Сочи в 1930-е годы / Sochi in the 1930s

Сочив 1930-е годы Sochi in the 1930s Music: “Silver Strings“ played here by the Balalaika Jazz ensemble... The Black Sea resort of Sochi in Krasnodar Oblast Russia has been popular vacation spot since the beginning of the 20th century when the first resort hotel was opened in 1909.. Following the upheveals of the the Revolution and Civil war, Sochi was again established as a fashionable resort area under Joseph Stalin, who had his favorite dacha built in the city. During these years the coast became dotted with imposing Neoclassical buildings, exemplified by the opulent Rodina and Ordzhonikidze sanatoriums. photos curtesy of pastvu ru