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The Embassy of Russia in Havana is the headquarters of the diplomatic mission of the
The Embassy of Russia in Havana is the headquarters of the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
in the Republic of Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbean ...
. It is well known for its striking constructivist building in the Miramar district of the city, built by architect Aleksandr Rochegov Aleksandr Grigor'yevich Rochegov (Russian: Александр Григорьевич Рочего́в) (19 February (6 February old style) 1917, Baku, Azerbaijani SSR – 2 December 1998, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian architect, and from 1992 to ...
. Some liken it to a sword, others to a syringe.
History
The embassy is located at #6402 (Fifth Avenue, Miramar's prestigious boulevard), between Calles 62 and 66, on a site of about . Construction began in December 1978 and was completed in November 1987. The embassy opened as the Soviet embassy, in an era when Soviet influence in Cuba was immense, and transitioned to its status as the Russian Embassy after thefall 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
* 25 December 1991 – 6 May 2000: Arnold Kalinin * 27 June 2000 – 14 April 2008: Andrey Dmitriev * 14 April 2008 – present: Mikhail KamyninSee also
* Cuba–Russia relations *List of diplomatic missions 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 ...
References
External links
* {{Havana landmarksHavana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.
Cuba–Soviet Union relations
Cuba–Russia relations
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
Constructivist architecture
Government buildings completed in 1987
20th-century architecture in Cuba