2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia

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Channel: Voice of America · 2008 · Sports

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Sochi's winning bid for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games has been a mixed blessing for many of the resort city's residents.  The joy of hosting such a prestigious event has been accompanied by rising prices and the realization that many will lose homes to make way for Olympic sites. VOA Correspondent Pete Fedynsky recently visited the city and reports widespread dissatisfaction with the process of taking people's private property.

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