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Sochi 2014: Mountain life

As Sochi prepares to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, RT leaves the city behind to explore the natural wonderland just beyond its borders.The region is home to the Caucasus national reserve, one of Russia's most unique biospheres, but getting there is anything but an easy ride. Join James Brown as he uses any means necessary to make it into the mountains, where he discovers the world's longest-tongued bees, samples some of the planet's most northerly tea and even finds a fellow countryman in a very typically Russian situation.



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