Editing Sochi (section)

=== Soviet time===
During the [[Russian Civil War]], the littoral area saw [[Sochi conflict|sporadic armed clashes]] involving the [[Red Army]], [[White movement]] forces, and the [[Democratic Republic of Georgia]]. As a result of the war Sochi has become Russian territory. In 1923, Sochi acquired one of its most distinctive features, a [[North Caucasus Railway|railway which runs]] from [[Tuapse]] to Georgia within a kilometer or two of the coastline. Although this branch of the [[Northern Caucasus Railway]] may appear somewhat incongruous in the setting of beaches and sanatoriums, it is still operational and vital to the region's transportation infrastructure.<ref name="Mus" />

Sochi was established as a fashionable resort area under [[Joseph Stalin]], who had his favorite [[dacha]] built in the city. Stalin's study, complete with a wax statue of the leader, is now open to the public.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=Staff |date=2007-02-07 |title=Stalin's ghost haunts Black Sea hotel |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2007-02-07-stalins-ghost-haunts-black-sea-hotel/ |access-date=2025-05-18 |website=The Mail & Guardian |language=en-ZA}}</ref> During Stalin's reign the coast became dotted with imposing [[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical]] buildings, exemplified by the opulent Rodina and Ordzhonikidze sanatoriums. The centerpiece of this early period is [[Alexey Shchusev|Shchusev]]'s [[Constructivist architecture|Constructivist]] Institute of Rheumatology (1927–1931). The area was continuously developed until the demise of the Soviet Union.<ref name="Mus" />