Kieran Pender
The Long Hangover: Putin’s new Russia and the ghosts of the past by Shaun Walker
by Kieran Pender •
Politicians in ancient Greece were well acquainted with the alluring intersection between sport and politics. Alcibiades, an ambitious aristocrat, entered seven chariots in the 416 BCE Olympics, aware of the potential political benefits. He came first, second, and fourth, later citing this ‘splendid performance’ to the Athenian ...
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