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1、OligarchsunloadSochiOlympicsassetstorecoupinvestmentSOCHI,Russia(AP)--Theskijumpsitsshroudedinmist,itscoatofsnowundisturbedbyanyathleteshurtlingdowntheramptotakeoffintotheair.Ayearago,thejumpbustledwithactivityattheSochiOlympicsastheworld'sbestskijumpers-includingwomen,forthefi
2、rsttime-competedforgold.Butitmadesomeunwantedhistoryaswell,becomingastarksymbolofhowsomeoftheplansforPresidentVladimirPutin's$51billionWinterGameswentterriblywrong.Thecostofthefacilitysoaredduringconstructionfrom$40milliontonearly$300million.TheoverrunembarrassedtheKremlin,whic
3、hpubliclyshamedthebusinessmaninvolved,andhefledthecountryinthefaceofacorruptioninvestigation.RussiahadvowedtopayforwhatbecamethemostexpensiveOlympicsofalltimebygettingsuper-richprivateinvestorstotakethecostfromthestate.Instead,asthefirstanniversaryofthosegamesapproaches,atleast
4、twoofthoseoligarchsarequietlydumpingtheirincreasinglytoxicassetsonthestate-forcingRussiantaxpayerstopickupthebill.Fortheoligarchs,it'sawaytorecoupbillionsofdollarsastheystruggleinaneconomybatteredbyplungingoilpricesandWesternsanctions.ForPutin'scritics,it'sevidenceofthecronycap
5、italismthatshieldsRussia'srichandpowerfulbusinessmenfromeconomicpain.TwokeyinvestorshaveunloadedpropertiesbuiltfortheOlympicsatacombinedcostof$3billion,aspokesmantoRussia'sdeputyprimeministerconfirmedtoTheAssociatedPress.TheissueisamajorheadacheforPutin,whoneedstopayofftheoliga
6、rchstokeepthemhappy,whilepreventingthemurkydealsfromtriggeringawaveofpopularunrest.TherisksforPutinaremagnifiedasthecountryentersrecessionanditsrainy-dayfundsdwindle,evenasRussiapreparesforstagingyetanothermajorinternationalsportsevent:the2018WorldCup.Inaddition,otheroligarchsm
7、aynowbewaitingfortherightmomenttodemandtheirrewardorcompensationforcomingtothegovernment'srescuebytakingonwhatbecameunprofitableSochiprojects."Theydon'thaveanygoodoptionshere,"SamGreene,directorofKing'sRussiaInstituteatKing'sCollegeLondon,saidoftheKremlin."Theyeitherhavetotaket
8、hepublichit,ortheyhavetotaketheoppositionoftheoligarch
