In March 2014, Russia’s annex­a­tion of Crimea topped all the news. Mikhail Mor­dasov cap­tured daily life and the trans­form­a­tion of Crimea dur­ing last year.

Situ­ated on the Black Sea, the city of Sochi has long been one of the country’s most pop­u­lar resorts, an elite vaca­tion des­tin­a­tion for Soviet and present-day Rus­sian lead­ers. In Feb­ru­ary and March 2014, the city of Sochi will host the Winter Olympic and Para­lympic Games.