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About Sochi; Sochi Photos; Sochi Photos; Home; Sochi Map; Sochi on Black Sea Sochi News :Sochi 2014 prepares for safe and secure Winter Olympic Games Sochi welcomed a group of the world’s leading police officers as part of the commitment to hosting the Winter Olympic Games underpinned by innovative and reliable security measures. The experienced specialists will enhance Sochi 2014's already well developed security preparation by sharing their experience of policing major sporting events. Already one of the most secure places in Southern Europe, Sochi welcomes over four million tourists a year, is home to a Residence for the President of the Russian Federation, and stages a number of high profile international events. In recent years the city has successfully hosted the visit of US President and staged the Russia-EU Summit. About Sochi; Home; Sochi Map; Sochi on Black Sea
Artificial isle to be built near Sochi The Krasnodar regional government approved the construction of a 155 billion ruble ($6.3 billion) artificial island off the coast of the Black Sea resort of Sochi, according to a statement released last week. A local government council concluded that the project, known as Federation Island, would have a "positive effect on the economy of Sochi and the region," developer M-Industria said Thursday.
Abu Dhabi-based Allied Business Consultants will fund the project, designed by Dutch architect Erick Van Egeraat. M-Industria heads a group of Russian and foreign companies with experience in building artificial islands in the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands and Singapore. Federation Island is a 330 hectares artificial archipelago, located off the coast of Sochi, in the Russian Black Sea. The archipelago offers residences, hotels, cultural, leisure and recreational facilities. Federation Island will be built in the shape of Russia and reflects the country's major geographical features. The Russian river network is used as a reference for the island's waterways; the high mountains inspire the island relief. The Russia-shaped island is part of preparations to host the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Russia has committed more than $12 billion for the Winter Games. The developer plans to sign an agreement with the Krasnodar government and will start construction in the second quarter of this year. The island is due for completion in 2013. About Sochi; Home; Sochi Map; Sochi on Black Sea
The Federation Council will discuss the law on Winter Olympics in Sochi The Federation Council or Russia is set to discuss the federal law on the organization and conduct of XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. Profile committees recommended that the House approve the document. The Act defines specifics of advertising and trade activities during the games, simplified entry and exit of participants of the Games in Russia, the granting of land for the construction of sports facilities. The document contains provisions for seizure of land and other real estate property for the construction of Olympic facilities. Introduced the possibility for the President of Russia to set a special security regime for the time of the Olympics, which includes the establishment of controlled and exclusion zones within the territory, restrictions on the entry and temporary stay, as well as residence of citizens, restrictions of the movements of vehicles, aircraft flights over the territory, public activities not related to the games, enhancing the protection of public order. The document provides for the release of the Organizing Committee of Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the organizations that directly and indirectly involved from paying taxes: property, income, value added, vehicles. The right to seize land for the construction of Olympic facilities granted only in Krasnodar region, only in the area of construction of these facilities, and only until in 2014. The Act stipulates that citizens will receive compensation for the plots, which are privately owned. Also entered clear notice requirements for waivers of land, which will be valued at market value, as well as the duty to organize the Krasnodar Territory Administration to receive citizens on all the questions concerning the seizure of land. About Sochi; Home; Sochi Map; Sochi on Black Sea
International Investment Forum "Sochi-2007" International Investment Forum "Sochi-2007" has been a great success and attracted over eight thousand people, including members of the media and participants in the exhibition. The forum was attended by leaders of five foreign delegations, including seven ministers, one Deputy Prime Minister, one Secretary of State and 18 Ambassadors; 4 acting ministers and 2 acting Vice-Premiers of Russia government, 38 heads of subjects of the Russian Federation, some 50 heads of major Russian and foreign companies and 800 media representatives. The total exhibition area of more than 40 thousand square meters featured 39 Russian regions and 200 individual companies. At the forum there were signed 169 investment agreements and protocols of intent totaling 560 billion rubles, or 22,2 billion dollars. In addition, 9 agreements totaling 1,12 billion dollars were signed during Fourth Russian - Chinese Investment Forum, held in Sochi on 20 September. About Sochi; Home; Sochi Map; Sochi on Black Sea
Greenpeace
urges changes to Sochi 2014 The environmental group Greenpeace urged the organizers of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia to move the planned construction venues and Olympic village because they could damage a unique natural site. Greenpeace said under current plans those venues for Sochi 2014, as well as associated tourism facilities, would be built in the protective belt of the Caucasus Nature Reserve, which is part of a protected UNESCO World Heritage site. UNESCO describes the Western Caucasus area as "one of the few large mountain areas of Europe that has not experienced significant human impact." Greenpeace Russia said: "We foresee a lot of problems that could be created if this construction starts." "We tried to explain to the government that the Olympic movement likes to be environmentally friendly, and those unique places will be destroyed with Olympic construction. That is not in line with the principles of the Olympic movement." It also raised concerns about the environmental impact of road construction, a planned hydroelectric power station, and the intensity of the work needed to build Sochi 2014 from scratch. A ream of legislative changes introduced over the past year had softened rules about national parks and the surrounding "buffer zone", and brought about boundary changes mainly to suit Sochi's Olympic bid. "It was impossible before the changes in legislation to construct anything like sports facilities or infrastructure on the territories of the national parks," he explained. "We're asking the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to push the Russian government to explain the need to change the legislation in those places." A spokeswoman for the Lausanne-based IOC confirmed that it had invited Greenpeace representatives, as well as other groups, to meet Olympic officials who are due in Russia from August 27. Greenpeace Russia underlined that they did not oppose Sochi 2014 as whole. About Sochi; Home; Sochi Map; Sochi on Black Sea
5-Star
hotel will be built in downtown Sochi A super modern hotel complex - Sochi-Plaza will be built in the center of Sochi. It will be built at the site of the current Moskva Hotel that had been designed 40 years ago. Several design projects of the new complex will be submitted to the city public, administration and the municipal assembly for consideration this autumn. However, facilities that will be included in its infrastructure can be named already now – a five-star hotel with 300 rooms, a congress center, office premises, apartment complex, shopping and entertainment center, cinema, swimming pool with a beach and underground parking. The hotel complex which will receive first tourists in 2012 is included in the general plan of reconstruction and development of the resort city and has been supported at the federal level. Its creation is envisioned by the federal target-oriented program “the development of Sochi as a mountain climate resort” (2006-2014). Owing to its central location Sochi-Plaza is to become a true decoration of the city, one of its new symbols. Russian Economic Development and Trade Minister German Gref stressed that Sochi “should totally changes its old appearance and become a new, modern and convenient city for living of the European level, and a mountain climate resort”, and that the State Olympic Corporation will be created on the federal state unitary enterprise basis. In the words of the minister, the state corporation will perform the functions of the ordering customer of the construction of Olympic infrastructure facilities, and is planned to be established before the end of the current year. About Sochi; Home; Sochi Map; Sochi on Black Sea
$7
billion needed to improve Sochi transport by 2014 Winter Olympics Over $7.3 billion will be needed to completely modernize the transport infrastructure of Sochi by 2014, when the Russian Black Sea resort will host the Winter Olympic Games, transport officials said. According to the Transport Ministry, infrastructure development will be funded through the 2006-2014 federal targeted program to develop Sochi, which has a $12 billion budget. With some 1.2 million people expected to travel to the city for the 2014 games, some flights will be redirected to nearby airports in Krasnodar, Rostov, Gelendzhik and Mineralnye Vody, which will have comfortable high-speed train links to Sochi, a project that will cost around $650 million. The Transport Ministry suggests that over $320 million should be earmarked for design and construction work on Sochi's port infrastructure, and additional $580 was needed for road construction in the city. German Gref, the minister of economic development and trade, said Tuesday that a state Olympic corporation would be set up to build sports facilities and infrastructure in Sochi. The corporation will be formed in November-December this year and a new law, to be prepared by September, will regulate its activities. In accordance with the federal target-oriented program, during seven years the federal budget will transfer for these purposes 185.8 billion rubles, and the regional and municipal budgets - 9.2 billion rubles. Gref also said that practically all key personnel decisions have already been made. “I’d rather not name all the persons,” the official said adding that “all key personnel decisions in the state corporation and organizing committee have already been made.” The official also said that the draft Olympic law, necessary for hosting the 2014 Winter Olympic Games by Russia, would be considered at the government meeting in September. Gref explained that this document includes standard requirements of the International Olympic Committee to countries hosting the Olympic Games. About Sochi; Home; Sochi Map; Sochi on Black Sea
Sochi
has been selected to host The International Olympic Committee elects Sochi as the host city of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2014. Sochi 2014 Chief Executive Officer today thanked the International Olympic Committee after winning the race to host the Olympic Winter Games in 2014. The vote went to the 2nd round and Sochi eventually came through after Salzburg was eliminated in the first round, followed by Pyeongchang in the second. "We are overjoyed! This is one of the most important days in Russia’s history," says an official press release, "Russia will now put its greatest strengths at the service of the Sochi 2014 Games. Sophisticated, ambitious and visionary, Sochi 2014 will truly be a 21st Century Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games". This is going to be the first time that Russia will be hosting the Winter Olympics. Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympic Games, but that was in former USSR, and over 60 countries boycotted the Olympics over the war in Afghanistan. About Sochi; Home; Sochi Map; Sochi on Black Sea
2.5 thousand years ago
Sochi had Olympics Sochi 2.5 thousand years ago had the Olympic Games, this can be concluded from the archaeological excavations conducted at the river Mzymta, according to Sochi archaeological museum, and recently published scientific work. A monograph devoted to ancient times narrates the history of the Olympic movement in the Krasnodar region, said television "Rossia". The territory of the modern Black and Azov sea during the ancient Hellenic times was one cultural space with Greece. About Sochi; Home; Sochi Map; Sochi on Black Sea
Links: Black Sea, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, Caucasus - Elbrus
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