Study of Post-Cold War Ideological Contests from the Coverage of Sochi Olympic Games

摘要

Western media try to politicize Sochi Olympic Games by pinpointing its problems on human rights and the freedom of press. This triggers an ideological tug between hegemonism and nationalism, which is manifested by Russia's nationalist news discourse in the coverage of world politics and patriotic news discourse in the coverage of domestic politics. Nationalism and patriotism are like two sides of a coin, working together to serve a nation by defending its sovereignty and national interests. As an enduring ideology, nationalism evolves to be the core power to change the trend of world politics after the Cold War, so the ideological contests continue to exist and de-politicization and de-ideologicalization of international sporting events remain to be a wishful thinking as ever.