Fodor's Expert Review Winter Theater
Sochi
Gathering Place
Fodor's Choice
Built in the late 1930s, the Winter Theater is all about Stalinist grandeur, with 38 grand columns and sculptures by the great Soviet sculptress Vera Mukhina gracing its facade. A striking crystal chandelier with more than 300 branches hangs inside. Sochi doesn't have its own theater troupe, but the venue is always busy with shows from visiting performers, often from prestigious theaters from Moscow and St. Petersburg.