The Russian Embassy School in London () is a Russian international school in the
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
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,
London
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. As of 2015 the school has 150 students. It is operated by the
Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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The school accepts students from Russian diplomat families. The Russian Ambassador may decide whether or not a student not from a diplomatic family will get enrollment in the school.
It was founded in 1954, and was previously the Soviet Embassy School in London.
Notable students
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Viktor Sukhodrev
Viktor Mikhailovich Sukhodrev (; 12 December 1932 – 16 May 2014) was a Soviet and Russian diplomat and translator, known for being a personal interpreter for Soviet leaders Nikita Khrushchev, Leonid Brezhnev and Mikhail Gorbachev, as well as h ...
(when it was the Soviet Embassy School in London)
[Mydans, Seth.]
The man in the middle of Cold War politics
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See the version at
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See also
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Russians in the United Kingdom
British schools in Moscow:
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British International School
* International School of Moscow
Shuttered Anglo-American-Canadian international schools in Russia:
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Anglo-American School of Moscow
AAS Moscow, formally known as Anglo-American School of Moscow () in Moscow, Russia, was an independent, non-profit, co-educational, international day school catering for students between the ages of 4 and 18 (Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12). On May ...
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Anglo-American School of St. Petersburg
References
External links
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Russian Embassy School in London
Educational institutions established in 1954
Private co-educational schools in London
Private schools in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
International schools in London
Russia–United Kingdom relations
London
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Soviet Union–United Kingdom relations
1954 establishments in England
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