Beast from the East . Moscow Correspondent Matthew Chance travels across Russia by train . Chance 's journey begins in Murmansk in Arctic , ends in Sochi on Black Sea . The Russian government has been accused of using the Winter Olympics to distract from its economic woes and is also facing a growing international boycott over allegations that it used athletes as political pawns.
Moscow Correspondent Matthew Chance travels across Russia by train . Chance 's journey begins in Murmansk in Arctic , ends in Sochi on Black Sea . The Russian government has been accused of using the Winter Olympics to distract from its economic woes and is also facing a growing international boycott over allegations that it used athletes as political pawns.