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Public building in Belgrade, Stari Grad
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The Russian House
Russian: Русский дом
Serbo-Croatian: Руски дом, romanized: Ruski dom
Russian House (Ruski dom)
General view of The Russian House
Map
Former namesEmperor Nicholas II's Russian House (1933-45)
House of Soviet culture (1945-94)
Alternative names
Russian Center of Science and Culture
General information
TypePublic building
Architectural style
neoclassicism
LocationSerbia, Belgrade, Stari Grad, Belgrade, Queen Natalia str., 33
Coordinates44°48′34″N 20°27′40″E / 44.8095°N 20.461°E / 44.8095; 20.461
Construction started
June 22, 1931
InauguratedApril 9, 1933
OwnerRossotrudnichestvo of Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Technical details
Floor count4
Design and construction
ArchitectVasily Baumgarten
Renovating team
ArchitectGrigoriy Samoylov
Website
www.ruskidom.rs

The Russian House — Russian Centre of Science and Culture in Belgrade (Russian: Российский центр науки и культуры «Русский дом», Serbian: Руски центар за науку и културу „Руски дом“, romanized: Ruski centar za nauku i kulturu „Ruski dom“) is a centre aimed to promote Russian language and culture, it is one of Rossotrudnichestvo's 44 present Russian Cultural Centers worldwide.[1]

Establishment of the Russian Center is strongly connected to Russian emigrants in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, after 1917 October Revolution.[1] Idea for establishment comes from these emigrants, and it has been affirmed by King Alexander, Serbian Patriarch Varnava, Aleksandar Belić and other famous persons from Serbia.

Center is finished by the project of Vasily Baumgarten, talented Russian architect. It is opened as cultural center on 9 April 1933.

In the post World War II period, Center is turned to the Home of Soviet Culture. Since 1994 to present it has been named Russian Center of Science and Culture — The Russian House.

References

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44°48′34″N 20°27′40″E / 44.8095°N 20.461°E / 44.8095; 20.461