Igor Kurochkin is one the few lawyers in Sochi willing to defend those who have been illegally evicted and whose homes were destroyed as part of Russia's preparations to host the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Lack of confidence in the independence of the judiciary and alleged corruption surrounding the expropriation process in advance of the Olympic Games in Sochi has dissuaded many lawyers from taking on evictions-related cases.

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