Yana Paskova - Photojournalist

Europe: Pre-Olympic Russia

The Russian communist politician Vladimir Lenin aimed to turn the Black Sea resort Sochi into a Soviet workers' paradise by ordering the construction of dozens of sanatoriums like this one, called Ordzhonikidze, seen here on Thursday, August 14, 2008.

The Russian communist politician Vladimir Lenin aimed to turn the Black Sea resort Sochi into a Soviet workers' paradise by ordering the construction of dozens of sanatoriums like this one, called Ordzhonikidze, seen here on Thursday, August 14, 2008.

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