in Sochi.
The envoy to the United Nations is such a big fan of the Russian punk band that she wants to go on tour with them. (Not really, but Russia still got mad.)
Alexei Sobolev competed in the slopestyle event on Thursday with a symbol on his snowboard showing a figure with a ski mask and a knife.
American snowboarding star Shaun White has pulled out of the slopestyle due to safety concerns.
The 2014 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony is set for Friday night.
Will a rainbow T-shirt cause problems at the Sochi Olympics? How about a satirical poster?
Madonna said that she is "honored to introduce my fellow freedom fighters Masha and Nadya from Pussy Riot."
The mayor of Sochi claimed in a BBC interview on Sunday that there are no gay people in his city.
Brent crude is currently trading at $107 per barrel and has traded in a $100-$114 range since last April.