Балаган на ручье Гузайка
The place
Balagan na ruchye Guzayka ("Balagan on the Guzayka stream") in Krasnodar Krai, Sochi/Krasnaya Polyana area (Western Caucasus, Caucasus Biosphere Reserve, Russia), at 558 m elevation, on the Caucasus range slope. Continuous Russia Caucasus cluster (batches 260-401). Shepherd's balagan cabin by the stream, within the biosphere reserve (Caucasus Biosphere Reserve 2,803 km², established 1924, UNESCO 1979 biosphere status + Sochi, 400,000 residents, subtropical seaside resort + Krasnaya Polyana, 5,000 residents, ski resort of the 2014 Sochi Olympics + Fisht, 2,867 m + Guzayka, the stream's toponym + heritage of the Circassians/Karachays (Caucasian peoples: Circassians/Adyghe, 500,000, Adyghe language + Karachays, Turkic, 200,000, Karachay language + the Russo-Circassian Wars 1817-1864, exile of 90% of 700,000 Circassians to Turkey, the iconic Circassian expulsion of 21 May 1864 + the iconic 2014 Sochi Olympics, 7-23 February, $50 billion, the most expensive Games in history, under Putin + the iconic 2018 FIFA World Cup + the iconic 24 February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Western sanctions, Sochi excluded from F1).
The setting
Krasnodar Krai, Sochi/Krasnaya Polyana area, Western Caucasus, Caucasus Biosphere Reserve, Russia, 558 m, Caucasus range slope, continuous cluster batches 260-401, shepherd's balagan cabin by the stream + Caucasus Biosphere Reserve 2,803 km², established 1924, UNESCO 1979 + Sochi 400,000, seaside resort + Krasnaya Polyana 5,000, ski resort of the 2014 Olympics + Fisht 2,867 m + Guzayka stream; Circassians/Karachays, Adyghe 500,000, Adyghe language + Karachays, Turkic, 200,000, Karachay language + the Russo-Circassian Wars 1817-1864, exile of 90% of 700,000 to Turkey, the iconic 21 May 1864 expulsion + the 2014 Sochi Olympics 7-23 Feb, $50 billion, most expensive Games, under Putin + the iconic 2018 FIFA World Cup + the 24 Feb 2022 invasion of Ukraine, sanctions, Sochi excluded from F1.
