Comments on: Three days later: news overview http://www.sochi-travel.info/articles/three-days-later-news-overview/ Experience the Russian Riviera Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:58:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Erik http://www.sochi-travel.info/articles/three-days-later-news-overview/comment-page-1/#comment-4633 Erik Sun, 08 Jul 2007 05:07:30 +0000 http://www.sochi-travel.info/articles/three-days-later-news-overview/#comment-4633 Reading throught the Russian analytics and blogs, I'd say a lot of people who unbiasedly critisizing Russia on spending money on "olympics" rather then on "improving lives", fail to understand that only less then $2 billion out on twelve will be spent on Olympic projects, everything else goes for infrastructure, including most money from federal and regional budgets - this means they ARE infact spending this money on improving people's lives. The "hotels" and "resort" projects are financed by the private investments, and even some stadiums that will be constructed for the Olympics are financed by the private investments, as they will be converted for business use after the games - this was the deal from the beginning. Then there are doubting ability to complete on time based on previous performances. But this is not previous years, this is highest level of international commitment, they know it, and im sure they'll stick to the plan. How it will go? - lets wait and see, but I'm being optimistic. Over all, though, people are very happy we got it, you can tell it by reading comments in various russian social networks.. Russophile, off-topic question: did "Sochi Olympics" in the last sentence of your comment had a link to your post? It's highlighted, but no link, even in admin mode. I just want to know if its something I need to address. thnx! Reading throught the Russian analytics and blogs, I’d say a lot of people who unbiasedly critisizing Russia on spending money on “olympics” rather then on “improving lives”, fail to understand that only less then $2 billion out on twelve will be spent on Olympic projects, everything else goes for infrastructure, including most money from federal and regional budgets – this means they ARE infact spending this money on improving people’s lives. The “hotels” and “resort” projects are financed by the private investments, and even some stadiums that will be constructed for the Olympics are financed by the private investments, as they will be converted for business use after the games – this was the deal from the beginning.

Then there are doubting ability to complete on time based on previous performances. But this is not previous years, this is highest level of international commitment, they know it, and im sure they’ll stick to the plan. How it will go? – lets wait and see, but I’m being optimistic.

Over all, though, people are very happy we got it, you can tell it by reading comments in various russian social networks..

Russophile, off-topic question: did “Sochi Olympics” in the last sentence of your comment had a link to your post? It’s highlighted, but no link, even in admin mode. I just want to know if its something I need to address. thnx!

]]> By: Russophile.com http://www.sochi-travel.info/articles/three-days-later-news-overview/comment-page-1/#comment-4630 Russophile.com Sun, 08 Jul 2007 04:02:21 +0000 http://www.sochi-travel.info/articles/three-days-later-news-overview/#comment-4630 The amount of criticism and speculation that has been posted on this topic over the last few days is amazing. I must admit that I have some concerns about the infrastructure, but can't people be happy for Russia for one day and remember that there are seven years to prepare? See my blog post on the <a>Sochi Olympics</a> for links to pictures and lots of other blog postings on the topic. The amount of criticism and speculation that has been posted on this topic over the last few days is amazing. I must admit that I have some concerns about the infrastructure, but can’t people be happy for Russia for one day and remember that there are seven years to prepare?
See my blog post on the Sochi Olympics for links to pictures and lots of other blog postings on the topic.

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