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This exhibit presents the architecture and urban planning related to major sporting events in Moscow, namely the 1980 Olympics and the 2018 World Cup.

For the 1980 Olympics, we look at the background of preparing the city for the games. This involves the construction of the stadiums and other sites to host the events, and the housing to accommodate the athletes and tourists visiting for the games.

For the 2018 World Cup, we feature the construction of stadiums and advertising and propaganda for a more modern event.

Naturally, we will focus on developments within Moscow only for the event, but we may allude to developments or construction in other regions in Russia, thereby offering the opportunity to compare and contrast the sport-related urban development in the USSR and Russian Federation.

We also touch upon the culture of athleticism in the USSR during the time of the Olympics as well as in modern times in the Russian Federation. Our analysis probes the question of whether the athletic culture in Moscow has changed in 40 years or what has remained the same.

Given time constraints, the scope of this exhibit will not include foreign analyses of the relevant events and topics, but may include foreign news coverage of the events and topics.