Yana Paskova - Photojournalist

Europe: Pre-Olympic Russia

A woman gathers flowers in front of the Svyato-Mihailo Arhangyelskii Christian Orthodox church at the Black Sea resort Sochi, Russia on Wednesday, August 13, 2008. The government has pledged to invest $12 billion to transform the Soviet-era resort town into a Mediterranean-style retreat.
A woman gathers flowers in front of the Svyato-Mihailo Arhangyelskii Christian Orthodox church at the Black Sea resort Sochi, Russia on Wednesday, August 13, 2008. The government has pledged to invest $12 billion to transform the Soviet-era resort town into a Mediterranean-style retreat.