Sochi 06.06.2010 Russia
Picnic for residents of Sochi. The event was organized on the occasion of the Olympic Games in 2014.
Sochi 06.06.2010 Russia
Construction of the great highways and railways leading to the objects of the Sochi Olympics. The government of the Russian Federation because of the investment, changed law of protect the environment by cutting nature reserve.
Sochi 02.06.2010 Russia
Inhabitants of one of the houses on the outskirts of Sochi, began a hunger strike. Federation authorities ordered them to move away from their large holdings in connection with this, with about 400 meters from their hockey hall is built for the Olympic Games and their home spoils the view. The amount of the Federation who offered the residents is very low that's why residents will fight for their rights.
Sochi 06.06.2010 Russia
Construction of large hotel complex in Sochi. In Sochi during the Sochi Olympics miszkancy are forbidden to leave the apartments. Most inhabitants are opposed to organized the Olympic, since knowledge of this would not be anything good of their city. Many of the residents can be evicted.
Sochi 06.06.2010 Russia
Draft made by the little girl on the occasion of the festival held in Sochi in 2014 Olympic Games.
Sochi 06.06.2010 Russia
Construction of one of the most important objects for the Olympic Games in Sochi. The hotel complex with a lift, which will lead to the most important places in the mountains of Sochi - photograph taken from a car illegally. These places are very guarded by the militia.
Sochi 06.06.2010 Russia
Construction of the great highways and railways leading to the objects of the Sochi Olympics. The government of the Russian Federation because of the investment, changed law of protect the environment by cutting nature reserve.
Sochi 02.06.2010 Russia
Sochi is above all the warmest region in Russia. Residents are very surprised why Olimpic Games will take place here in Sochi. Concrete and rocky beach is not encouraging for the rest.
Sochi 02.06.2010 Russia
Inhabitants of one of the houses on the outskirts of Sochi, began a hunger strike. Federation authorities ordered them to move away from their large holdings in connection with this, with about 400 meters from their hockey hall is built for the Olympic Games and their home spoils the view. The amount of the Federation who offered the residents is very low that's why residents will fight for their rights.
Sochi 02.06.2010 Russia
Inhabitants of one of the houses on the outskirts of Sochi, began a hunger strike. Federation authorities ordered them to move away from their large holdings in connection with this, with about 400 meters from their hockey hall is built for the Olympic Games and their home spoils the view. The amount of the Federation who offered the residents is very low that's why residents will fight for their rights.
Sochi 06.06.2010 Russia
Billboards in the streets of Sochi, the message does not differ from those that hung in the communist era. Labor foreman on a billboard to convince residents of the importance of organized Sochi Olympics Games
Sochi 06.06.2010 Russia
Construction of the great highways and railways leading to the objects of the Sochi Olympics. The government of the Russian Federation because of the investment, changed law of protect the environment by cutting nature reserve.
Sochi 02.06.2010 Russia
Sochi is above all the warmest region in Russia. Residents are very surprised why Olimpic Games will take place here in Sochi. Concrete and rocky beach is not encouraging for the rest
Sochi 06.06.2010 Russia
A woman in the car. The Sochi Olympic Games Sochi residents are forbidden to leave the apartments. Most inhabitants are opposed to organized the Olympic, since knowledge of this would not be anything good of their city.
Sochi 06.06.2010 Russia
On picture: Major of the Sochi Anatolij Pachomow.
Picnic for residents of Sochi. The event was organized on the occasion of the Olympic Games in 2014.
The city of Sochi in Krasnodar Kraj, Russia, prepares for the next Winter Olympics held from February 7 to February 23, 2014 . This will be the first time for the Russian Federation to host this event. Russian PM Wladimir Putin decided to organize the Olympic games in one of the warmest regions of Russia. This city, picturesquely placed at the shores of Black Sea, neglected for years, is to become Russia’s next visit card, even though it borders Russia’s six autonomous North Caucasus republics, home of the Chechen wars and the Abkhaz conflict zone. The Federal Security Service (FSB) warns, that the 2014 Games are under serious threat of a terrorist attack, as Russian authorities may have problems to guarantee the security of athletes or fans attending the games. But there is no stopping it now for Putin, as the Olympics are to be the goal of his and President Miedwiediew’s era. The cost could total 39 billion USD, in comparison to Vancouver’s 1,5 billion. Faced with these facts, chances are poor for the protesting citizens of Sochi, ecologists, numerous international organizations and NGOs. Russia’s independent environmentalists warn that developers’ plans for Sochi could damage the unique landscape of the region, where some territories are protected as natural UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The most controversial plan concerns construction of the combined railway and motor road connecting the Adler airport and the mountain cluster in Krasnaya Polyana (costing 7 billion USD) . This could destroy the unique valley of the River Msympta, causing severe change of climate and liquidation of many species of plants and animals, said Dmitry Kaptsov, Vice-Coordinator of Environmental Watch on North Caucasus. The Ministry of Ecology agrees, but decisions have already been made. A special Olimpic law was passed in December 2009, to secure the investors from the protesting groups. Few thousand people are to be displaced.
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