Extraordinary images show Vladimir Putin's Sochi Olympic park lying desolate and abandoned one year after most expensive games in history from the Daily Mail [of the UK]
"The Winter Olympics of 2014 are a distant memory in the Russian Black Sea resort, with empty arenas left idle. Fisht Stadium, the Bolshoy Ice Dome, the Tulip Inn hotel and the Adler Arena all sit in ghostly silence. Skiers may still pack the slopes nearby owing to the collapsing rouble, but few are visiting the Olympic park. The Formula One track, which hosted the £99 million Russian Grand Prix last year, stands dusty and unused. The company which owns some of the complex is about to go bankrupt, according to the Kommersant newspaper. At least two oligarchs involved in building the lavish facilities are dumping their toxic assets on the state . Russian taxpayers are picking up the bill for this 'perfect museum of corruption', according to a local journalist."
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