The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Denmark is the official representative of the
President and the
Government of the Russian Federation to the
Prime Minister and the
Government of Denmark.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the
Embassy of Russia
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Russia. These missions are subordinate to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Russian Federation has one of the largest networks of embassies and consulates of any country. Russia has significant ...
in
Copenhagen. The post of Russian Ambassador to Denmark is currently held by , incumbent since 12 December 2018.
History of diplomatic relations
Diplomatic exchanges between Russia and Denmark date back to the fifteenth century, with the signing of a mutual assistance pact in 1493 between the
Grand Duchy of Moscow
The Grand Duchy of Moscow, Muscovite Russia, Muscovite Rus' or Grand Principality of Moscow (russian: Великое княжество Московское, Velikoye knyazhestvo Moskovskoye; also known in English simply as Muscovy from the Lati ...
and the
Kingdom of Denmark
The Danish Realm ( da, Danmarks Rige; fo, Danmarkar Ríki; kl, Danmarkip Naalagaaffik), officially the Kingdom of Denmark (; ; ), is a sovereign state located in Northern Europe and Northern North America. It consists of Denmark, metropolitan ...
.
In 1700 a permanent diplomatic mission of the
Tsardom of Russia was established in Denmark in 1700, and in 1893, during the period of the
Russian Empire, representation was upgraded to the level of embassies.
Despite the disruption to international relations caused by the
Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution was a period of Political revolution (Trotskyism), political and social revolution that took place in the former Russian Empire which began during the First World War. This period saw Russia abolish its monarchy and ad ...
in 1917, diplomatic contacts were quickly established between the nascent
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, with the appointment of
Vatslav Vorovsky as diplomatic representative to the Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
Vorovsky's appointment was shortlived, as countries began withdrawing diplomatic recognition of envoys from the Soviet state, and there followed a period without representation until the appointment in 1923 of as representative of the
Soviet Union to Denmark. It was during Geyn's tenure that on 18 June 1924 the Soviet mission was officially established in Denmark, with Geyn serving as the officially accredited representative.
Representation continued at the level of missions throughout the
German invasion German invasion may refer to:
Pre-1900s
* German invasion of Hungary (1063)
World War I
* German invasion of Belgium (1914)
* German invasion of Luxembourg (1914)
World War II
* Invasion of Poland
* German invasion of Belgium (1940)
...
and
occupation of Denmark in 1940, until the
Axis invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941.
In April 1944 the Soviet Union established contacts and assigned a representative to the clandestine
Danish Freedom Council.
Relations between the Soviet Union and Denmark were resumed after the war in May 1945, with the appointment of as
envoy.
Relations were upgraded to the level of embassies in August 1955, and following the
dissolution of the Soviet Union
The dissolution of the Soviet Union, also negatively connoted as rus, Разва́л Сове́тского Сою́за, r=Razvál Sovétskogo Soyúza, ''Ruining of the Soviet Union''. was the process of internal disintegration within the Sov ...
in 1991, ambassadors have continued to be exchanged between the Kingdom of Denmark and the Russian Federation.
List of representatives (1658 – present)
Representatives of the Tsardom of Russia to the Kingdom of Denmark (1700 – 1720)
Representatives of the Russian Empire to the Kingdom of Denmark (1721 – 1917)
Representatives of the Russian Provisional Government to the Kingdom of Denmark (1917)
Representatives of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic to the Kingdom of Denmark (1917 – 1919)
Representatives of the Soviet Union to the Kingdom of Denmark (1923 – 1991)
Representatives of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Denmark (1991 – present)
References
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