A woman (R) sells memorable gifts, clothes and other goods near a ski slope of Mount Elbrus, February 3, 2013. These days only a handful of the most intrepid skiers and hikers make it to Elbrus, which dominates the North Caucasus region, where Islamist insurgents from ethnic minorities are fighting Russian rule and want to establish an Emirate. Elbrus is the unlikely centrepiece of a $26-billion Kremlin project for a chain of luxury mountain resorts that Moscow hopes will succeed, where guns and troops have not, in ending the violence and easing dissent in the region. Picture taken February 3, 2013. REUTERS/Kazbek Basayev (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST SPORT OLYMPICS TRAVEL)