Домик Лугань
The place
Domik Lugan ("Little Lugan house") in Krasnodar Krai, Krasnaya Polyana/Kavkazsky Zapovednik area (high-altitude Western Caucasus, Russia), at 2128 m elevation, on the Kavkazsky alpine slope. Part of a continuous Russia Caucasus cluster (batches 260-403). High-altitude alpine refuge cabin in the Kavkazsky Zapovednik (Kavkazsky Zapovednik, 2,803 km², established 1924, UNESCO biosphere reserve 1979 + Krasnaya Polyana, 5,000 residents, ski resort of the Sochi 2014 Olympics + Sochi, 400,000 residents, seaside resort + Mount Fisht, 2,867 m + Lagonaki plateau, 800 km², iconic high alpine meadow + heritage of the Circassians/Karachays (a Caucasian people: Circassians/Adyghe, 500,000, Adyghe language + Karachays, Turkic, 200,000, Karachay language) + Russo-Caucasian Wars 1817-1864, exile of 90% of 700,000 Circassians to Turkey, the iconic Circassian Nakba of 21 May 1864 + iconic legacy of the 2014 Sochi Olympics, 7-23 February, $50 billion, the most expensive Games in history, under Putin + iconic 2018 FIFA World Cup + iconic legacy of the 24 February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Western sanctions, Sochi excluded from Formula 1).
The setting
Krasnodar, Krasnaya Polyana/Kavkazsky Zapovednik, high-altitude Western Caucasus, Russia, 2128 m, Kavkazsky alpine slope, continuous cluster batches 260-403, alpine refuge cabin in the Kavkazsky Zapovednik + Kavkazsky 2,803 km² 1924 UNESCO 1979 + Krasnaya Polyana 5,000 residents, Sochi 2014 Olympic ski resort + Sochi 400,000 seaside resort + Fisht 2,867 m + Lagonaki 800 km² iconic high alpine meadow, Circassians/Karachays: Adyghe 500,000, Karachays Turkic 200,000 + Russo-Caucasian wars 1817-1864, exile of 90% of 700,000 to Turkey, Nakba of 21 May 1864, iconic + 2014 Sochi Olympics, 7-23 Feb, $50 billion, most expensive Games, under Putin + 2018 FIFA World Cup, iconic + 24 Feb 2022 invasion of Ukraine, sanctions, Sochi excluded from F1.
