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In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, an information kiosk offers help in English as well as Russian to visitors at Riviera Park in central Sochi, Russia. Vladimir Putin isn’t the only one who has a lot riding on the success of the Sochi Olympics. Local businesses and residents have a lot to gain if these Olympics fulfill Putin’s pledge to turn Sochi and its environs from a summer playground for well-off Russians into a year-round international resort for everyone. But that’s a big “if.” (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, an apartment complex overlooking the seaport advertises vacancies in central Sochi, Russia. Vladimir Putin isn’t the only one who has a lot riding on the success of the Sochi Olympics. Local businesses and residents have a lot to gain if these Olympics fulfill Putin’s pledge to turn Sochi and its environs from a summer playground for well-off Russians into a year-round international resort for everyone. But that’s a big “if.” (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, cruise ships sit docked at the seaport as pedestrians stroll along the promenade in central Sochi, Russia. Vladimir Putin isn’t the only one who has a lot riding on the success of the Sochi Olympics. Local businesses and residents have a lot to gain if these Olympics fulfill Putin’s pledge to turn Sochi and its environs from a summer playground for well-off Russians into a year-round international resort for everyone. But that’s a big “if.” (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, a dilapidated housing complex sits along the Black Sea in Sochi, Russia. Vladimir Putin isn’t the only one who has a lot riding on the success of the Sochi Olympics. Local businesses and residents have a lot to gain if these Olympics fulfill Putin’s pledge to turn Sochi and its environs from a summer playground for well-off Russians into a year-round international resort for everyone. But that’s a big “if.” (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, an Olympic worker is reflected in a window while riding the train along the Black Sea from the Olympic Park to central Sochi, Russia. Vladimir Putin isn’t the only one who has a lot riding on the success of the Sochi Olympics. Local businesses and residents have a lot to gain if these Olympics fulfill Putin’s pledge to turn Sochi and its environs from a summer playground for well-off Russians into a year-round international resort for everyone. But that’s a big “if.” (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, a worker removes a sale sign from a store window along a pedestrian mall in central Sochi, Russia. Vladimir Putin isn’t the only one who has a lot riding on the success of the Sochi Olympics. Local businesses and residents have a lot to gain if these Olympics fulfill Putin’s pledge to turn Sochi and its environs from a summer playground for well-off Russians into a year-round international resort for everyone. But that’s a big “if.” (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, a worker waits for customers at a ticket booth selling amusement rides at Riviera Park in central Sochi, Russia. Vladimir Putin isn’t the only one who has a lot riding on the success of the Sochi Olympics. Local businesses and residents have a lot to gain if these Olympics fulfill Putin’s pledge to turn Sochi and its environs from a summer playground for well-off Russians into a year-round international resort for everyone. But that’s a big “if.” (AP Photo/David Goldman)