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FILE - In this July 7, 1980 file photo, a woman walks past a huge portrait of Communist Party leader Leonid Brezhnev that dwarfs the symbol of the upcoming XXII Summer Olympics right behind, in Moscow. Brezhnev and his ruling Politburo wanted the games to legitimize the Soviet system, a military superpower and economic basket case. (AP Photo/File)

Sochi Games hold echoes of 1980 Moscow Olympics

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