The Russian Consulate General in

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was the

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mission of the Russian Empire to the

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, in Jerusalem. The consulate was established in 1858, and operated in the city until 1914.

History

The

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n Consulate General was established in Jerusalem in December 1858. In 1914 the

was at war with the Russian Empire, forcing the Russian consuls to leave for

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. Since that time, the Russian diplomatic presence in Jerusalem ended. During the British Mandate for Palestine, the

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made the consulate building and its surroundings their administrative centre. Since the establishment of the

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in 1948, the consulate building is used by Jerusalem municipal departments.

List of Consuls

*Vladimir Dorgobozhinov 1858–1860 *Konstantin Sokolov 1860–1862 *Andrei Kratsov 1862–1867 *Vasily Kuznikov 1867–1876 *Nikolai Illarionov 1876–1878 *Kuznikov 1879–1884 *Alexander Gears 1884–1885 *Dmitriy Bukharov 1886–1888 *Alexey Pliev 1888–1889 *Sergey Maksimov 1889–1891 *Sergey Arsenyev 1891–1897 *Alexander Jacoblev 1897–1907 *Alexey Kruglov 1908-1914

References

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