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The Embassy of Russia in Washington, D.C. (Russian: Посольство России в США) is the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation to the United States. The chancery is located at 2650 Wisconsin Avenue , Northwest, Washington, D.C. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The embassy oversees consulates in New York and Houston .
The Russian ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C. historically known as the Mrs. George Pullman House, is located at 1125 16th Street Northwest, Washington, D.C. in the Downtown neighborhood. Until 1994, the building served as the Embassy of Russia (and Embassy of the Soviet Union).
The Soviet Embassy building (pictured in 2006 as the Russian Embassy) Operation Monopoly was a secret plan by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to construct a tunnel underneath the Soviet Embassy in Washington, D.C., to gather secret intelligence, in effect from 1977 until its public discovery in 2001.
Washington's rise as a city of global importance through the mid- to late-1900s coincided with the popularity of Brutalism, an architectural style noted for its simplicity and use of concrete. As a result, many of the city's government buildings and museums built between the 1950s and 1980s are in the Brutalist motif.
The building was a private residence before it was purchased by the Soviet government in 1957. [2] It was initially used as a school for the children of embassy staff, then housed the Soviet consulate in the 1970s and 1980s. [2] In 1998, the building was designated as the Russian Cultural Center by a bilateral agreement. [2]
The Moscow–Washington hotline (formally known in the United States as the Washington–Moscow Direct Communications Link; [1] Russian: Горячая линия Вашингтон – Москва, romanized: Goryachaya liniya Vashington–Moskva) is a system that allows direct communication between the leaders of the United States and the Russian Federation (formerly the Soviet Union).
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Federal Triangle is a triangular area in Washington, D.C., formed by 15th Street NW, Constitution Avenue NW, Pennsylvania Avenue NW, and E Street NW.Federal Triangle is occupied by 10 large city and federal office buildings, all of which are part of the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site.