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History of Sochi. View of Sochi River and Sochi from the west, photo ca. 1905–1915. The area of the Russian city of Sochi was populated more than 100,000 years by ancient people of Asia Minor migrating through Colchis (olden Georgia ). Ancient Greeks sailed to the region via the Black Sea in the 5th–6th centuries BC and encountered the ...
Website. sochiadm .ru. Sochi (Russian: Сочи, IPA: [ˈsotɕɪ] ⓘ, from Ubykh: Шъуача – seaside) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, [ 11] and up to 600,000 residents in the urban area.
Circassia [b] ( / sɜːrˈkæʃə / sir-KASH-ə ), also known as Zichia, [8] [9] was a country and a historical region in the North Caucasus. Located along the northeastern shore of the Black Sea, [10] [11] it was conquered by the Russian Empire during the Russo-Circassian War (1763–1864), after which approximately 90% of the Circassian ...
Sochi 2014 is the 12th straight Olympics to outlaw smoking; all Sochi venues, Olympic Park bars and restaurants and public areas were smoke-free during the Games. [17] It is also the first time that an Olympic Park has been built for hosting winter games. [citation needed]
Sochi conflict. The Sochi conflict was a three-party armed conflict which involved the counterrevolutionary White Russian forces, Bolshevik Red Army and the Democratic Republic of Georgia, each of which sought control over the strategic Black Sea town of Sochi.
There were many controversies and concerns affecting the 2014 Winter Olympics.There were disputes with Circassians, who demanded the events be cancelled or moved unless Russia apologized for the 19th century Circassian genocide, environmental and economic issues, lack of political stability and governance, and the safety and human rights of LGBT athletes and journalists, in light of Russia's ...
Pages in category "History of Sochi" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics took place at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on 7 February 2014. It began at 20:14 MSK ( UTC+4) and finished at 23:02 MSK ( UTC+4 ). It was filmed and produced by OBS and Russian host broadcasters Channel One and VGTRK. [1] This was the first Winter Olympics and first Olympic Games ...