The history of diplomatic relations between Iran and Russia has more than three centuries. The first Iranian embassy in Moscow appeared in 1592, when the Rurik dynasty ruled the Russian lands, and the Shah dynasty of Sevefids, which established its authority in the early sixteenth century, ruled Persia. Although the history of the diplomatic relationship between Iran and Russia knows its ups and downs, most historians agree that for the most part it was a fairly peaceful and balanced relationship, built on the pursuit of mutual benefit.
How to find the Iranian Embassy in Moscow
The diplomatic mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran is located in one of the most prestigious areas of the Russian capital, on Pokrovsky Boulevard, at number 7.
Before the revolution, the area was famous for its many churches, monasteries and estates. Since it was located at some distance from the main residential and commercial areas of the capital, it was customary to settle here on estates that many merchants and factory owners in Moscow could afford.
One of these estates will subsequently house the diplomatic mission of Iran. Although the building was transferred to Persia in 1921, it was completely rebuilt for the needs of the Iranian embassy in Moscow in 1961. This perestroika raised many questions among the city's historians and city defenders.
Building history
The Iranian Embassy in Moscow, whose address is well known to city guards and lovers of the urban history of Moscow, is located in the old estate of merchants and industrialists.
The first owners and builders of the city estate were the Krestovnikov factory owners, who decided to acquire their own family nest in Moscow. The estate was built in a style popular among Moscow philistinism - Moscow Empire style. In addition to the main building, the manor building had two wings, one of which was later converted into a tenement house.
Industrialists owned the estate until the sixties of the nineteenth century, and later the property was transferred to the merchants-millionaires Naydenov, who carried out the reconstruction of the building, significantly modernizing it.
New owners
The Iranian Embassy in Moscow received this building due to the fact that Iran was one of the first to recognize the young Soviet state. In addition to the house on Pokrovsky Boulevard, 7, the Iranian mission also owns the residence of the ambassador, which is located on Novatorov Street. At the ambassador’s residence, there is a religious school in which children of the embassy staff are studying, and in addition, the Khatam Al-Anbiya mosque works.
The Iranian Embassy in Moscow carries out important representative functions, the significance of which is especially evident in the context of an ever-increasing trade turnover between the two states, as well as due to an increasingly cultural rapprochement.