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The opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games took place at the Olympic Stadium “Fisht” in Sochi on February 7, 2014. The history of the Russian state was shown in the theatrical part of the ceremony.

Over three thousand dancers, acrobats, actors, aerialists, ballet dancers and singers took part in this show. About three billion people watched the broadcast of the ceremony. Source: drugoi

Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony

photos of the ceremony

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Panoramas of Sochi 2014 Olympic venues

Let’s look at the major sports venues of the Olympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi. The following panoramas made ​​a few months ago are still interesting to explore.

The Coastal Cluster

Olympic Stadium “Fisht”. The place of the opening and closing ceremonies, ceremonies of awarding medals.

Sochi 2014 venues

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Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony

The opening ceremony of the 22nd Olympic Winter Games started at “Fisht” stadium located in the Olympic Park (Coastal Cluster) at 20:14 local time. Two hours later the Games were opened. Here are some photos from the opening ceremony. Photos by sochi2014.com

Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, photo 1

Sochi 2014 opening ceremony

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The Beauty of Russian Winter

Winter in Russia is not always a disaster but a very beautiful time of the year.

Belogorsky St. Nicholas Monastery is located near Belaya Mountain (Ural Mountains), 120 kilometers from the city of Perm (temperature minus 25 degrees Celsius). Photo by Vladimir Chuprikov

The beauty of Russian winter

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Snow apocalypse in Rostov region

Heavy snowfall hit Rostov region on Tuesday, and it was snowing until Friday. January 30, a state of emergency was imposed in the region.

Transport networks and other infrastructure of the two largest towns in the region – Rostov-on-Don and Taganrog – were paralyzed. As a result, supply of food and other goods became irregular. Rostov-on-Don looks like “Rostov-on-Snow” at the moment.

Snow apocalypse in Rostov region, Russia, photo 1

The region buried under the snow

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Really beautiful and unique photo of one of the main symbols of Russia – St. Basil Cathedral standing on the Red Square in Moscow. Photo by mysea

St Basil Cathedral, Moscow, Russia

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Smoke City – Saint Petersburg on a frosty day

Beautiful photo of Saint Petersburg, the second capital of Russia, made in a really cold day by Ivan Turukhano

Smoke City - Saint Petersburg, Russia on a frosty day

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Soviet sports pin-up calendar 2014

Russian artist and illustrator Andrew Tarusov made a special Sports Calendar for 2014.

There are no Olympic symbols in the calendar which will become boring soon. Instead, it has some excellent pictures of drawn pin-up girls, and every month also has perky poem about different sports.

Soviet sports pin-up calendar 2014, cover

cool and stylish calendar

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The Winter Olympic Games in Sochi will start in less than a month. Let’s take a look at the Olympic venues and infrastructure from the air. Photos by Dmitriy Zotov

The Coastal Cluster (the Olympic Park)

One month before Sochi Olympics, photo 1

beautiful aerial views

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The Winter Olympics 2014 in Sochi will start in less than a month. TV channels around the world are showing a lot of different commercials related to this event. We have tried to gather the best ones here.

Winter Games during Australian summer (Channel Ten)

the Winter Games are coming

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