with hundreds of trucks and other vehicles at the ready the authorities also built a small compound on a hillside near the olympic park equipped with antiaircraft missiles evgeni apykhtin who lives in almaty kazakhstan but was born in omsk in siberia said he had no trouble with security even though he was dressed in an elaborate traditional costume including a kazakh hat and cloak and was carrying the blueandyellow kazakh flag on a long telescopic pole and a traditional stringed instrument called a dombra boarding the train at the olympic park station apykhtin said he was glad for the extra safety there are so many idiots he said its better to have us all checked