The opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Paralympics took place at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on 7 March 2014.
[2] During the March of Nations, athletes entered from a central ramp, just as in the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
[3] As the host nation, Russia entered last to the tune of the 1988 song "The Last Letter" by the famous rock band Nautilus Pompilius.
"[4][5] The final segment of the performance featured a number based on the plays of Anton Chekhov and stage singer Maria Guleghina singing a song based on the poetry of Mikhail Lermontov while riding an ice-breaking ship named Mir (Peace).
Russian Paralympians Olesya Vladykina and Sergey Shilov shared the honor of lighting the Paralympic torch.