In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, scenic photos decorate the kiosk of 74-year-old Sochi native Dina Kobolenko, left, as she waits for tourists outside the central train station in Sochi, Russia. Vladimir Putin isn’t the only one who has a lot riding on the success of the Sochi Olympics. Local businesses and residents have a lot to gain if these Olympics fulfill Putin’s pledge to turn Sochi and its environs from a summer playground for well-off Russians into a year-round international resort for everyone. But that’s a big “if.” But for all the money spent on Olympic infrastructure, Kobolenko said, “This was a village, is a village and will remain a village," not Russia’s answer to Las Vegas or Dubai. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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