CNN CNN Newsroom February 8, 2014 17:19:00
Russian president putin was in the slight during the olympics opening ceremony and according to sochi's organizer, he was pleased with the results. that white hot spotlight will be on him for the rest of the games and that may be just what he wants. >> behind the grandeur, the scale, the absorbtant cost is one goal. restoring the state to its glory. friday's opening ceremony is the pinnacle of the 14 years at the helm for this kgb veteran, but his uncompromising pursuit of total power, it favors the state over the people. his initial deal with russia was simple. he dragged it from a war in che...