Sochi Olympics: Relocated

Feb 12, 2014

Sochi Olympics: Relocated

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Lyudmila Frolova, 74, was relocated three years ago from her old home near the sea to her current home further inland in order to make way for the construction of the Olympic site. She says she is happy with her new home, an upgrade from her previous one, but regrets that because of the difficulty she faces in walking, and the greater distance, she can no longer walk to the sea.

Reuters photographer Eric Gaillard visited Frolova’s home and Archpriest Georgy Efimo, who also lost his church to make way for the construction of the Olympic site.

: Lyudmila Frolova in her home in Sochi, February 12, 2014. (Eric Gaillard/REUTERS)

: Lyudmila Frolova in front of her home in Sochi, February 12, 2014. (Eric Gaillard/REUTERS)

: The street in front of Lyudmila Frolova’s home is pictured in Sochi, February 12, 2014. Frolova, 74, was relocated three years ago from her old home near the sea to her current home further inland in order to make way for the construction of the Olympic site. She says she is happy with her new home, an upgrade from her previous one, but regrets that because of the difficulty she faces in walking, and the greater distance, she can no longer walk to the sea.

: Lyudmila Frolova is pictured in the kitchen of her home in Sochi, February 12, 2014. (Eric Gaillard/REUTERS)

: Lyudmila Frolova is pictured at the front gate of her home in Sochi, February 11, 2014. (Eric Gaillard/REUTERS)

: Lyudmila Frolova is pictured in her home in Sochi, February 12, 2014. (Eric Gaillard/REUTERS)

: A neighbour brings Lyudmila Frolova (R) tickets to an Olympic hockey game provided by the government to relocated residents in Sochi, February 12, 2014. (Eric Gaillard/REUTERS)

: Lyudmila Frolova in front of her home in Sochi, February 12, 2014. (Eric Gaillard/REUTERS)

: Archpriest Georgy Efimov poses in front of the tarp-covered frame of a new church his community is building in Sochi, February 12, 2014. His community of “Old Believers”, who follow Russian Orthodox traditions dating from before reforms in the 17th century, lost their church to make way for the construction of the Olympic site. Efimov said getting building materials into the area had been nearly impossible while the Olympic construction wore on. (Eric Gaillard/REUTERS)

: Lyudmila Frolova in front of her home in Sochi, February 12, 2014. (Eric Gaillard/REUTERS)

: Lyudmila Frolova is pictured in her home in Sochi, February 12, 2014. (Eric Gaillard/REUTERS)

: Lyudmila Frolova stands on a welcome mat in front of her home in Sochi, February 12, 2014. (Eric Gaillard/REUTERS)

: Lyudmila Frolova is pictured in her home in Sochi, February 12, 2014. (Eric Gaillard/REUTERS)

: Lyudmila Frolova is pictured in her home in Sochi, February 12, 2014. (Eric Gaillard/REUTERS)

: Lyudmila Frolova watches Olympic curling on television in Sochi, February 11, 2014. (Eric Gaillard/REUTERS)

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