Original sentence: The Soviet authorities, taken aback by the unexpected impact on the masses of the death of an underground singer, ordered troops into Moscow to prevent possible riots.Vysotsky was posthumously awarded the tittle Meritorious Artist of Soviet Union
Edited sentence: The Soviet authorities, taken aback by the unexpected impact on the masses of the death of an underground singer, and agonized over the country's image during the already highly controversial Olympics, ordered troops into Moscow to prevent possible riots