June26,2011. Sochi, Russia. Pictured: the fence with barbed wire on the top separates beach line of Riviera residence of Russian prime-minister Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia. The residence is located on a property adjoining the Riviera park in Sochi, which is situated on a terrace 30 meters above sea level. Extensive functionality of the residence and the urge to open its main space onto the sea have resulted in a composition that in its layout reminds of a horseshoe turned to the sea with its outer side.