The construction of the Sochi Olympic Park Circuit marked the end of a thirty-year campaign for a Russian Grand Prix, with plans for a "Grand Prix of the Soviet Union" originating as early as 1983 before being abandoned for "bureaucratic reasons" and several failed attempts in the intervening years.
A construción do circuíto no parque olímpico de Sochi marca o final dunha campaña de trinta anos por un Gran Premio de Rusia, con plan orixinario para un "Gran Premio da Unión Soviética" xa na tempada de 1983 antes de ser abandonado por "razóns burocráticas" and several failed attempts e varios intentos falidos nos anos intermedios.