Maria Plotnikova

Photographer

Sochi-2014

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The Olympic Park a few days before the Open Ceremony

Visitors of the the Fisht Olymp...inutes before the Open Ceremony

Visitors of the the Fisht Olympic Stadium enjoy the sunset a few minutes before the Open Ceremony

Spectators take pictures in the Olympic Park

The main Olympic shop â€œBoscoâ...f the Central District of Sochi

The main Olympic shop â€œBoscoâ€ is located on the seafront of the Central District of Sochi

Winter Olympics torch relay comes to the railway station of Sochi

Sochi resident rests in one of the public gardens of the city

Spectators take pictures in the Olympic Park

Russian fans take pictures a fe...Quarterfinals Russia vs Finland

Russian fans take pictures a few hours before the MenÂ´s Ice Hockey Play-offs Quarterfinals Russia vs Finland

Russian fans take pictures in t...ck of the Adler railway station

Russian fans take pictures in the observation deck of the Adler railway station

Russian fans are walking on the...ear the Coastal Olympic Cluster

Russian fans are walking on the embankment of Mzymta river, near the Coastal Olympic Cluster

Police and spectators take pictures in the Olympic Park

Cleaning of the Mountain Media Center

Russian fans rest in the new aqua park in Krasnaya Polyana

Spectators rest in the Sochi Fan Zone of the Coastal Cluster

Spectators go home from the Oly...the city in the train Lastochka

Spectators go home from the Olympic Park to the city in the train Lastochka

Decoration of the Main restaurant in the Olympic Coastal village

A night party for Russian fans in the Central district of Sochi

Disneyland Park in Sochi, near the Coastal Olympic Cluster

The Olympic cauldron in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics

Russian biathlon fan wait the s... the Men's 15km Mass Start

Russian biathlon fan wait the start of the Men's 15km Mass Start

Russian fans have fun in the Sochi Fan Zone

A night party for Russian fans in the Central district of Sochi

Spectator taking pictures in the Olympic Park

Spectators take pictures in the Olympic Park

Police take pictures during the... working in the Winter Olympics

Police take pictures during the Winter Olympics torch relay in Sochi. Special purple uniform was designed for police officers who were working in the Winter Olympics

Visitors of a night party take ..., a very popular Russian singer

Visitors of a night party take pictures during the show of Elka, a very popular Russian singer

Spectators take pictures in the Olympic Park

Sochi residents rest in one of the public gardens of the city

Spectators take pictures with t...ns of Games in the Olympic Park

Spectators take pictures with the talismans of Games in the Olympic Park

Spectators are waiting the Winter Olympics torch relay in Sochi

Artist show in the Olympic Park

Russian fans have fun in the Sochi Fan Zone

Police take a group photograph ...fter the end of Winter Olympics

Police take a group photograph in front of the Bolshoy Ice Dome after the end of Winter Olympics

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Thumbnail of Visitors of the the Fisht Olympi_minutes before the Open Ceremony

Thumbnail of Spectators take pictures in the Olympic Park

Thumbnail of The main Olympic shop â€œBoscoâ€_of the Central District of Sochi

Thumbnail of Winter Olympics torch relay comes to the railway station of Sochi

Thumbnail of Sochi resident rests in one of the public gardens of the city

Thumbnail of Russian fans take pictures a few_ Quarterfinals Russia vs Finland

Thumbnail of Russian fans take pictures in th_eck of the Adler railway station

Thumbnail of Russian fans are walking on the _near the Coastal Olympic Cluster

Thumbnail of Police and spectators take pictures in the Olympic Park

Thumbnail of Cleaning of the Mountain Media Center

Thumbnail of Russian fans rest in the new aqua park in Krasnaya Polyana

Thumbnail of Spectators rest in the Sochi Fan Zone of the Coastal Cluster

Thumbnail of Spectators go home from the Olym_ the city in the train Lastochka

Thumbnail of Decoration of the Main restaurant in the Olympic Coastal village

Thumbnail of A night party for Russian fans in the Central district of Sochi

Thumbnail of Disneyland Park in Sochi, near the Coastal Olympic Cluster

Thumbnail of The Olympic cauldron in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics

Thumbnail of Russian biathlon fan wait the st_f the Men's 15km Mass Start

Thumbnail of Russian fans have fun in the Sochi Fan Zone

Thumbnail of Spectator taking pictures in the Olympic Park

Thumbnail of Police take pictures during the _e working in the Winter Olympics

Thumbnail of Visitors of a night party take p_a, a very popular Russian singer

Thumbnail of Sochi residents rest in one of the public gardens of the city

Thumbnail of Spectators take pictures with th_ans of Games in the Olympic Park

Thumbnail of Spectators are waiting the Winter Olympics torch relay in Sochi

Thumbnail of Artist show in the Olympic Park

Thumbnail of Police take a group photograph i_after the end of Winter Olympics

Public Project

Sochi-2014

Updated Mar 2014

Topics Documentary, olympics, Photography, russia, sochi, sochi2014, Street, streetphotography

The 2014 Winter Olympics was one of the major sporting events in Russia. Despite the troubling politics surrounding the games, the fans were happy to enjoy the show. For many Russians, the Olympics became a public holiday and a kind of carnival, where everyone expressed their individuality. This series is about Sochi’s street life during the Winter Olympics.

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