Балаган на 14 км (домик)
The place
Балаган на 14 км (домик) ("Balagan at km 14 (small house)") in Krasnodar Krai, Sochi/Krasnaya Polyana area (Caucasus State Nature Biosphere Reserve, Karachay-Cherkessia, on the border with Abkhazia, Russia), at 1821 m altitude, northern slope of the Western Caucasus. Continuous Russian Caucasus cluster (batches 250-379). Balagan shepherd's shelter vs. cabin at a piste kilometer marker (Caucasus State Nature Reserve, oldest reserve in Russia, 1924, UNESCO 1999 Western Caucasus, 3000 km², last wild population of European bison Bison bison bonasus reintroduced 1946-1990, 100 individuals + Krasnaya Polyana Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics 22nd edition Aibga/Rosa Khutor + Bolshoy Fisht 2867 m iconic summit + heritage of the Circassians/Adyghe people (northwest Caucasian people, 700,000 Adyghe, Kabardians, Cherkess, Circassian language + Muhajir genocide 1864 Russian Empire, 90% of the population exiled to the Ottomans, 1.5 M victims, present-day Turkey 3 M diaspora).
The setting
Krasnodar Sochi/Krasnaya Polyana Caucasus State Nature Reserve Karachay-Cherkessia border with Abkhazia Russia 1821 m N slope W Caucasus, continuous cluster batches 250-379, shepherd's balagan/piste-km cabin + Caucasus State Nature Reserve 1924 UNESCO 1999 Western Caucasus 3000 km² bison Bison bison bonasus reintroduced 1946-1990 100 ind + Krasnaya Polyana Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics Aibga/Rosa Khutor + Bolshoy Fisht 2867 m, Circassians/Adyghe NW 700,000 Circassian language + Muhajir genocide 1864 Russian Empire 90% exiled to Ottomans 1.5 M present-day Turkey 3 M.
