Government building of the Russian Federation (Moscow)
Russia /
Moscow /
Moscow /
Krasnopresnenskaya naberezhnaya
World
/ Russia
/ Moscow
/ Moscow
, 5 km from center (Москва)
World / Russia / Moscow City / Central
government, 1981_construction
Although called “The Russian White House”, this is not the president's residence, the name comes only from the color. During the Soviet period, it housed the Supreme Soviet, the legislature of the Russian Federation, a republic in the Soviet Union.
It is famous as the site, where in 1991 Yeltsin stood on a tank and dared government troops to fire on himself and thousands of protesters, and where, two years later, Yeltsin ordered other tanks to open fire on the building, when the Supreme Soviet refused to acknowledge his authority. Today it houses government offices.
It is famous as the site, where in 1991 Yeltsin stood on a tank and dared government troops to fire on himself and thousands of protesters, and where, two years later, Yeltsin ordered other tanks to open fire on the building, when the Supreme Soviet refused to acknowledge his authority. Today it houses government offices.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_(Moscow)
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 55°45'18"N 37°34'23"E
- Building of the Government of Moscow (former building of the Comecon) 0.2 km
- Special flight group "Russia" 26 km
- Government House 675 km
- Ukrainian Government building 754 km
- Mariinskyi Palace 754 km
- Council of Ministers 788 km
- Government of Moldova 1144 km
- Soviets House 1433 km
- Palace of the Parliament 1500 km
- DSİ-XIV BÖLGE MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ İSTANBUL 1755 km
- Presnensky Park 0.2 km
- Premier Plaza 0.3 km
- "Famous" night club 0.4 km
- Novoarbatsky Bridge 0.4 km
- Ukraina hotel pier 0.5 km
- Hotel Ukraina - Radisson Collection Hotel Moscow 5* 0.6 km
- Presnensky District 0.9 km
- Arbat District 1.3 km
- Tsentralny Administrative Okrug 2.5 km
- Dorogomilovo District 3.2 km