Embassy of Russia, Tehran

Embassy of Russia, Tehran
Location within Tehran Embassy of Russia, Tehran (Iran)
Location	Tehran,Iran
Address	39 Nofel Loshato St., Atabek Park, Tehran
Coordinates	35°41′55″N51°24′51″E
Ambassador	Alexey Dedov

TheRussian Embassy in Tehran(Persian: سفارت روسیه در تهران) is the official diplomatic mission of theRussian Federationin theIslamic Republic of Iran.Since 1915, it has been located at Atabek Garden.

Attack on the embassy

In 1828, Russian diplomatAlexander Griboyedovfound out that someGeorgianandArmenianwomen lived among Iranian men, and considered this a violation of theTreaty of Turkmenchay.He then requested that they be extradited to Russia, and with the help ofMirza Yakub,successfully received two women from the house ofAsef al-Dowlehinto his delegation.

Popular discontent against this humiliating move led to an increase inanti-Russian sentiment,and some attacked the Russian embassy as a response to this extradition, which was further fueled byIjtihadMirza Masih.The attack happened on February 11, 1829, and led to the death of most officials working in the embassy, includingGriboyedovandMirza Yakub.Griboyedov's body was later transported and buried inTbilisi.

After this incident, theShahof Iran,Fath-Ali,sent a delegation toMoscowto deliver an officialletter of apologyto TsarNicholas I,in hopes of preventing further deterioration of relations. As a compromise, the Iranian delegation agreed to put Mirza Masih into exile toAl-Atabat Al-Aliyat,which is in modern-dayIraq.One member of the delegation offered condolences to Griboyedov's family, and the Shah even personally gifted theShah Diamondto the Tsar.

Refuge of Shah Mohammad Ali

On July 13, 1909, theconstitutionalistssuccessfully gained power in theTriumph of Tehran,who then proceeded to dethroneShah Mohammad Aliand force him to seek refuge. He stayed at the Russian embassy for a short period before being forced into exile toRussiaitself.

Current building

In September 1915, Russia rented Atabek Park, which was then owned by a Russian bank in Persia. The bank rented the park to the government, and charged 1,650 Manats until March 1916, and 6,000 Manats per year for three years after that.

The Russian government paid the rent untilits own revolutionin 1917. The building returned to the ownership of the bank, which it agreed to return to Iranian ownership in 1921 following theRusso-Persian Friendship Treaty.The Soviet foreign minister requested that the embassy be relocated to Atabek Park, and the Persian foreign minister agreed.

Followign the establishment of anIranian national bank,neither the bank nor the Soviet Foreign Ministry officially registered Atabek Park. The Soviet Foreign ministry considered it to be Iranian property, and requested that it pay rent to the bank, or in return, Moscow will provide a building for the Iranian embassy. The Iranian side never responded.

The main architect of the building isMirza Mehdi Khan Shaghaghi,who was the first engineer who personally designed it and supervised its construction.

The leaders of theBig Threeat theTehran Conference

Tehran Conference

TheTehran Conferencewas secretly held in the Soviet Embassy in Tehran during December 6-9, 1943. The main attendees of the conference were British PMWinston Churchill,American presidentFranklin Roosevelt,and Soviet leaderJoseph Stalin.The conference successfully concluded with an agreement to open a second front in theEuropean theatre of WWII.

List of ambassadors

• Alexander Sadovnikov
• Levan Dzhagarian

Related pages

• Consulate of Russia, Tabriz
• Iran-Russia Relations
• Atabek Park

External links

• Official Website