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We posted the new video of Park Riviera today. It is the second in the series on Sochi. Next up is the train station, then the Hotel Moskva and Sochi's commercial heart around Vorovskovo Street.
Park Riviera
Physicists say that a perpectual motion machine is a natural impossibility. None seem to have met Pavel Lesnevsky. This human beehive with phones stuck to each of his ears, multiple architectural projects on his computer, people sending him messages, a rambunctious golden retriever at his feet and a beautiful, serene business partner wife at his side, never stops moving.
Pavel comes from a family of architects. His father is an architect, so his sister and an uncle. His mother seems to be the only one who strayed from the path, but as a well-known Russian painter, she is creative, too. Anya Suhorukova, his wife, comes from an architectural family, too. Her mother is an architectural engineer. Her father is an architect. Her brother is an architect. Her brother's wife is an architect. I almost asked Pavel if they were going to try to get Sam, their Golden Retriever, admitted, too.
Anya and Pavel live in Sochi, where her family has one of the most well-known and successful architectural firms, SochiArhProekt, in the city. Pavel, born in Saint Petersburg, moved to Sochi in 2006 from Rostov, where he studied architecture at the Southern Federal University and finished an advanced degree in Modern Design Technology. During the university period of Pavel's life, he spent his evenings and weekends developing a thriving music business. He was a successful and well-known DJ in Russia and Ukraine and was invited to perform at clubs in western Europe numerous times. Pavel performed at the huge festival KaZantip in 2006 held annually in the Ukrainian resort city of Popovka. He and his musical partner, Anatoliy Shemuratov, also signed a recording contract with Sirup Records, the leading Swiss dance music company, and is listed on their site. Pavel's musical specialty is Electronic/House/ Techno and although he has a busy career as an architect, he is very active in the music world through his own music and by producing the music of local talent, like Lux Leopard.
I asked Pavel about working as an architect by day and a music producer (ClubStars) at night. Besides the obvious fact that he is both talented and hyperkinetic, Pavel told me that the creative process and vision are what unify his two professional worlds. He relishes being at the center of activity and using his creative vision to help his architectural clients and the musical talent he is finding and nurturing in south Russia.
As if that is not enough to keep him busy, Pavel is a well-known blogger and social media expert in Sochi. His site LookSochi has a devoted following in Sochi's hipster crowd. It is easy to see why, Pavel is both connected and socially-skilled and in the emerging Olympic boomtown of Sochi, he is a Sochisider with a future.
This Saturday, February 18, the Red Rocks Music Festival will be held in Krasnaya Polyana. The Scissor Sisters wil be headlining the event. Other performers will include White LIes and Royksopp. The Kills headlined the Festival last year. Despite the fact that Sochi is a beach resort and sea level city, Red Rocks will be held at an altitude of 1,500 meters (4,921 feet) at the Gornaya Karusel Ski Area.
Follow the Facebook page for more information on the festival. Also, to my ex-pat friends and readers in Krasnodar, pass the word along and come down to Sochi!
We will be attending, so look for pictures here next week.
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Krasnaya Polyana- Gornaya Karusel (February 4, 2012)
The new franchise of the clothing retailer Affliction, celebrated its Grand Opening in Soch, January 28. Fedor Emilianenko, the Russian mixed martial arts champion, was on hand and signed photographs and took pictures with shoppers and fans for the well-publicized event. Mr. Emilianenko is a popular in Russia and drew a large crowd.
I spoke to one of the franchise owners. He mentioned that it is the 6th franchise of Affliction that they have opened in Russia, where the brand is appealing to the growing middle class.
Fedor Emilianenko
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