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While the world worries about Olympic security, Russian citizens seem unconcerned

The Olympics are just two weeks away. And according to reporter Julia Barton, who is in Moscow, Russian media is more interested in the protests in Ukraine than in possible security threats at the Olympics.

While the world worries about Olympic security, Russian citizens seem unconcerned
Russian police check a driver's documents in Sochi December 30, 2013.

Russia ramps up Olympic security in Sochi, but can they do it with a smile?

Russia ramps up Olympic security in Sochi, but can they do it with a smile?
People gather at the site of an explosion on a trolley bus in Volgograd, December 31, 2013

What motivates women to commit acts of terror?

What motivates women to commit acts of terror?
A suicide bomb blast ripped a trolleybus apart in Volgograd on Monday, in the second deadly attack in the southern city in two days.

The terrorist attacks in Russia have roots that go back centuries

The terrorist attacks in Russia have roots that go back centuries
Russian police check a driver's documents in Sochi December 30, 2013. The International Olympic Committee has no doubt Russian authorities will be able to provide security at the Winter Olympics, a spokeswoman said on Monday after two bomb blasts killed t

What will it take to secure the Winter Olympics in Sochi?

What will it take to secure the Winter Olympics in Sochi?

Hunger strikes are last resort for Pussy Riot band member and Russian mothers

In Russia, women are using hunger strikes to draw attention to what they perceive as injustice. But only one hunger strike, by a member of the band Pussy Riot, is really drawing attention.

Hunger strikes are last resort for Pussy Riot band member and Russian mothers