The opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 5, 2016. (FRANCOIS-XAVIER MARIT/AFP/Getty Images)
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The opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 5, 2016. (FRANCOIS-XAVIER MARIT/AFP/Getty Images)
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Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
Commentary
Vilnius, Lithuania (Photo by Peter Podkopaev)
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Vilnius, Lithuania (Photo by Peter Podkopaev)
On the Frontline of Putin's Kleptocracy
Peter Podkopaev
Former Researcher, Russia and Eurasia, Kleptocracy Initiative
Peter Podkopaev
Commentary
Soldiers of the honor guard prepare to march as people celebrate the first anniversary of the signing of the decree on the annexation of the Crimea by the Russian Federation, on March 18, 2015 in Sevastopol, Crimea. (Alexander Aksakov/Getty Images)
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Soldiers of the honor guard prepare to march as people celebrate the first anniversary of the signing of the decree on the annexation of the Crimea by the Russian Federation, on March 18, 2015 in Sevastopol, Crimea. (Alexander Aksakov/Getty Images)
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