Type public building Architectural style Neoclassical architecture Floor count 4 Architect Vasily Baumgarten | Phone +381 11 2642178 Construction started 22 June 1931 Inaugurated 9 April 1933 | |
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Former names Emperor Nicholas II's Russian House (1933-45)
House of Soviet culture (1945-94) Alternative names Russian Center of Science and Culture Location Serbia, Belgrade, Stari Grad Owner Rossotrudnichestvo of Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Address Kraljice Natalije 33, Beograd, Serbia Similar Embassy of Russia, Embassy of Croatia, Embassy of Poland, Embassy of Finland, Embassy of the United States of | ||
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“) is a centre aimed to promote Russian language and culture, it is one of 44 present Russian Cultural Centers worldwide.
Establishment of the Russian Center is strongly connected to Russian emigrants in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, after 1917 October Revolution. Idea for establishment comes from these emigrants, and it has been affirmed by His Royal Highness, the 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. Today, it is reputable as one of the most beautiful locations in Belgrade.
In the post World War II period, Center is turned to the Home of Soviet Culture. Since 1994 to present it's called Russian Center of Science and Culture — The Russian House.