The document summarizes information about the city of Sochi, Russia in preparation for hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics. It describes the massive investments and construction of new sports facilities, venues, and infrastructure around Sochi and in the nearby mountains. This includes an Olympic Park built from scratch housing ice rinks, stadiums, and an Olympic Village, as well as upgrades to roads, railways and airports. Russia has spent $50 billion on hosting the games, making the Sochi Olympics the most expensive in history.
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Sochi 2014: The Winter Olympics w/ English translation
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Sochi, Russia will host the 2014 Winter Olympics, requiring massive investments to build sports complexes and infrastructure. Over $50 billion has been spent, making it the most expensive Olympics ever. New facilities include an Olympic Park with ice rinks, curling center, and stadium in Sochi near the Black Sea. Additional mountain venues like ski slopes and a jumping center were constructed in Krasnaya Polyana 50km away.
Sochi is a large Russian city on the Black Sea coast that will host the 2014 Winter Olympics. It has a long coastline and is surrounded by mountains. Sochi has invested $50 billion to prepare for the Olympics, making it the most expensive games ever. New sports facilities like ice arenas, an Olympic stadium, and village have been constructed in both the coastal city of Sochi and the mountain area of Krasnaya Polyana.
Sochi is a large Russian city on the Black Sea coast that will host the 2014 Winter Olympics. It has a long coastline and is surrounded by mountains. Sochi was previously known for its many sanatoriums but has recently undergone large investments and construction of massive sports complexes and facilities in preparation for the Olympics. Russia has spent $50 billion on the Sochi games, making it the most expensive Olympics ever. The winter sporting events will take place in the city of Sochi and the nearby village of Krasnaya Polyana in the mountains.
Top 50 trips from Moscow on November 2015Sam Zakhezin
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This document lists the top 50 trips from Moscow in November 2015. Some of the trips include visiting chocolate factories, movie studios, historic churches and neighborhoods in Moscow, as well as day trips to surrounding towns to see historic sites, museums, and experience local culture through activities like cooking classes. Many of the trips involve walking, bus tours, or trams to experience different areas around Moscow and learn about Russian history.
The Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War is located in Moscow, Russia and is intended to honor the memory of World War II. It has three main halls: the Hall of Fame which honors heroes of the USSR, the Hall of Memory and Grief for commemorating fallen soldiers, and the Hall of Generals containing busts and medals of famous generals. In addition to these exhibits, the museum also displays a large collection of weapons, awards, and military vehicles from the war period.
The document discusses various winter sports popular in the Czech Republic, including ice hockey, snowboarding, ice skating, snowtubing. It notes that ice hockey is divided into three periods of 20 minutes each. Snowboarding is popular in the Kru邸n辿 mountains, which have several ski slopes. While ice skating is usually just a holiday activity in the Czech Republic, the country has won medals in the Olympics in ice skating. Snowtubing can be found at mountain resorts.
This document appears to be the portfolio of Victor Chub, a lighting designer based in Russia. It includes photos and descriptions of various architectural and interior lighting design projects he has completed for malls, stadiums, museums, restaurants, and decorative/holiday lighting installations. The projects span several cities in Russia and cover commercial, civic, and residential spaces. Technical details like CAD drawings and schematics are also presented.
Igor Larionov is a famous Russian hockey player from Voskresensky District who started his career with Voskresensky hockey club "Khimik" in 1977 at age 17. In the 1980s, Larionov was part of the renowned "Green Unit" with the Soviet national hockey team. He went on to win three Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings in 1997, 1998, and 2002. Larionov was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2008 and is a member of the exclusive "Triple Gold Club" for winning the World Championship, Stanley Cup, and Olympic Games.
Edubilla.com is an education information portal that helps educational institutions thrive. It provides a platform for communication and knowledge sharing between students, teachers, and institutions. The site contains information on many sports including skeleton, a winter sliding sport where athletes ride a sled head-first down an icy track at speeds over 80 mph. The document outlines the history, governing bodies, rules, equipment, and awards related to the sport of skeleton.
Victor Konovalenko was a famous Soviet hockey goalkeeper who won two Olympic gold medals and numerous World and European championships. He played for Gorky's "Torpedo" team and earned the nickname "Russian bear" for his speed and defensive skills. Konovalenko started playing hockey as a child in Gorky and had to work at a young age to support his family, but still found success representing the USSR national team. He is remembered with facilities like the Konovalenko Sports Palace and a street named in his honor for his legendary career.
This document contains titles and artists of various artworks depicting scenes and people from Africa. There are over 30 paintings, drawings, and photographs listed, with titles that reference African culture, landscapes, daily life, celebrations, families, and tribes. The artworks are by different international artists and were collected from the internet for an exhibition about African culture.
Rafal Olbinski 辿 um ilustrador e pintor polon棚s cujos trabalhos j叩 foram expostos em importantes institui巽探es culturais dos Estados Unidos, como o The National Arts Club e a Biblioteca do Congresso em Nova York e Washington D.C.
This document contains three website URLs: http://judy-pps.blogspot.com, http://judy-art.blogspot.com, and www.ppsparadicsom.net. The URLs appear to be related to an individual named Judy and her artwork.
This short document discusses a painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir from 1841 to 1919 titled "A Dream of Harmony". It includes music from a Chopin nocturne played in the background. The powerpoint presentation was created by someone named Tslila.
(1) Jos辿 Sobral de Almada-Negreiros was a pivotal figure of the Modernist movement in Portugal who worked in many artistic mediums including painting, writing, ballet choreography, and more. (2) He was part of the "Orpheu's generation" group that launched a magazine called "Orpheu" to promote new ideas and shift Portuguese society's mindset. (3) Throughout his career, Almada-Negreiros created numerous paintings, murals, tapestries, and other works that drew from Cubism and Futurism and helped modern
Victor Nunes is a 64-year-old retired Brazilian art director who has a unique ability to transform discarded everyday objects into characters that convey emotions and tell stories. Through his illustrations, he practices an art form called "Pareidolia" where the unconscious mind sees faces or figures in ordinary items. His drawings invite viewers to find beauty in common items around them and to see the world in a new way.
The document is a transcript of the song "Starry, Starry Night" by Don McLean that describes the life and work of Vincent Van Gogh. The 3-sentence summary is:
The song depicts Van Gogh's life through descriptions of his paintings and the emotions expressed in his work, including his mental suffering and attempts to convey his vision that were misunderstood by others. It discusses how Van Gogh took his own life when he had no hope left, but that his love for his art remained true. The lyrics reflect on how Van Gogh's talent was ahead of his time and that the world was not ready for someone as beautiful as him.
The Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War is located in Moscow, Russia and is intended to honor the memory of World War II. It has three main halls: the Hall of Fame which honors heroes of the USSR, the Hall of Memory and Grief for commemorating fallen soldiers, and the Hall of Generals containing busts and medals of famous generals. In addition to these exhibits, the museum also displays a large collection of weapons, awards, and military vehicles from the war period.
The document discusses various winter sports popular in the Czech Republic, including ice hockey, snowboarding, ice skating, snowtubing. It notes that ice hockey is divided into three periods of 20 minutes each. Snowboarding is popular in the Kru邸n辿 mountains, which have several ski slopes. While ice skating is usually just a holiday activity in the Czech Republic, the country has won medals in the Olympics in ice skating. Snowtubing can be found at mountain resorts.
This document appears to be the portfolio of Victor Chub, a lighting designer based in Russia. It includes photos and descriptions of various architectural and interior lighting design projects he has completed for malls, stadiums, museums, restaurants, and decorative/holiday lighting installations. The projects span several cities in Russia and cover commercial, civic, and residential spaces. Technical details like CAD drawings and schematics are also presented.
Igor Larionov is a famous Russian hockey player from Voskresensky District who started his career with Voskresensky hockey club "Khimik" in 1977 at age 17. In the 1980s, Larionov was part of the renowned "Green Unit" with the Soviet national hockey team. He went on to win three Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings in 1997, 1998, and 2002. Larionov was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2008 and is a member of the exclusive "Triple Gold Club" for winning the World Championship, Stanley Cup, and Olympic Games.
Edubilla.com is an education information portal that helps educational institutions thrive. It provides a platform for communication and knowledge sharing between students, teachers, and institutions. The site contains information on many sports including skeleton, a winter sliding sport where athletes ride a sled head-first down an icy track at speeds over 80 mph. The document outlines the history, governing bodies, rules, equipment, and awards related to the sport of skeleton.
Victor Konovalenko was a famous Soviet hockey goalkeeper who won two Olympic gold medals and numerous World and European championships. He played for Gorky's "Torpedo" team and earned the nickname "Russian bear" for his speed and defensive skills. Konovalenko started playing hockey as a child in Gorky and had to work at a young age to support his family, but still found success representing the USSR national team. He is remembered with facilities like the Konovalenko Sports Palace and a street named in his honor for his legendary career.
This document contains titles and artists of various artworks depicting scenes and people from Africa. There are over 30 paintings, drawings, and photographs listed, with titles that reference African culture, landscapes, daily life, celebrations, families, and tribes. The artworks are by different international artists and were collected from the internet for an exhibition about African culture.
Rafal Olbinski 辿 um ilustrador e pintor polon棚s cujos trabalhos j叩 foram expostos em importantes institui巽探es culturais dos Estados Unidos, como o The National Arts Club e a Biblioteca do Congresso em Nova York e Washington D.C.
This document contains three website URLs: http://judy-pps.blogspot.com, http://judy-art.blogspot.com, and www.ppsparadicsom.net. The URLs appear to be related to an individual named Judy and her artwork.
This short document discusses a painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir from 1841 to 1919 titled "A Dream of Harmony". It includes music from a Chopin nocturne played in the background. The powerpoint presentation was created by someone named Tslila.
(1) Jos辿 Sobral de Almada-Negreiros was a pivotal figure of the Modernist movement in Portugal who worked in many artistic mediums including painting, writing, ballet choreography, and more. (2) He was part of the "Orpheu's generation" group that launched a magazine called "Orpheu" to promote new ideas and shift Portuguese society's mindset. (3) Throughout his career, Almada-Negreiros created numerous paintings, murals, tapestries, and other works that drew from Cubism and Futurism and helped modern
Victor Nunes is a 64-year-old retired Brazilian art director who has a unique ability to transform discarded everyday objects into characters that convey emotions and tell stories. Through his illustrations, he practices an art form called "Pareidolia" where the unconscious mind sees faces or figures in ordinary items. His drawings invite viewers to find beauty in common items around them and to see the world in a new way.
The document is a transcript of the song "Starry, Starry Night" by Don McLean that describes the life and work of Vincent Van Gogh. The 3-sentence summary is:
The song depicts Van Gogh's life through descriptions of his paintings and the emotions expressed in his work, including his mental suffering and attempts to convey his vision that were misunderstood by others. It discusses how Van Gogh took his own life when he had no hope left, but that his love for his art remained true. The lyrics reflect on how Van Gogh's talent was ahead of his time and that the world was not ready for someone as beautiful as him.
Spencer Tunick is a photographer known for organizing large-scale nude photo shoots in public places around the world. His photos feature hundreds or thousands of nude volunteers posing together in elaborate formations. Tunick's controversial art challenges social norms by photographing mass public nudity in an effort to promote body acceptance and freedom of expression.
Sochi is a large city in Russia located on the Black Sea coast that will host the 2014 Winter Olympics. It has a long coastline and is surrounded by mountains. Sochi has invested $50 billion to build sports facilities and infrastructure for the Olympics, making it the most expensive Olympics ever held. New venues like the Bolshoy Ice Dome and Olympic Stadium have been constructed in the Olympic Park located near the coast. Events will also take place in the mountain area of Krasnaya Polyana, which has received upgrades to its ski facilities.
One year out from the 2012 London Olympics, preparations are underway. Today marks the official opening of venues like the Aquatics Centre. This evening, the designs for the Olympic medals will be unveiled. The Olympic Stadium, which will host opening and closing ceremonies and athletics, is nearing completion in Stratford and will seat 80,000 people.
The document outlines a 4-day winter tour program in Sochi, Russia for 40 people from December 1-5, 2020. The itinerary includes activities like visiting the Olympic Park, skiing competitions, snowmobiling, and helicopter tours. Hotel accommodations are provided at 5-star and 4-star hotels in and around Sochi and Krasnaya Polyana. Transportation, guides, and meals are included daily.
This document outlines a 6-day mountain tour program in Sochi, Russia for 80 persons from August 24-29, 2020. The itinerary includes activities such as climbing the Black Pyramid, an ATV ride, jeeping in canyons, and visits to Olympic Park and Sky Park. Transportation and guiding will be provided each day. The group will stay at 4-5 star hotels such as Novotel Resort Krasnaya Polyana and Mercure Rosa Khutor. Dinners are planned at various local restaurants in the evenings.
This document provides an itinerary for a 6-day agricultural tour in Sochi, Russia for 25 persons from November 5-10, 2020. The tour includes visits to Stalin's Dacha, tea plantations, national parks, farms and wineries. Accommodation will be provided at 5-star hotels like Swissotel Sochi Kamelia and Hyatt Regency Sochi. Transportation between locations will be provided in a 15-seat Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van with an English-speaking guide.
The investment proposal is for the creation of a multisectional recreation park in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine focused on cycling. The 221,826.93 UAH project would develop professional and amateur cycling, promote a healthy lifestyle, and create a recreation area. It would include cycling roads, an elevator, cycling school, track, climbing walls, and winter activities. The 4.2 year payback project is expected to benefit from Kryvyi Rih's population and income levels as well as government support for cycling development.
Este documento contiene una lista de artistas de diferentes pa鱈ses y 辿pocas, desde el siglo XIX hasta la actualidad, junto con obras de cada uno que representan escenas con lluvia, paraguas o d鱈as lluviosos, principalmente en ciudades como Par鱈s y Nueva York. Los artistas incluyen pintores brit叩nicos, franceses, estadounidenses, rusos, suizos, espa単oles, daneses y escoc辿s.
El documento presenta una lista de m叩s de 100 artistas de diferentes nacionalidades y 辿pocas, desde el siglo XIX hasta el siglo XX, que crearon obras relacionadas con caf辿s, bares y restaurantes, retratando escenas y personas en estos establecimientos. Los artistas son principalmente europeos como franceses, espa単oles, brit叩nicos y alemanes, pero tambi辿n incluye estadounidenses. Las obras van desde pinturas hasta dibujos y abarcan diferentes g辿neros como retratos, escenas de g辿nero y bodeg
J.B. Dur達o is a Portuguese self-taught painter born in 1957 in Lisbon. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering but works as a business manager. As a former Portuguese Merchant Navy Officer, the sea and Lisbon are recurring themes in his paintings, which depict the ancient city or urban transports with beauty, harmony, expression, and movement, establishing his uniqueness in Portuguese na誰ve painting.
Pedro B端isel 辿 um pintor portugu棚s nascido em Lisboa. Sua obra foi exposta em diversas exposi巽探es individuais e coletivas desde 1987. Ele recebeu v叩rios pr棚mios e contratos ao longo de sua carreira, tendo suas obras adquiridas por cole巽探es particulares e institui巽探es como a Funda巽達o Oriente e o Banco Esp鱈rito Santo.
Maria Ilieva is a Bulgarian artist born in 1973 who graduated from the National School of Fine Arts in 1991 and the National Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia in 1997. She has been a member of the Association of Bulgarian Artists since 1997 and works in the genres of murals, portraiture, and still life paintings. Her works are included in private collections in several countries including Germany, Britain, France, Russia, and the United States.
Este documento presenta una lista de lugares alrededor del mundo, incluyendo ciudades, sitios hist坦ricos y naturales en pa鱈ses como Inglaterra, Espa単a, Francia, Suiza, Estados Unidos, China, Polonia, Breta単a, Jap坦n, Hungr鱈a, Italia, Grecia, T炭nez, Yemen, Siria, Maldivas, India, Pakist叩n, Zimbabwe, Laos, Indonesia, Portugal, Myanmar, Fiji, Polinesia, Australia, Haw叩i, Canad叩, M辿xico, Cuba, Santa Luc鱈a, Brasil, Per炭, Argentina, Ant叩
Este documento apresenta 40 aguarelas da cidade do Porto, destacando locais hist坦ricos e representativos como a S辿, a Ribeira, Miragaia e a Foz. O autor pretende mostrar aos mais novos a hist坦ria e belezas naturais do Porto atrav辿s destas imagens.
Este documento cont辿m v叩rios poemas e cita巽探es an担nimas sobre felicidade, amor e esperan巽a. As mensagens transmitem desejos de sorte, alegria, sa炭de e felicidade para os entes queridos neste Natal e sempre.
Este documento lista v叩rias inven巽探es e produtos modernos, incluindo bicicletas com mochilas, mochilas com chap辿us, guarda-chuvas com pain辿is solares, banheiros ecol坦gicos que economizam 叩gua, poltronas que se transformam para o dia e a noite, e dispositivos como rel坦gios movidos a 叩gua salgada, canetas digitais sem fio e cubos de Rubik para cegos.
Paris 辿 conhecida como a cidade do amor, onde tradi巽達o e vanguarda convivem harmonicamente. A cultura floresce na literatura, m炭sica, artes e arquitetura ic担nica da cidade. Locais como a Avenida Champs-lys辿es e o Museu do Louvre s達o s鱈mbolos mundiais que atraem milh探es de visitantes todos os anos e perpetuam a fama de Paris.
Este documento presenta una colecci坦n de obras de arte de diferentes artistas de varios pa鱈ses que representan escenas con lluvia. Los artistas incluyen brit叩nicos, suizos, rusos, franceses, irlandeses, suecos, estadounidenses, daneses y espa単oles que trabajaron entre los siglos XIX y XXI. Las obras muestran personas bajo paraguas, paisajes boscosos y urbanos con lluvia, y calles y plazas de ciudades como Par鱈s y Nueva York en d鱈as lluviosos.
Lisboa-As melhores Esplanadas e Terra巽osBiaEsteves
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Este documento lista as melhores esplanadas e terra巽os de Lisboa, oferecendo belas vistas sobre a cidade, o rio Tejo e monumentos ic担nicos. Algumas das esplanadas destacadas incluem a Portas do Sol, com vista sobre a cidade antiga de Alfama, o Quiosque da Ribeira das Naus com vista sobre o rio e a Ponte 25 de Abril, e as esplanadas da Pra巽a do Com辿rcio com vista sobre o rio Tejo e arquitetura monumental.
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2. Sochi is the largest year-old (!) Resort in Russia. Located in Krasnodar Krai
near the border with Georgia (Abkhazia). From the north-west of the city is
surrounded by mountains Caucasus. The metropolitan area extends to the
shores of the Black Sea, along the road leading from D甜ubga to Sukhumi, the
length of 147 km, making it the second longest city in the world!
19. In the Russian resort of Sochi on the Black Sea comes to an end build a massive sports
complex. The town, which until recently, cluster sanatoriums,
will be hosting the Winter Olympics in 2014. Sochi 2014 is not only sports, but large-
scale investments in roads, railways and airport.
20. Russia issued a Winter Olympics for the organization of an astronomical sum of direct $
50 billion. It's absolutely the most expensive games in the history of Olympic sport.
This amount is 5 times bigger than originally planned. Compared to the last
of such events are spending 10 billion higher than the cost of the Beijing Olympics
in 2008 and more than 3 times higher than the budget of the Olympic Games in London
in 2012. According to Russian opposition, for the extravagance hide corruption and theft
on an incredible scale.
21. In the city of Sochi will be held competitions in the disciplines of "ice",
here was built as the main objects of the Olympic stadium and the media center.
22. scheme
Olympic Park in Sochi
Built from scratch sports
facilities in Sochi are
arranged neatly
within the great circle
around the square
Medals,
which will be held
ceremonies to reward the
winners.
The circle (literally) Olympic Park is located:
- Grand Palace Ice [Bolshoy Ice Dome]
- Small Palace Ice / Oddball Arena [Shayba Arena]
- Skating Center Arena Adler [Adler Arena Skating Center]
- Palace Skating Iceberg [Iceberg Skating Palace]
- Center Ice Cube curling [Ice Cube Curling Center]
- Olympic Stadium Fiszt [Fisht Olympic Stadium]
In the vicinity of the circle was located:
- Olympic Village
- International Broadcasting Centre and the main press-room
24. Fiszt Olympic Stadium, Sochi 2014
Stadium name comes from one of the most famous in Russia's Caucasus
Mountains Fiszt. Here you will be opening and closing ceremonies of the Games.
26. Grand Palace of Ice, Sochi 2014
The name reflects the size and importance of the building. It will accommodate
12,000 spectators.
It will be held here ice hockey matches. The dome covering the rink looks like a
giant frozen water drop. The area of the dome is shiny and silver for the day, while
at night it is a huge screen ledowym, which may display any images.
28. Small Palace Ice / Oddball Arena, Sochi 2014
"Oddball" in Russian means hockey puck. So the name immediately reveals the
function of the object and the Russian character of the Games in Sochi. From the
outside the ice arena can be associated with snow whirlwind. Here and in the
Grand Palace to host the Olympic ice hockey tournament. Objects are located
within 300 meters. After the Olympic building is to be dismantled and transported
to another city in Russia.
29. Skating Center Arena Adler, Sochi 2014
This facility will be speed skating competitions. The walls of the hall are glazed ice rink,
making viewers have a view outside.
30. Iceberg Skating Palace, Sochi 2014
Facility designed for competitions in figure skating and speed skating short
distance [short track].
32. Ice Cube Curling Center, Sochi 2014
It is the smallest of the construction of sports facilities in Sochi. After a winter
competition will be disassembled and transported to another city in Russia.
36. The new railway station, from where you can catch a fast train linking Sochi
with distant about 50 km of the village of Krasnaya Polyana in the Caucasus mountains,
where competition will be held "snow".
45. For several years he built here modern hotels, restaurants, lifts, trails
and snow parks - all at lightning speed in time for the Olympics. Currently, we are here
21 ski lifts and a total of 72 km of slopes.