Square of Russia

The Square of Russia (also known as Russian Square[1] or Russia Square[2]) is a square in Yerevan, Armenia.[3] It is located in Grigori Lusavorich and Argishti Streets. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev took part in the opening ceremony.[1] It is located near Alexander Myasnikyan square. The City Hall and the House of Moscow are located the square.

Square of Russia
Native name
Armenian: Ռուսաստանի հրապարակ
LocationYerevan, Armenia
BuiltOctober 21, 2008
Dmitry Medvedev with Serzh Sargsyan at the square.

In the immediate vicinity of the square is also the Embassy of Russia in Armenia. In November 2022, during the visit of Vladimir Putin to Yerevan, demonstration on Russia Square protesting the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine and the lack of intervention of the CSTO in the September 2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan clashes took place.[4]

See also

References
  1. "ARMENIAN AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENTS PARTICIPATE IN OPENING OF RUSSIAN SQUARE IN YEREVAN". armenpress.am. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  2. "Speech at the Opening Ceremony of Russia Square in Yerevan". Presidential Executive Office. 21 October 2008. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020.
  3. "Squares". Official website. Yerevan Municipality. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/11/23/russian-activists-armenian-nationalists-protest-in-yerevan-ahead-of-putin-visit-a79474


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