David Frum : Olympic organizers chose to make opening ceremony a historical pageant . Wherever you find an international bad actor , from Venezuela to Iran , there you find a Russian ally . He says by leaving out Soviet era brutality , Russia glided over a central part of its story . Frum : Ignoring Soviet crimes enables Putin regime to cut gains Russians made in 1990s . Comment:
David Frum : Olympic organizers chose to make opening ceremony a historical pageant . He says by leaving out Soviet era brutality , Russia glided over a central part of its story . Frum : Ignoring Soviet crimes enables Putin regime to cut gains Russians made in 1990s . Comment: