«Big Sochi — the best place on the

«Big Sochi — the best place on the Earth!»

Hello, everyone! Here is Ann Sokolova again. This time I'll tell you about my lovely hometown — Sochi. I am sure everyone knows where Sochi is. For those who are not really sure Iremind that it is situated on the Black Sea coast about 1500 km south from Moscow.

But what makes this city so special? Sochi is called the city of three seasons because there's no winter here. As we usually say, «the golden autumn slowlyturns into the early spring.» When golden leaves slowly fall down on the earth the first flowers begin to blossom. Sochi is the only northern subtropical city in Russia. One can bathe in the Black Sea from May till October because the water of the Black Sea is still warm. The water of the Black Sea contains many chemical substances such as iodine, chlorine, bromine, sulphates, carbonates, sodium, potassium, etc. All of them react with your body and make you healthier. There are many mineral water springs in Sochi and its area.

Have you ever heard the name Big Sochi? Sochi is one of the moststretched cities along the sea coast — it is 148 km long! Small towns and cities Adler, Khosta, Kudepsta, Dagomys and Lazarevskoye belong to Big Sochi!

The history of this area goes back to the ancient times. One can call this area«the Cradle of Mankind». People came here from the Asia Minor 400-350 thousand years ago. There are more than 150 historical places of interest in the area. Here the camps and caves of prehistoric people have been found.

The dolmens — massive prehistoric grave structures from the 2nd thousand B.C. are the features of the Bronze era. The most ancient five-stone dolmens are found in the Sochi area. Travellers of the 19th century called dolmens «the houses of the giants» because each grave stone weighs from 500 to 3000 kg. It is still uncertain what technical developments made it possible to construct such structures.

The rich lands of Caucasus alwaysattracted invaders: Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Genuese, Turks.

In the VIth century B.C. the Black Sea coast attracted Greek colonists, who have based a number oftrade-settlements, such as Dioscuria (modern city of Sukhumi), Pitiunt (Pitsunda), Triglif (Gagra).

Christian religion was brought over from the Byzantynne three centuries earlier than to Russia. In the end of Xth — beginning of the XIth centuries A.D. the first known Christian constructions were built in Loo, Galitsino and Veseloye.

During the XVIIIth-XIXth centuries Russiaconductedlong wars with Turkey for theexit to the Black Sea. In 1829, after the end of Russian-Turkish war, by thepeace treaty the Black Sea coast of Caucasus, from themouth of the Kubanriverup to a fort St.Nicholas (to the south of modern city Poti), has departed to Russia.

Symbol of the victory of the Russian weapon in the war of 1829 is the monument near modern hotel «Leningrad» — «Anchor and Cannon».

The end of Russian-Turkish war has not solved all the problems of strengthening of Russia on the Black Sea coast. The Black Sea coastal line consisting of 17 forts was created with thispurpose.

On April 21st, 1838 a small wooden fortress was established in the Sochi river area to protect this land from local tribes. It was named Alexandria in honour of emperess Alexandra. It was renamed one year later, on May 18, 1839 and became Navaginskoye. But in 1854, because of the beginning of the Crimean war, the fortress was destroyed by Russian army. Russians left this area. Only 10 years later, on March 25th, 1864 the new fortress named Dakhovskiy was established on the place of the Navaginskiy fortress.

In 1896 by the decision of the Tsarist government fortress Dakhovskiy was renamed in the settlement of Sochi, after the name of the river Sochi.

In the end of XIXth century the Black Sea coast was intensivelyoccupied by the immigrants from central parts of Russia, Moldova, the Ukraine, Byelorussia, Georgia and Armenians and Greeks from Turkey. The Sochi district becomes multinational area of Russian Empire.

In Soviet times Sochi was a quickly developing port, industrial andresort city on the Black Sea. The fast development of the city and construction of modern houses wasdue to Joseph Stalin's sympathy to this place. Many streets in the center of Sochi look like the center of Moscow built in 30s and 50s.




Until now the favourite residence of Russian Presidents was Bocharov creek (ручей). Ski resorts of Krasnaya polyana, warm blue waters of Black Sea,luxurious tennis courts createirresistable atmosphere around the place.

I guess, I have taken a lot of your attention already. You know yourself what a popular resort is Sochi nowadays. Just buy the ticket and have your suitcases packed!

Результаты (русский) 1:

«Большой Сочи — лучшее место на земле!»Здравствуйте все! Вот Энн Соколова снова. На этот раз я расскажу вам о моем прекрасном родном городе — Сочи. Я уверен, что каждый знает, где Сочи. Для тех, кто не совсем уверен, Iremind, что он расположен на Черноморском побережье около 1500 км к югу от Москвы.Но что делает этот город таким особенным? Сочи называют городом трех сезонов потому что нет зимы здесь. Как мы обычно говорим: «»Золотая осень slowlyturns в начале весны. Когда золотые листья медленно падают на землю первые цветы начинают цвести. Сочи – только северный субтропический город в России. Одно можно купаться в Черном море с мая по октябрь, потому что вода Черного моря еще теплая. Вода Черного моря содержит много химических веществ, таких как йода, хлора, брома, сульфаты, карбонаты, натрия, калия, и др. Все они реагируют с вашим телом и сделать вас здоровее. Есть много минеральных источников в Сочи и его области.Вы когда-нибудь слышали имя большой Сочи? Сочи является одним из moststretched городов вдоль побережья моря — это 148 км! Небольшие города и города Адлер, хоста, Кудепста, Дагомыс и Лазаревское принадлежат к большой Сочи!История этой области восходит к древнейшим временам. Этот район можно назвать «колыбелью человечества». Люди пришли сюда из Малой Азии 400-350 тысяч лет назад. Есть более чем 150 исторических достопримечательностей в этом районе. Здесь были найдены лагеря и пещеры доисторических людей.Дольмены — массивные доисторические серьезные структуры от 2 тысяч до нашей эры являются чертами эпохи бронзы. Самые древние дольмены пять камней находятся в районе Сочи. Путешественники XIX века называют дольмены «дома гигантов», потому что каждый серьезной камень весит от 500 до 3000 кг. До сих пор неясно, какие технические достижения позволили создать такие структуры.Богатые земли Кавказа alwaysattracted захватчиков: греки, римляне, арабы, Genuese, турки.В VI веке до нашей эры побережье Черного моря привлекает греческих колонистов, которые номер торговли поселения, такие как Диоскурии (современный город Сухум), Питиунт (Пицунда), Триглиф (Гагра).Христианская религия была привезенных из Byzantynne трех столетий раньше, чем в Россию. В конце х — начала одиннадцатой веков нашей эры первые известные христианские сооружения были построены в Лоо, Galitsino и весёлое.В восемнадцатом-XIX вв. Russiaconductedlong войны с Турцией для theexit к Черному морю. В 1829 году после окончания русско-турецкой войны, thepeace договором Черноморского побережья Кавказа, от themouth Kubanriverup к Форт Никольская (к югу от современного города Поти), выехал в Россию.Символ победы русского оружия в войне 1829 — памятник возле современного отеля «Ленинград» — «Якорь и пушка».Конец русско-турецкой войны не решены все проблемы укрепления России на побережье Черного моря. Береговой линии Черного моря, состоящий из 17 фортов был создан с этойцелью.On April 21st, 1838 a small wooden fortress was established in the Sochi river area to protect this land from local tribes. It was named Alexandria in honour of emperess Alexandra. It was renamed one year later, on May 18, 1839 and became Navaginskoye. But in 1854, because of the beginning of the Crimean war, the fortress was destroyed by Russian army. Russians left this area. Only 10 years later, on March 25th, 1864 the new fortress named Dakhovskiy was established on the place of the Navaginskiy fortress.In 1896 by the decision of the Tsarist government fortress Dakhovskiy was renamed in the settlement of Sochi, after the name of the river Sochi.In the end of XIXth century the Black Sea coast was intensivelyoccupied by the immigrants from central parts of Russia, Moldova, the Ukraine, Byelorussia, Georgia and Armenians and Greeks from Turkey. The Sochi district becomes multinational area of Russian Empire.In Soviet times Sochi was a quickly developing port, industrial andresort city on the Black Sea. The fast development of the city and construction of modern houses wasdue to Joseph Stalin's sympathy to this place. Many streets in the center of Sochi look like the center of Moscow built in 30s and 50s. Until now the favourite residence of Russian Presidents was Bocharov creek (ручей). Ski resorts of Krasnaya polyana, warm blue waters of Black Sea,luxurious tennis courts createirresistable atmosphere around the place.I guess, I have taken a lot of your attention already. You know yourself what a popular resort is Sochi nowadays. Just buy the ticket and have your suitcases packed!