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The best (and most ominous) photos from the Sochi Olympics Opening Ceremony

By Leslie Young Global News

Posted February 7, 2014 5:46 pm

1 min read

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A rocket ship at the Opening Ceremony — It's a rocket ship! And cosmonauts! We're into full Soviet Union mode here. ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images

The Sochi Winter Olympics officially opened on Friday. The Russians put on quite a show, full of ballet, literature and Communist imagery.

Here’s a selection of the best, and most unsettling, images from the Opening Ceremony in Sochi.

MORE: Sochi Olympics’ opening ceremony explained

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