🎇 🥇February 7, 2014, the XXII Olympic Games opened in Sochi.
There are some interesting facts below:
🔹 for the first time the torch of the Olympic flame was delivered to the outer space and to the bottom of Lake Baikal;
🔹 the Olympic torch relay has lasted for 123 days;
🔹official symbols - White Bear, Bunny and Leopard;
🔹slogan was - "Hot. Cool. Yours."
A large number of infrastructure facilities were built for the Olympics, which became an impetus for further development of the host region. Many foreign athletes and guests noted that the level of organization of the Olympic Games in Sochi was recognized as one of the best ever.
Teams from 88 countries joined the Winter Olympics. This was a new record for the number of participating countries. And Team Russia took first place in the unofficial team standings, winning 33 medals.
#Russia #Sochi #Olympics2014

The best ski resorts in the Far East ✈️
🏂 "Mountain Air" in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is recognized as the best ski resort in the Far East according to the national award "Mountains of Russia". There are 22 tracks with length of more than 41 km, 5 ropeways and 35 hotels nearby waiting for visitors. This is a place where both beginners and professionals can enjoy winter sports.
🎿 "Comet" Recreation Center is a ski resort with a rich history located near Vladivostok. With slopes of different difficulty, elevators, equipment rental and its own ski school. "Yeti Park" is one of the most preferred places for family vacations and learning to ski or snowboard.
❄️ The mountain resort "Kholdomi" in Khabarovsk region offers its guests a 25-kilometer piste, artificial snow-making system and comfortable conditions for winter holidays. Here you can not only ski and snowboard, but also enjoy tubing and ice skating.
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A joint concert of the folk group from Tyumen “Rosstan” and the folk song and dance ensemble “Polessie Dawns” from Pinsk, Brest Region took place at the Russian House in New Delhi. The performance was organized by the Russian and Belarusian embassies in India.
Rosstan singers and dancers presented Maslenitsa songs and a traditional Siberian wedding ceremony, as the program of Belarusian artists included a wide range of folk and original compositions in their native language. The concert ended with a joint performance of the song “Oh, it’s not evening.”
The concert was attended by representatives of the diplomatic corps and the media, Russian compatriots living in India, as well as Indian boys and girls who will soon go to the World Youth Festival in Russia.
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On May 3, a meeting was held at Shobhit University in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, with the students who have already been learning Russian language and culture, as well as with those who are interested in that.Elena Barman, President of the Indian Association of Russian Compatriots, and Ekaterina Tirath, a member of the IARS, who works in the field of education in Russia, gave a presentation on the importance of studying and mastering the Russian language in today’s relations between India and Russia.
The students actively participated in the discussion, asked many questions and expressed interest in further exploring Russian culture and visiting the Russian House in New Delhi.

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