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“El Oyin” festival, a thrilling part of the Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad and meaning “The People’s Games”, will take place in the Republic of Altai between 28 and 30 June 2012.

The Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee, along with 26 Volunteer Centers, has begun recruiting candidates to become volunteers at the Sochi 2014 Games.

On June 23rd, Russia joined the world in celebrating International Olympic Day, which marks the anniversary of the founding of the International Olympic Committee by Baron Pierre de Coubertin.

Rostelecom has been named the official Technical Partner for Sochi 2014’s Live Sites, after an agreement between the telecommunications company and the Winter Games Organizing Committee was signed at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum today.

Against the backdrop of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee and Microsoft Russia have reached an Agreement on the creation, development and technical support of a series of Internet systems designed for the official Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games websites.

The Russian Olympic Committee and Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee are delighted to reveal their plans today for the London 2012 Olympics.

In early summer, the Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad presents a special program of activities as part of the "White Nights in Perm" music festival.

On the occasion of World Environment Day in Sochi, several projects have been launched by the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee, including an important initiative to save the Nikolsky turtles, which have faced near extinction in the past decades.

To celebrate International Children’s Day, Sochi 2014 is holding an all-Russian contest of children’s Novellas as part of the Class Mira project.