U.S. Investors Press Olympic Sponsors on Russian Antigay Stance
Institutions ask companies backing the Winter Games to take a stand for LGBT rights in Russia. So far, only Swatch has complained.
Imogen Rose-Smith
December 24, 2013
Traditional Russian dolls, also known as Matryoshka, sit in the window of a Swatch Group AG wristwatch outlet at the GUM department store in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, May 16, 2013. Russia's government is split over charging the central bank to support the economy as part of efforts to revive growth, leaving President Vladimir Putin to decide, according to an official familiar with the proposals. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg
Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg
