Long before it became an Olympic host city, Sochi was a favorite getaway for one of history's most ruthless dictators: Josef Stalin. The Soviet leader had a villa built in the hills overlooking the ...

It’s a nightmare to get there. Hotels aren’t ready for guests. The visa alone costs over $200 if you want it processed in a reasonable time frame. When you get there, don’t expect to be able to ski.

We've heard plenty of travel horror stories out of Sochi since the Olympics began, and many have questioned the city's level of preparedness for the Games. Despite the controversy, however, Sochi has ...

SOCHI, Russia-- It is difficult for Sochi resident Tatiana Zarutsjaya to talk about the Winter Olympics host city's dog culling program without bursting into tears. "In order to keep those street dogs ...

SOCHI, Russia-- A crowning achievement of Vladimir Putin's Russia kicked off Friday with a celebration of its past greatness and hopes for future glory, most especially for a raucous group of Russian ...

The XXII Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, are said to have cost around US$50 billion, which makes them the most expensive Games to date. The bill includes many new buildings and the first ever Winter ...

The closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Sochi featured a particularly captivating image: an aerial view of the coastal Olympic village, with the stadiums set like jewels among sparkling avenues ...

The last time I was in Sochi, in May of 1992, I desperately needed a beer. No, I didn't desperately need a beer, but my cousin Yascha, a Soviet physician living there, thought I did. I had come for a ...

Sochi, Russia, Jan. 15, 2014: A patient takes a mineral bath at the Matsesta Sanatorium in Sochi. Starting in the late 1930s, Matsesta was at the center of Josef Stalin's drive to turn Sochi into the ...

Before a piste has been skied or a figure skated, the Sochi Olympics is already one of the most talked-about and scrutinized of the modern era. Estimated to cost in excess of $50 billion, it eclipses ...

So Sochi welcomed the Winter Olympics with an outrageously extravagant opening ceremony. Can the quality of sport over the next 16 days deliver a similar extravaganza? Stick with the BBC to find out.