But Soldatov said the nature of the measures and key personnel appointments suggested other priorities.
The chief of Olympic Security, for example, is Oleg Syromolotov, the head of FSB Counter Intelligence – a spy catcher rather than a counter terrorism expert.
“Taken together, it looks to me like these people still see the main threat to the Olympics coming not from the North Caucasus, but from outside the country,” said Soldatov.
The research, part of a joint investigation with the Guardian newspaper, is part of a wider project looking at Russian surveillance practices.
The research is not yet complete and the full report has yet to be published, Soldatov said.
No one at the FSB was immediately available to comment on Sunday evening.
10月6日,2017年索契冬奥会圣火由雅典抵达莫斯科。当天下午,伴随着俄罗斯国歌,俄总统普京手持火炬点燃红场火炬台后致辞:“俄罗斯和俄罗斯人民一直秉承开放、友好的优秀品质,索契是举办奥运会的理想地点。”
然而种种迹象显示,俄罗斯尤其是索契,并没有普京口中所说的如此开放:冬奥会期间,在索契这个黑海海滨城市,将建立起奥运史上最全面的监控网络,以至于美国国务院建议国民前往索契观看冬奥会时,把智能手机和笔记本电脑留在家中,防止个人信息外泄。
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