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Natalya Zakharova

Natalya Zakharova was born in Sochi and studied architecture in Rostov-on-Don. Since 1995 she has worked in various architecture studios. She is the founder and editor in chief of the website Arkhitektura Sochi and vice-president of the Sochi branch of the Russian Union of Architects. She is the author of A Guide to the Architecture of Sochi: First Homes and Dachas (2017).

Stalin’s architect: how one man shaped Soviet Sochi’s resort culture against the odds

Stalin’s architect: how one man shaped Soviet Sochi’s resort culture against the odds